Pim & Francie Hardcover by Al Columbia

Product Details

• Publisher: Fantagraphics (2017-02-07)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 240 pages
• ISBN-13: 9781606993040
• Item Weight: 567.0 grams
• Dimensions: 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 cm

Reprints the cult horror classic—the only collection of the acclaimed cartoonist Columbia’s work to be published.

Collecting more than a decade’s worth of excavations, comic strips, animation stills, storybook covers, and much more, this broken jigsaw puzzle of a graphic novel tells the story of Pim & Francie — childlike male and female imps — whose irresponsible antics get them into horrific, fantastic trouble. The brilliant, fairy tale-like backdrops hint at further layers of reality lurking under every gingerbread house or behind every sunny afternoon. Their loosely defined relationship only contributes to the existential fear that lingers underneath the various perils they are subjected to, which are threaded together by text and notes by the artist.

About the Author

Al Columbia is a "cult" comics figure, whose work has appeared in several Fantagraphics anthologies and series. Columbia’s work has also been published in Smoke Signals, The Best American Comics, and Juxtapoz magazine. He lives in Connecticut.