The Agency

Name: The Agency
Brand: Unknown
SKU: 9781683966807
Price: 47.99 NZD
Availability: InStock

By Katie Skelly

0.0 (0 reviews)

3.29

( 194 ratings, 32 reviews)

Summary

The Agency by Katie Skelly is a psychedelic graphic novel collection where agents explore an eccentric universe filled with sass photography, fascist surgery, horny skeletons, yonic portals, and thrill-seeking vegetation. Each tale is distinct, rendered in varying styles and colour palettes, creating a visually rich experience that interweaves sex, suspense, and intrigue.
Read More

Format: Hardback

$47⁹⁹

AVAILABLE WITH SUPPLIER Ships from our Auckland warehouse within 3-4 weeks

Found a better price? Request a price match

The Agency

$47⁹⁹

Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

A must-have for fans of graphic novels exploring adult themes, particularly those who admire bold, visually inventive storytelling with a sexual and feminist edge. Suitable for readers familiar with Skelly's previous hits like Maids and My Pretty Vampire.

Each of the sex-positive short stories in this comics collection stars an agent who will go far-out (real far-out, like outer space) to accomplish her mission.

Description

Skelly's psychedelic sex romp originally appeared on the web (2014–2017) and was collected in a limited paperback edition – this is a newly expanded hardcover version, featuring an all-new story!

In The Agency, Skelly's agents gather intelligence, meticulously documenting a universe of sass photography, fascist surgery, horny skeletons, yonic portals, thrill-seeking vegetation, and multitudinous wry glances and stammered phrases!

Each story in The Agency is executed in a different style and colour palette, which taken together create a visually stunning collection greater than the sum of its parts. A must-have for fans who have discovered Skelly's work more recently, through the hits Maids (2020) and My Pretty Vampire (2018).

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Critics praise Skelly's cartooning as stylish, playful, and highly erotic, effectively visualising female pleasure and power. The A.V. Club highlights her paradoxical aesthetic, while Panel Patter and Daily Grindhouse commend her flowing linework and positive attitude towards consensual eroticism. Feminist scholar Rachel Miller notes the blend of sex, suspense, and narrative depth in her work.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781683966807

Publisher: Fantagraphics

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 18 April 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Fantagraphics

Illustration: 96 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 223.0mm

Height: 276.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 96

Collections

Adult Graphic Novels Fiction Graphic Novels Katie Skelly

About the Author

Katie Skelly is a Los Angeles-based cartoonist whose books include?My Pretty Vampire?(2017), ?Maids?(2020), and?The Agency?(2023). She is the former co-host of the comics podcast Thick Lines, editor of the?Viscere?horror comics anthology series, and creator of the Bad Girl Tarot and Oracle decks. She holds a B.A. in Art History from Syracuse University and was awarded the Emerging Artist Prize at Cartoon Crossroads Columbus in 2015.

Also by Katie Skelly

View all

My Pretty Vampire

By Katie Skelly

Paperback

$31⁹⁹

Available
Ships in 3-4 weeks
Maids

By Katie Skelly

Hardback

$37⁹⁹

Available
Ships in 3-4 weeks