Agony
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
ENJOY THE ECSTASY OF AGONY. Amy and Jordan are just like us: hoping for the best, even when things go from bad to worse. They are menaced by bears, beheaded by ghosts, and hunted by the cops, but still they struggle on, bickering and reconciling, scraping together the rent and trying to find a decent movie. It’s the perfect solace for anxious modern minds, courtesy of one of the great innovators of American comics. Now if only Amy’s skin would grow back ...
This NYRC edition features a recreation of the original, pocket-size, slipcovered, paperback, designed by Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Almost childlike in its energy and lack of story logic, this is a charming explosion of grotesque comedic misfortune, exactly as the title promises. Abstract doodles Amy and Jordan careen at breakneck pace through a slapstick series of bad things, including horrible diseases, a stint in jail, terrible jobs, battles with murderers, and various other calamities; the pace jumps from incident to incident thanks to between-the-panel miracles and expository dialogue. Through it all, the pair manages to keep their chins up mostly, barring a few descents into the abyss on Amy's part, which is understandable since she bears the brunt of the physical pain. Originally a one-shot from Raw Books in 1987, complete with Spiegelman and Mouly design work, Beyer's calamitous comedy has aged well, its geometric, densely patterned imagery recalling fine art as much as comics and still packing a punch among today's alternative cartoonists.
