Lewis Tronheim

Fantagraphics had an inspired punt on Lewis Tronheim many years ago. I managed to grap some copies of Nimrod at the time, Lewis Trondheim's first venture into english speaking comics. Nothing really prepared me for the content of these unassuming strip cartoons. Well wada-a-ya know they're back in print. Get them here. The French haven't failed to embrace the genius of Trondheim, his books and writing have garnered great success back home. The English speaking world is still a little slow to catch up for my liking. Thankfully there are plenty of English translations available now, the fabulous Dungeon story is another brilliant series of comics to discover and enjoy. It was Nimrod that really blew my fuse though back in the 90's, each issue was packed with crazy, metaphysical, tragic and profound vignettes, quick one-pagers featuring animals and dysfunctional aliens, the birth of the universe and carefully observed autobiography. Timeless and ever so gently mindbending, like discovering your pet cat is the reincarnation of Issac Asimov.