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Great Beyond, The

By: Drawn & Quarterly

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Graphic Novels (Drawn & Quarterly)

MSRP old price: $32.95


Product Info

Title
Great Beyond, The
Publisher
Category
Author
Lea Murawiec
Publish Year
2023
Pages
200
Dimensions
8x11x1"
NKG Part #
2148194190
Type
Hardcover

Description

Manel Naher wants out. In a world where your name is currency, it’s tough to make ends meet. It’s even tougher when you share a name with a rising pop star. The city is unbearable-endless high-rises, social climbers left and right, and nothing but names as far as the eye can see. But Manel is looking a little bit farther, just beyond the horizon, and she’s even convinced her buddy Ali of how much more could be lying in wait right outside city limits.

When a sudden heart attack induced by diminished name recognition foils Manel’s plans, gradual change becomes a catalyst for a complete lifestyle overhaul. This stylish, absurd comedy of contemporary manners skewers the human condition in persistent self-promo. Sharp, architectural lines are accented by decisively mellow hues, building a humorously grim world unexpectedly bathed in nothing but light.

An exciting debut from a fresh perspective, The Great Beyond showcases newcomer Léa Murawiec’s command of comics language and satirizes a sprawling metropolis, its politics, and its extraordinary inhabitants.