Graphic novels aren’t just the province of superheroes and neurotic shut-ins. Forth is proud to feature an example of the new direction of this form, via an excerpt from Jimenez Lai’s Bureau Spectacular.

Title: “My bed” size: queen size mattress;
medium: paint, yarn with needlework on bed mattress 2009

“Frosty Gaia.” 48” x 30” x 30”. Plaster, leaves, sticks, wire, wood, mashed potatoes.

Katabatic wind: Rapid downward motion of air. Concerning the Henbane Bird. Colored Pencil

Adam Szymczak was born in the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Eighty Seven. He was raised in a quaint New England town, and studied English at Suffolk University. He has always drawn and doodled, but only recently became truly interested in it. His comic book fury can be witnessed at: http://www.goodshowsir.com.