>Coming soon; Masterpiece comics by R. Sikoryak from Drawn & Quarterly, something I’ve been looking forward to since I first saw it grace the pages of Previews. The basic concept is to take works of classic literature and philosophy and skew it through the medium of comic books and funny page strips. The cover of the book alone has William Shakespeare leading a charge of other classic writers in a style similar to the cover of Giant Sized X-Men #1, and lets face it, if Billy Shakes is leading a charge of that magnitude, then it’s gotta be good.

Thrill to the adventures in the pages of Dostoevsky Comics starring an axe wielding Batmen-esque character in a story titled Crime & Punishment! Gaze in wonderment at the exploits of a cigarette smoking existentialist Superman figure in Action Camus! Journey into the darkest corners of the soul with Jon Faustus (Arbuckle) in the timelessly hilarious Mestiphofield! Witness the grotesque metamorphosis of everyones favorite beagle owning blockhead in, Good Ol’ Gregor Brown. And do you dare venture into the Crypt of Bronte?

This collection satisfies not only the comic nerd in me, but the literary geek as well. Satire at its best that I simply can’t wait to see.

-Jim

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