POWR MASTRS, Vol. 2 

By CF (Chris Forgues)

• This is the second volume of graphic novels from the elusive Paper Rad artist Chris Forgues
• Copyright 2008
• Published by Picture Box Inc.
• Editor and Publisher:  Dan Nadel
• 104 pages
• Slim book with Blue Vinyl Cover

Contains wonderful black and white pen drawings as well as wonderful color pictures that appear to be done in watercolor. 

 

CONDITION:  Excellent. Like New.  I doubt it has been read.  Cover clean and smooth.  A few light smudges on the rear cover which I only noticed when photographing it.  Pages are clean and smooth and binding is tight. 

 

What this is all about: 

Powr Mastrs Vol. 2 follows hot on the heels of this elusive artist’s first volume-- in a series of six graphic novels--which was one of last year’s most anticipated debuts. C.F. comes out of the mythic Providence, Rhode Island art and noise scene--his musical alias is Kites. In a recent profile The Comics Reporter observes, “Contrasting sharply with many of his flashier contemporaries, [C.F.’s] primary skill lies in overlooked nuances of comics storytelling, in particular pacing.” His distinctive voice and intricate rendering skills have attracted attention from the groundbreaking comics anthology, Kramers Ergot--he was included in the fourth issue, and featured on the cover of the fifth. Here, C.F.’s epic fantasy--an allegorical tale where power, physical identity and even gender are always in flux--picks up steam: Buell Kazee sneaks down into the cellar of the plex knowe crypt and conjures trouble; Tetradyne Cola takes a nap and dreams of Monica Glass and the lemon sparklers of star studio; members of the Marker clan compare notes on their magical crimes and the witches of Lace Temblor conspire over transmutation night.