Most of the ants are male, ruled by a hippy-dippy Queen who demands “seed” around the clock to keep the complex, tenuous society running. Set in a black ant colony under attack by red ants high on spider blood, the story focuses primarily on a politically radical father and his naive young son who turns into an oracle after ingesting an earthworm, and a gay couple with communication problems at a crossroads in their relationship. It’s experimental without ever derailing its narrative, existential yet light-hearted, surreal but deeply human, and always visually engaging. Michael DeForge’s deranged yet adorable debut graphic novel hits the mark on many levels. 53.ANT COLONY by Michael DeForge (Drawn & Quarterly), 112 pages, $21.95 cloth. 9781770461376 Ant Colony 53.8000 NZD InStock /shop/books /shop/books/fiction /shop/books/fiction/comics-graphic-novels-manga /shop/books/fiction/comics-graphic-novels-manga/graphic-novels BEST OF THE YEAR NODS FROM THE GLOBE & MAILL, AMAZON.COM, QUILL & QUIRE!ĭeForge's striking visual sensibility-stark lines, dramatic color choices, and brilliant use of page and panel space-stands out in this volume. All of this is done with humor and sensitivity, exposing a world where spiders can wreak unimaginable amounts of havoc with a single gnash of their jaws.ĭeForge's striking visual sensibility-stark lines, dramatic color choices, and brilliant use of page and panel space-stands out in this volume. Underneath, though, Ant Colony plumbs the deepest human concerns-loneliness, faith, love, apathy, and more. On the surface, it's the story of this war, the destruction of a civilization, and the ants' all too familiar desire to rebuild. His brash, confident, undulating artwork sent a shock wave through the comics world for its unique, fully formed aesthetic.įrom its opening pages, Ant Colony immerses the reader in a world that is darkly existential, with false prophets, unjust wars, and corrupt police officers, as it follows the denizens of a black ant colony under attack from the nearby red ants. In the few short years since he began his pamphlet-size comic book series Lose, Michael DeForge has announced himself as an important new voice in alternative comics. BEST OF THE YEAR NODS FROM THE GLOBE & MAILL, AMAZON.COM, QUILL & QUIRE! In the few short years since he began his pamphlet-size comi. The debut graphic novel from a dazzling newcomer with a singular, idiosyncratic style
Psychedelically gorgeous, uncomfortably funny.-Sean Rogers, Globe & Mail Best Books of 2014 The Toronto cartoonist's first full-length graphic novel follows a clutch of misfit ants, trying to maintain some semblance of civilization in the shadow of war.
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