Big Questions #15 (of 15)

The epic existentialist fable concludes. The pilot follows two swans underground, crows laugh and insult one another, and the dead walk. Anders Nilsen has spent much of the past decade working on this 600-page Ignatz-nominated series. Wrapping up Anders Nilsen’s long-gestating minicomic-turned-almost-last-of-the-wild-alternative-comic-book-serials. Canadian publisher Drawn and Quarterly is home to an eclectic collection of comic books and graphic novels, crossing genres as diverse as non-fiction, humor, surrealism, and fantasy. The company is the most successful of its kind in Canada, and several titles have won Eisner Awards, including Exit Wounds, Moomin, and Acme Novelty Datebook. Known for nurturing creativity and individuality, Drawn and Quarterly has showcased creators as varied as Julie Doucet, Robert Crumb, and Joe Sacco.


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