Overview
In the grungy, punk-inflected world K. Wroten creates, a cast of disaffected young characters struggle to find their purpose in life. Faced with a dying Earth and numbingly useless jobs, protagonists Ellis and Dr. Otis Heck invent an immersive virtual reality game, Eden II. But when Heck betrays Ellis and sells the game to a mysterious corporation, the lines between fantasy and reality begin to blur. As each chapter highlights a new character in the ensemble, the game's impact grows as the world becomes consumed by fantasy. Coming off the heels of their acclaimed queer comics Cannonball and Crimes, Eden II is Wroten's magnum opus, establishing them as a breakout graphic novelist. Philosophical, sarcastic, self-assured, Eden II is a vital work of the moment that positions Wroten alongside recent comics luminaries like Emily Carroll, Isabel Greenberg, Melanie Gilman, and Tillie Walden. Reminiscent of the stylized angst of Gregg Araki and Jamie Babbit's works, Wroten's imagery in Eden II reflects the blighted pastiche of Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker-and they have suffused that pastiche with a dark sense of humor and technologically enhanced moral ambiguity.
Full Product Details
Author: Kenny Wroten
Publisher: Fantagraphics
Imprint: Fantagraphics
ISBN: 9781683967583
ISBN 10: 1683967585
Pages: 452
Publication Date: 29 August 2023
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
"An ambitious, skillfully crafted satire of art, philosophy, and modern ennui.-- ""Library Journal"""
"An intimidating work that dives deep into the philosophy and quantum mechanics of existence. ... K. Wroten's cynical and tender warning about selling art out repays the work you put into it.-- ""Comics Beat"" ""Wroten deliver[s] a monumental work that offers vital youth insight and social commentary in a swirling fever dream of artistic expression.""-- ""Cinema Sentries"" An ambitious, skillfully crafted satire of art, philosophy, and modern ennui.-- ""Library Journal"" A blistering critique of digital media and a kaleidoscopic depiction of consumer culture, Eden II is both fanciful and satirical, a combination of deft cartooning and virtuosic storytelling.-- ""Queer Sci Fi"" K. Wroten's latest is the perfect combination of dystopic terror and blisteringly funny critique of capitalism, consumerism, modern daily life and media culture. Sharply drawn and wickedly told, Eden II is a delightful dive into the deep.-- ""Ms. Magazine"""
"""Wroten deliver[s] a monumental work that offers vital youth insight and social commentary in a swirling fever dream of artistic expression.""-- ""Cinema Sentries"" An ambitious, skillfully crafted satire of art, philosophy, and modern ennui.-- ""Library Journal"" A blistering critique of digital media and a kaleidoscopic depiction of consumer culture, Eden II is both fanciful and satirical, a combination of deft cartooning and virtuosic storytelling.-- ""Queer Sci Fi"" K. Wroten's latest is the perfect combination of dystopic terror and blisteringly funny critique of capitalism, consumerism, modern daily life and media culture. Sharply drawn and wickedly told, Eden II is a delightful dive into the deep.-- ""Ms. Magazine"""
Author Information
A graduate of the Kansas City Art Institute with a BFA in Illustration, and originally from Kansas City, MO, K. Wroten is a Brooklyn-based artist. Their work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Vice, Them, and many other publications. Cannonball (2019) won the Lambda Literary Award for Best LGBTQ Graphic Novel and their graphic novella Crimes won the 2019 MoCCA Arts Festival Award of Excellence.
