Drawn in 1996 and '97 over the pages of a Japanese book catalog, this 344-page graphic novel is reproduced in a facsimile edition. Chippendale's dense linework nearly vibrates off the page. The story converns beings living in a place called Fort Thunder, wandering and embarking 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. 

344 pages, two-color 4” x 6”. Paperback

Picture Box, 2007