The Malibu Book of the Dead

The end of the world is so over...

It's been three centuries since the bombs went off. Mankind has long since forgiven, forgotten and moved on. Over the years, one mighty city-state has risen from the ashes to become the undisputed center of the civilized world – Selegna. Built from ancient concrete, scrap metal and mangled home appliances, Selegna is a wonder to behold – the world's mightiest empire, King Canoga its mightiest ruler. Feared and loved, Canoga's reign has been a golden age of peace, prosperity and piety.

Yet, all is not well. The canned food mines are beginning to peter out and unrest is growing in the capital. The Esperanto Monks and heretic cults are beginning to pose a real threat and, of course, there are the age-old problems of man-eating crops and insects running off with cattle. Things look bad, but King Canoga has a plan to feed the populace and crush his enemies. The plan: find the lost tomb of Sankta Esperanto and the legendary scripture The Malibu Book of the Dead. What starts as a savvy political power play takes a dozen unexpected turns that lead to civil war, religious chaos and a skeleton in a very old T-shirt.

An unholy cross between A Canticle for Leibowitz, The Wizard of Id and The Life of Brian, The Malibu Book of the Dead is a timeless tale of power, violence and what can happen when you listen to a fortune-teller in sneakers...

"The funniest post-apocalyptic-neo-middle-ages-graphic-novel-without-the-graphics written this year..."           

– Overheard in casual conversation at a San Francisco cafe