Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781606997901)

Acclaimed cartoonist Dylan Horrocks returns with a long-awaited new graphic novel, the first since his perennial classic, 1998's Hicksville. Cartoonist Sam Zabel hasn't drawn a comic in years. Stuck in a nightmare of creative block and despair, Sam spends his days writing superhero stories for a large American comics publisher and staring at a blank piece of paper, unable to draw a single line. Then one day he finds a mysterious old comic book set on Mars and is suddenly thrown headlong into a wild, fantastic journey through centuries of comics, stories, and imaginary worlds. Accompanied by a young webcomic creator named Alice and an enigmatic schoolgirl with rocket boots and a bag full of comics, Sam goes in search of the Magic Pen, encountering sex-crazed aliens, medieval monks, pirates, pixies and -- of course -- cartoonists. Funny, erotic, and thoughtful, Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen explores the pleasures, dangers, and moral consequences of fantasy.

Author: Dylan Horrocks
ISBN-10: 1606997904
ISBN-13: 9781606997901
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Language: English
Published: 01/18/2015
Pages: 228
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.75lbs
Size: 10.17h x 7.22w x 1.04d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/02/2015