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Schappi

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In Schappi, Anna Haifisch explores the blurred lines between humans and animals through five short comics. The stories feature a disastrous animal congress, a ruthless art-collecting lizard, dancing ostriches, and a contemplative octopus, all capturing themes of isolation, friendship, and hope with quirky humour and striking colour.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for graphic novel enthusiasts who appreciate absurdist humour, animal fables, and distinctive artistic styles.

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"A collection of absurdist comics short stories navigating etiquette and diplomacy within the vicissitudes of the animal kingdom: from proud ostriches to racist mice, and delicious-looking weasels."--

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In Schappi, Anna Haifisch blurs the boundaries between humans and animals in subtle and absurd ways. In these five collected comics short stories, carnivores and herbivores meet at a disastrous congress of the animals; we get to know a merciless, art-collecting lizard; and are introduced to dancing ostriches and a melancholy, meditating octopus.

With singular humor and charm, and a brilliant eye for colour, Haifisch tells of the everyday struggle from the prairie to the drawing table, of self-imposed isolation and friendship. At the end of the day, there is hope, even for crying weasels.

Haifisch's wry sense of humour reveals many truths lying underneath her absurdist wit. Printed in five gorgeous Pantone inks, Schappi will shine from a bookshelf like a mad husky's iris.

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With dry wit and understated visual flair, Haifisch offers fresh perspectives within an age-old anthropomorphic tradition, delivering humour with a charming, scratchy line and a subtly unsettling colour palette, praised by Publishers Weekly and The Quietus.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781683965268

Publisher: Fantagraphics

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 June 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Fantagraphics

Illustration: 1 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 203.0mm

Height: 256.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 96

About the Author

Anna Haifisch was born in Germany in 1986 and studied illustration at the College of Graphics and Book Art. She is a co-founder of the German comics festival, The Millionaires Club.

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