Low Moon
The acclaimed graphic novelist Jason returns with his most eagerly awaited book yet, thanks to the inclusion of the title story, the world's first (and likely last) chess western, originally serialized in 2008 in the New York Times Sunday Magazine "Funny Pages" section.
This 216-page hardcover book features five yarns--all brand new with the exception of the aforementioned "Low Moon," which is collected into book form for the first time.
The new stories lead off with "Emily Says Hello," a typically deadpan Jason tale of murder, revenge and sexual domination. Then, the wordless "&" tells two tales at once: one about a skinny guy trying to steal enough money to save his ill mother, and the other about a fat guy murderously trying to woo his true love. The reason we follow these two parallel stories becomes obvious only on the very last page, in Jason's inimitable genre-mashing style.
"Early Film Noir" can best be described as The Postman Always Rings Twice meets Groundhog Day. But starring cavemen. And finally, "You Are Here" features alien kidnappings, space travel, and the pain and confusion of family ties, culminating in an enigmatic finale that rivals Jason's greatest twists.
Funny, poignant, and wry, Low Moon shows one of the world's most acclaimed graphic novelists at the absolute peak of his powers.
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Starred Review. Norwegian-French cartoonist Jason's new book is the first premiered in hardcover in the U.S. and contains his most minimally formatted stories... If you're into genre fiction, have a sense of humor but no time for condescension, and haven't encountered Jason yet, wait no longer.--Ray Olson
Unmistakably Jason's work: minimal dialogue, mixture of comic/serious/absurd/emotional moments, and populated by anthropomorphic animals. He uses crisp, clear lines, and despite the low number of words and the use of animals, conveys a wide range of expressions and emotions. He also effortlessly jumps, blends, and frustrates genres.--Dave Lartigue
There's no other cartoonist who matches Jason's somber deadpan and this serves as a great introduction to his work.--John Mitchell
At times both bleak and humorous, these beautifully absurd stories will leave you as speechless as one of Jason's silent characters.--Edward Kaye ""The Best Graphic Novels of 2009" "
Jason is a painfully good comic creator - the man has a phenomenal knowledge of pacing, a sense of humor that's darker than Darth Vader in a mine at midnight and deceptively simple figurework that says a shitload with very little.--Bob Temuka
Featuring tawdry sex, alien abductions, existential crises, betrayal, and a hundred and one different varieties of murder, this is a book that pretty much has it all.--Ian Chant
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