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In this follow-up to his acclaimed graphic novel, Ninja--which was reviewed in such diverse sources as The New York Times, Art Review and The Comics Journal--the co-founder of the legendary Providence underground art and music space, Fort Thunder, gives us an immersive, frenetic reading experience. Originally drawn in 1996 over the pages of a Japanese book catalogue, Brian Chippendale's monumental 350-page graphic novel, Maggots, is reproduced here in a facsimile edition, with every nick and tear in tact. The line work--incredibly dense because Chippendale needed to cover up the Japanese catalogue--nearly vibrates off every page. As for the story, it concerns a group of characters who live in a place called Fort Thunder and wander around discovering little holes in their universe, battle a capitalist landlord, eat peanut butter sandwiches and embark on adventures somewhere between dirt punk and epic, cosmic science fiction.
Chippendale's drawings are much like his famed drumming for the noise rock band Lightning Bolt propulsive, soulful and chaotic. But, like his best songs, Maggots opens up into beautiful visual passages, vistas of temples and flowers--all drawn in scorching black marks that tell a story in their own abstractions. This book has several built-in cult followings.

Download Brian Chippendale Maggots Brian Chippendale 9780978972264 Books

"The book came in a few days earlier than expected, and I am very pleased with the results! Although it is much smaller than I thought it would be, it is still very engaging and very chaotic, much like Chippendale's drumming.
The only reason I give this a 4 out of 5 star rating is because the words are a little difficult to read at times, and I find myself not even being able to read entire speech bubbles."

Product details Paperback 352 pages Publisher PictureBox (November 1, 2007) Language English ISBN-10 0978972260

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Brian Chippendale Maggots Brian Chippendale 9780978972264 Books Reviews

• A neat little comic. Unique in it's presentation and how the artist/author directs you to read the story. Cool graphics. Very difficult to understand what's going on with the story, however, for me. I've had to put it down and pick it up a few times due to this frustration. Otherwise I'd give this title a higher rating.
• Brian Chippendale is too real for reality. His drawing style perfectly matches his drumming style. Most comics are over after one read, but this one can be studied for years. Maggots is an intense epic comic! It's like a static animated movie and yours eyes act as the turning projector. Read Maggots while listening to Lightning Bolt or Black Pus or both at the same time.
• ...of the super-scratchy black, black sharpie drawings in this book. A weird and impressive achievement. Not sure why it gives me so much satisfaction -- but it does!
• The book came in a few days earlier than expected, and I am very pleased with the results! Although it is much smaller than I thought it would be, it is still very engaging and very chaotic, much like Chippendale's drumming.
  The only reason I give this a 4 out of 5 star rating is because the words are a little difficult to read at times, and I find myself not even being able to read entire speech bubbles.
• This is smaller than I expected, and kinda pricey. My kid wanted it. I like graphic novels, so I tried to "read" this and had to put it down for now. It is amazing, but challenging to follow. It's more like a series of intricate pencil doodles. There is a story to it, though, so I will get back to it. My son really liked it. It was just kind of expensive for the size, I thought. (I'm stingy)