With chapters ranging from the contemporary to the universal, and a classic black and white interior that evokes the timelessness of the craft, Love & Vermin proves why Will McPhail is one of the most cherished cartoonists of his generation. Now, in McPhail’s first collection, new cartoons mix with old favorites: mischievous mice and opportunistic pigeons offer portals into McPhail’s crackling curiosity, while Lady No-Kids’ adventures continue with high-flying glee. His cartoons delight in the everyday anxieties of modern life, skewer contemporary politics, and cut to the core of the most bizarre human behaviors. WILL MCPHAIL has been contributing cartoons, sketchbooks, and humor pieces to the New Yorker since 2014. depicts the life of an illustrator named Nick who longs for the kind of blissful solitude he once achieved in childhood within the funnel of a waterpark slide. With his shrewd eye for mundane absurdities and hysterically astute drawings of animals, Will McPhail is the New Yorker’s most distinctive cartoonist. I dont often read graphic novels so its a delight whenever I stumble upon one which is not only a pleasure to read but also moving, funny and insightful. The long awaited first collection by Will McPhail, with over 150 cartoons, including his New Yorker classics and new gems.
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