Summary
The arrival of the greatest single panel cartoonist since Charles Addams
One swing trapeze artist prepares to receive a newborn child from another all the while shrieking “Support the head!” A hopeful, naked Adam reaches high for the largest leaf while a frustrated Eve hands him a smaller, more-appropriately sized leaf. A dejected squid stands in a doorway, shock and dismay on his face, as a ruined surprise party lies in wait before him—guests, presents, and birthday cake covered in a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781770466982 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1770466983 |
| Author: | Ed Steed |
| Publisher: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Imprint: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 184 |
| Release Date: | 8 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 534g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 248mm x 172mm |
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Critics Review
“I met Edward Steed years ago at a fancy New Yorker cocktail party. He was the one person who seemed even more ill at ease than me, and I instantly liked his beautiful, funny, scratchy cartoons even more than I already did.” —Adrian Tomine
“Ed Steed is a cartoon genius who has created his own comic world. His cartoons are creepy and hilarious. The best.” —Roz Chast
“Nobody is doing funny cartoons better than Edward Steed. I am delighted whenever I come across one of his drawings, so a whole bookload is an incredible treat (tempered only by a slight aftertaste of professional envy). I can’t get enough of Mr. Steed’s unique, strange, dark, silly world.” —Tom Gauld
“Ed Steed is and has always been one of my very few, very favorite cartoonists. His work is its own universe, smart, funny, deep, fully formed in a way that never stops being surprising. Forces of Nature is a book you will read/look at regularly for the rest of your life, to renew your faith in art–or just to laugh, or both.” —Liana Finck
“He is amazing, a once-in-a-generation talent.” —Robert Mankoff
“There’s a dark hilarity to Steed’s scratchy drawings… wise, funny, angry, and melancholic beyond his years.” —The Believer
“Wildly detailed cartoon illustration… and wry black humor.” —Uproxx
Ed Steed
Edward Steed has been contributing cartoons and covers to The New Yorker since 2013. He won a Grammy for Best Recording Package for his Father John Misty album cover. Steed is also the author of Forces of Nature.
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