Bad Gateway
Simon Hanselmann
(Author)
Description
Perpetually drunk and high, lovable degenerates Megg and Mogg have drifted through a life full of raucous antics and free of consequences. But their heavy drug use, once a gateway to adventure, has begun to take a grim psychological toll. As her unstable lifestyle finally catches up to her, Megg must turn to her past to uncover the roots of her self-destructive habits that have led her down this dark path.
Product Details
Price
$29.99
$27.89
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Publish Date
July 30, 2019
Pages
176
Dimensions
8.4 X 11.7 X 0.8 inches | 2.1 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781683962076
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About the Author
Simon Hanselmann hails from Tasmania but resides with his family in Los Angeles, CA. His bestselling New York Times series Megg, Mogg and Owl has been translated into thirteen languages, nominated for multiple Ignatz and Eisner awards, and won Best Series at the Angouleme International Comics Festival in 2018.
Reviews
Astoundingly well-crafted and punishingly heartfelt.
Readers struggling with their own demons will find Hanselmann's work chillingly real.
These are simultaneously some of the meanest and most tender comics you will ever read.
Hanselmann is one of the most gifted cartoonists alive.
Hanselmann is a phenomenally talented, internationally renowned cartoonist who switches between laugh-out-loud absurdist humor and startlingly raw scenes of extreme sadness from one panel to the next, and this is his finest, funniest, and most mature work to date.
Hanselmann's particular brand of surrealist, sharp-witted humor [is] augmented with a darkness that draws from his own deeply personal experiences, but which has clearly touched a helluva lot of people.
Bad Gateway is a soap opera. It's a sitcom. It's a black comedy about drug addiction. ... There's a voyeuristic quality to it--like watching a car crash. But it's also hard not to root for this out-of-control crew. I want them to win.
Bad Gateway feels like Hanselmann's going all out; giving us deeper character development, more depressing, yet relatable backstory and tragi-comic events than ever before. Hanselmann is hitting his stride and it's clear his over-arching narrative is now becoming satisfyingly cohesive. Not to be missed for fans of the series.
Bad Gateway is a soap opera. It's a sitcom. It's a black comedy about drug addiction. ... There's a voyeuristic quality to it--like watching a car crash. But it's also hard not to root for this out-of-control crew. I want them to win.
Bad Gateway feels like Hanselmann's going all out; giving us deeper character development, more depressing, yet relatable backstory and tragi-comic events than ever before. Hanselmann is hitting his stride and it's clear his over-arching narrative is now becoming satisfyingly cohesive. Not to be missed for fans of the series.
Readers struggling with their own demons will find Hanselmann's work chillingly real.
These are simultaneously some of the meanest and most tender comics you will ever read.
Hanselmann is one of the most gifted cartoonists alive.
Hanselmann is a phenomenally talented, internationally renowned cartoonist who switches between laugh-out-loud absurdist humor and startlingly raw scenes of extreme sadness from one panel to the next, and this is his finest, funniest, and most mature work to date.
Hanselmann's particular brand of surrealist, sharp-witted humor [is] augmented with a darkness that draws from his own deeply personal experiences, but which has clearly touched a helluva lot of people.
Bad Gateway is a soap opera. It's a sitcom. It's a black comedy about drug addiction. ... There's a voyeuristic quality to it--like watching a car crash. But it's also hard not to root for this out-of-control crew. I want them to win.
Bad Gateway feels like Hanselmann's going all out; giving us deeper character development, more depressing, yet relatable backstory and tragi-comic events than ever before. Hanselmann is hitting his stride and it's clear his over-arching narrative is now becoming satisfyingly cohesive. Not to be missed for fans of the series.
Bad Gateway is a soap opera. It's a sitcom. It's a black comedy about drug addiction. ... There's a voyeuristic quality to it--like watching a car crash. But it's also hard not to root for this out-of-control crew. I want them to win.
Bad Gateway feels like Hanselmann's going all out; giving us deeper character development, more depressing, yet relatable backstory and tragi-comic events than ever before. Hanselmann is hitting his stride and it's clear his over-arching narrative is now becoming satisfyingly cohesive. Not to be missed for fans of the series.
