
Megg & Mogg in Amsterdam (and Other Stories)
Simon Hanselmann
(Author)21,000+ Reviews
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Description
Megg the witch, Mogg the cat, their friend Owl, and Werewolf Jones struggle unsuccessfully with their depression, drug use, sexuality, poverty, lack of ambition, and their complex feelings about each other. It's a laff riot! Megg and Mogg decide to take a trip to Amsterdam for some quality couple time, although the trip gets off to a rocky start when they forget their antidepressants. They need Owl to come and help them save their relationship. But why does he have a suitcase full of glass dildos? And what will they do when they realize that the housesitting Werewolf Jones has turned their apartment into a "f#@k zone"? Megg & Mogg in Amsterdam collects all of Simon Hanselmann's contributions to Vice.com, the Ignatz Award-nominated short story "St. Owl's Bay," and other surprises that will add additional color and background for fans of Megahex.
Product Details
Publisher | Fantagraphics Books |
Publish Date | April 18, 2016 |
Pages | 164 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9781606998793 |
Dimensions | 8.9 X 6.4 X 0.7 inches | 1.2 pounds |
BISAC Categories: Comics & Graphic Novels
About the Author
Simon Hanselmann hails from Tasmania, Australia and now resides with his family in Los Angeles, CA. His bestselling New York Times series Megg, Mogg and Owl has been translated into thirteen languages, won multiple Eisner Awards and won Best Series at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2018. His work has been displayed internationally including shows at Galerie Martel in Paris and a solo exhibition / installation at the Bellevue Arts Museum.
Reviews
The level of depression and depravity that drives Megg and Mogg (even more intense here than in Megahex) might be too much for some, but there is also an undeniable heart that beats at the center of this work. There is obviously a lot of love and solidarity to be found within the complex relationships between these characters - in the midst of the binge drugging, the frequent release of bodily fluids, and the seeming complete lack of any motivation or ambition on anyone's part. The gloss of Megg and Mogg is undeniably juvenile, but it all feels deftly counter-balanced by an intelligence and a weird shape of hope that always keeps me rooting for these cartoon monstrosities.-- "BoingBoing"
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