His apartment catches on fire after being struck by lighting, an event that takes us into the past, present and future (all interwoven) of the world of Asterios Polyp.Īlready hailed as the Great American graphic novel by some, many of the thematic elements in both the writing and art work of Asterios Polyp are very representative of qualities from other classic American works of theater, literature, and art. We first enter his world as it comes tumbling down, literally in a ball of flames. I had never heard of Asterios Polyp, a story which centers around a college professor of the same name who teaches architecture at Ithaca college in New York. Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli was that graphic novel. A few weeks ago I picked up a graphic novel, only to sit down and read the whole thing. But, there have been a hand full of times that I’ve found myself picking up a book at random, and sitting down to read multiple chapters. Usually while wandering around inside of a Schulers Books I tend to thumb through books, magazines and comics for a few pages and then put them back on the shelf.
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