Surviving on Mars
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Living the Line LLC
Published:8th Oct '24
Should be back in stock very soon
If you're going through hell, KEEP GOING. From daily routines and art-making, to dealing with depression, and living among porn performers in Las Vegas, Eisner Award winning cartoonist Brandon Graham (King City, Rain like Hammers, Prophet, Moonray) offers a funny and touching look into the life of an artist making his way in the 21st century.
Graham, who has been known primarily for his strange far future science-fiction and pun-filled fantasy works, has been making memoir comics for decades. This is the first major collection of this work, exploring Graham's life in the seedy alien landscape of Las Vegas, while he strives at making art as a tool for surviving the chaotic universe.
"Graham is a special cartoonist - able to describe epic worlds as well as subtle, sincere feelings. I found Graham's memoir comics beautiful, painful, and relatable. Like life, Surviving on Mars is not always comforting but I'm glad to know that I am not alone in the universe." — Jim Rugg, Cartoonist Kayfabe, Street Angel, Hulk Grand Design
"Whether masterfully creating vast, fantastical, sci-fi worlds or sharing “a quiet, thoughtful moment of his life, Brandon handles both with equal aplomb. Surviving On Mars is a must read!” — Troy Nixey, Trout, Vinegar Teeth, Jenny Finn
“An inventive look into the slice-of-life visual artist’s diary, comics as confessional, comics as drawn memory.” — Paul Pope, Battling Boy, THB, Batman: Year 100, Heavy Liquid, 100%
"Brandon Graham’s diary comics are full of interesting reflections, sometimes quotidian, funny, or surreal, more often deep and universal, but always expressed with a vulnerability and honesty that is really rare to find." — Maria Llovet, CRAVE, LUNA, FAITHLESS, LOUD, PORCELAIN
"An artist tries to stay above the churn of depression in this low-key lovely graphic memoir." - Publishers Weekly
ISBN: 9781961581029
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 249g
116 pages