{"product_id":"creased-comics-isbn-9798896230540","title":"Creased Comics","description":"\u003cb\u003eHungry bridge trolls, limousine werewolves, and other absurd characters populate these delightfully irreverent gag cartoons from the golden days of webcomics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeginning at the dawn of the new millennium, the animator Brad Neely materialized as one of the funnier voices on the internet. Youtube hits like the foul-mouthed George Washington, his demented audiobook retelling of Harry Potter in \u003ci\u003eWizard People, Dear Readers\u003c\/i\u003e, and the alarmingly prescient Adult Swim TV show \u003ci\u003eChina, IL\u003c\/i\u003e (starring the voices of both Greta Gerwig and Hulk Hogan) all reveal how Neely captured a kind of freewheeling online spirit that is fading fast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring this ascent, Neely was also quietly mastering another form, the webcomic, where he spliced together historical figures, fairy tales, wildlife, and absurd gag setups into truly laugh-out-loud cartoons: hungry bridge trolls ready to devour local “chappies”; Caesar’s real killer (Jeffrey); the Boo-Boo Maker; limousine werewolves; superheroes trying and failing to rescue Christ; and more eye-blasting thrills.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGathered here for the first time along with Neely’s reflections about his work, \u003ci\u003eCreased Comics\u003c\/i\u003e is a portal into a truly individual creative mind, and a snapshot of some of the best days for webcomics.“Brad Neely’s output sits at the intersection of the profound and the profane.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eAV Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Inspired lunacy.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Brad Neely always makes my life a little more enjoyable.” —\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] sublime imagination.” —\u003ci\u003eVice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrad Neely\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and comic artist best known for his underground Harry Potter spoof, \u003ci\u003eWizard People, Dear Reader\u003c\/i\u003e; his work on television series such as \u003ci\u003eChina, IL\u003c\/i\u003e; and his webcomic series, \u003ci\u003eCreased Comics\u003c\/i\u003e. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eYou, Me, and Ulysses S. Grant\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2024.","brand":"New York Review Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233054961893,"sku":"NP9798896230540","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9798896230540.jpg?v=1767724217","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/creased-comics-isbn-9798896230540","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}