Description
Jordan Crane continues to display his mastery of adult drama and rollicking all-ages adventure equally in this issue of his acclaimed comic book series. This issue features the second chapters of Jordan’s currently-ongoing, as-yet-untitled (as far as we know) stories introduced in the last issue. "Chapter 2: Trash Night" returns to the troubled relationship of Dee and Leo. Tensions continue to mount as Leo’s suspicions about Dee reach a boiling point. Meanwhile, Simon & Jack, the boy and cat heroes from Jordan’s classic tale The Clouds Above, are joined in their continuing adventure by Simon’s intrepid classmate Rosalyn, who runs afoul of the sinister Principal Codswallop while Simon faces peril in the school cafeteria freezer in "Dark Day"!
"Jordan Crane’s entry into the ‘Last Alt-Comic Standing’ sweepstakes is as gorgeous and affecting as past issues, and I can’t imagine any fan of those kinds of works not wanting to at least try it out." – Tom Spurgeon, The Comics Reporter
2009 Ignatz Award Winner: Outstanding Comic & Outstanding Series
"Luscious… elegant… I fairly swooned." – The Comics Reporter
"Quietly stunning." – Jog – The Blog
"Readers looking for the next memorable alt-comix series: here it is. [Grade] A" – Comic Book Bin
Fantagraphics, 2011
36 pages. Black & White. Color cover.
