"Sammy Book 2 is a continuation of a meandering dream-narrative populated by distorted cartoon archetypes and id-wallowing personifications of Sally’s manifold demons. […] Shakily rendered in sickly browns and greens, the book swims in Schultzian ennui, Seussian grotesquery, and Sisyphian futility. But, you know, in a good way. For those who found out about Sally’s graphic-novel work after being aware of his long tenure in the veteran indie-rock band Low, it makes Sammy The Mouse that much more haunting and perverse. The series stands on its own as a monument-in-progress to the chronic disease that is existence…"—Onion AV Club
"Two things sit next to the crapper in our house: J.G. Ballard books and comics by Zak Sally."—Warren Ellis (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Dirty Three)
"Sammy the Mouse is... what I imagine it's like to have a nightmare about Oz when you live in Candyland. A ride to somewhere amazing."—Brian Evenson, author of Open Curtain, Immobility, Last Days
"[Sammy The Mouse] world is at once timeless, modern and nostalgic."—Rob Clough, The Comics Journal
"Sammy The Mouse Book 1 is a classic in the making, simultaneously funny, scary, and visionary."—The Onion
Collecting the first 3 issues of the Eisner-nominated cartoonist Zak Sally's acclaimed Ignatz series (originally released through Fantagraphics Books), this low-priced volume presents the new, ongoing format for the story.
In addition, Zak Sally himself printed the books on his own offset press, giving each volume a unique quality. Seriously, you can see the blood sweat & tears that went into the printing!
Zak Sally is an Eisner-nominated cartoonist, musician, educator, and publisher. After a long stint in the seminal band Low, Zak struck out on his own and founded La Mano, a small press dedicated to high-quality hand-crafted print projects. He is the creator of the acclaimed series Recidivist, which Fantagraphics collected as Like a Dog. Zak lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with his wife and kids.
