July 2, 2009

Readers,

I know I’ve been going on about ASTERIOS POLYP for awhile now, but here at Pantheon we just can’t wait for the publication of this book! Every single day this week, I have received a rave review in my inbox for ASTERIOS POLYP.

I just had to share a few with you:

Portland Mercury called it “An absolutely incredible piece of visual communication. high-concept integration of image, text, and color that, for all its intellectual swagger, is ultimately a perceptive, funny, and empathetic case study of the book’s title character.” To read this review, click here.

In their “Graphic Spotlight / ComicCon issue”, Kirkus Reviews stated that “this is graphic narrative at its most virtuosic….Yet nothing in his previous work—or anyone else’s—prepares the reader for the creative peaks and philosophical depths achieved here. Polyp may only be a hero in his own mind, where much of this story takes place, but he serves as an unlikely protagonist for a narrative that is provocative and compelling.”

Richard Pachter at the Miami Herald raved that “There’s no costumed crime fighting, just the small moments of life, though Mazzuchelli’s extraordinary sense of design and drama ascends to heroic heights. This absorbing, idiosyncratic tale of love, ambition and opportunity marks the return of one of the modern masters of graphic storytelling.”

The Contra Costa Times insisted that “You’ll be in awe of how perfect it is and certainly envious of it if you are a writer. What a beautiful, staggeringly brilliant piece of literature.”

Well, my friends, I think we all know what this means. Run, don’t walk, to the nearest bookstore TODAY and hope that they are not yet sold out of ASTERIOS POLYP. Or, if you want to just play it on the safe side, simply click here and preorder a copy.

Happy 4th of July!

-Lauren