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Nature of the Beast: A Graphic Novel
by
Adam Mansbach (Goodreads Author),
Douglas McGowan, Owen Brozman
An alien race of religious extremists plan to honor their deity
through the ritualistic annihilation of our planet. The only man who
knows this is Milan Marlowe, an unstoppable media baron who sees
opportunity everywhere.
Earth’s only move is to engage the invaders according to their
holy law and issue The Challenge of the Heretic—a winner-take-all
gladiator battle for our right...more
through the ritualistic annihilation of our planet. The only man who
knows this is Milan Marlowe, an unstoppable media baron who sees
opportunity everywhere.
Earth’s only move is to engage the invaders according to their
holy law and issue The Challenge of the Heretic—a winner-take-all
gladiator battle for our right...more
Paperback, 240 pages
Published
March 6th 2012
by Soft Skull Press
(first published November 8th 2011)
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happy leap day!!
in this graphic novel, aliens are planning to destroy earth in order to use it as a sacrifice to their god. earth's only hope is in single, mortal combat with the aliens' champion; an entity reported to be too mighty to be defeated by anything on our planet.
but is that true?
either way, the planet gets destroyed, so we might as well pick our pony.
so what follows is an animal face-off:
gator vs. gator
gorilla vs. gorilla
polar bear, lion, rhino, shark rooooaaaarrr!!
and after each vic...more
in this graphic novel, aliens are planning to destroy earth in order to use it as a sacrifice to their god. earth's only hope is in single, mortal combat with the aliens' champion; an entity reported to be too mighty to be defeated by anything on our planet.
but is that true?
either way, the planet gets destroyed, so we might as well pick our pony.
so what follows is an animal face-off:
gator vs. gator
gorilla vs. gorilla
polar bear, lion, rhino, shark rooooaaaarrr!!
and after each vic...more
This is my first go at a graphic novel and I laughed out loud at several points. It was a fun entry point into the genre. Happy I started here.
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Mansbach is the founding editor of the pioneering '90s hip hop journal Elementary, and a former Artistic Consultant to Columbia University's Center for Jazz Studies. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe, The San Francisco Chronicle Magazine, The New York Times, Vibe, JazzTimes, Wax Poetics, San Francisco Bay Guardian, Guilt & Pleasure, Poets & Writers, Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthet...more
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