BEST OF THE YEAR NODS FROM THE GLOBE MAILL, AMAZON.COM, QUILL QUIRE!"The Toronto cartoonists first fulllength graphic novel follows a clutch of misfit ants, trying to maintain some semblance of civilization in the shadow of war. Psychedelically gorgeous, uncomfortably funny."Sean Rogers, Globe Mail Best Books of 2014The debut graphic novel from a dazzling newcomer with a singular, idiosyncratic styleIn the few short years since he began his pamphletsize comic book series Lose, Michael DeForge has announced himself as an important new voice in alternative comics. His brash, confident, undulating artwork sent a shock wave through the comics world for its unique, fully formed aesthetic.From 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. On the surface, its the story of this war, the destruction of a civilization, and the ants all too familiar desire to rebuild. Underneath, though, Ant Colony plumbs the deepest human concernsloneliness, faith, love, apathy, and more. 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.DeForges striking visual sensibilitystark lines, dramatic color choices, and brilliant use of page and panel spacestands out in this volume.

Binding: Hardback;112 pages; Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly; Classification: FX; Weight: 878 g; Dimensions: 223 x 279 x 16

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