Synopsis
Take flight to this post-apocalyptic utopia filled with birds.
Long after the demise of humankind, birds roam freely around a new earth complete with fruitful trees, sophisticated fungal networks, and an enviable socialist order. The universal worm feeds all, there are no weekends, and economics is as fantastical a study as unicorn psychology. No concept of money or wealth plagues the...
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02 August 2022
9781770465664Reviews
“Birds of Maine, about a colony of birds fleeing disaster, showcases Michael DeForge’s trademark blend of the enigmatic and the ridiculous.” —Etelka Lehoczky, The New York Times
“A knotty, whimsical triumph of often hilarious satire.” —Publishers Weekly
“Birds of Maine is a rare positive post-apocalyptic tale, and it’s vibrantly hopeful and engaging.” —Nerdist
“Michael DeForge’s latest graphic novel, Birds of Maine, chronicles [a] utopian avian society with his usual deadpan humor and surreal drawing style... [that] reflects and refracts our modern dilemmas.” —Chicago Reader
“Frequently funny, sometimes harrowing, and always deeply strange.” —Slate
“DeForge examines both how we build our own sense of self and how others take on the roles we create for them.” —The Guardian
“Another DeForge classic—tender, depressing, and overflowing with his mind-melting, uber-satisfying surrealist style.” —Interview Magazine
“DeForge’s often hilarious, sometimes cutting satire is made more impactful by the sense he’s driven less by anger than compassion for those trapped in absurd, faltering systems. Not to be missed.” —Library Journal, Starred Review
