Printopia

by Bob Fingerman

Printopia, Bob Fingerman’s first all-new graphic novel in over a decade, is a smart, satirical, story set in NYC, featuring a cast of eccentric creators unleashing their visions on the world. Part Ghost World, part acid trip, experience what Matt Groening described as “Brilliantly written… masterfully drawn… funny as hell.” “Printopia is an epic story of the desperate artistic struggles of the Young, the Tattooed, and the Underpaid. Bob Fingerman has given us a wild graphic novel that is brilliantly written and masterfully drawn, and it's funny as hell.” — Matt Groening “I haven’t read Printopia, but Bob Fingerman was nice enough to give me a free copy, so... I heartily recommend it!" — “Weird Al” Yankovic (Living Legend) “Printopia reminds me of my first great comic love, MAD Magazine—the feverish drawing style and frenetic, occasionally ridiculous, often baroque characters see-saw between ingenuousness and cynicism in a perfect blend.” – Aimee Mann “I found this book to be often frightening but always hilarious. Fingerman is effortlessly flexing his cartooning muscles in Printopia as only a true master of comics can. And it’s always a joy to fall into his world.” — Noah Van Sciver (As a Cartoonist; Joseph Smith and the Mormons) “A sharp meditation on the creative demons that nag within the lost, obsessive soul of the self-publisher. Top shelf Fingerman.” — Owen Kline (Funny Pages) "Bob creates great characters, builds their world, tells great stories and makes it all incredibly fun to read. I can't imagine anyone not loving this." — Mike Nelson (RiffTrax/372 Pages We'll Never Get Back) "In Printopia, Bob Fingerman proves again that he is one of the few artists whose work is able to simultaneously celebrate and ridicule all the intricacies of being human." — Dan Povenmire (creator of Phineas & Ferb; Hamster & Gretel)

104 pages

Published October 1, 2024

About the author

Recent releases are From the Ashes, a satirical "speculative memoir" set in post-apocalyptic New York (IDW, March 2010) of which The Onion wrote, “As a blitz of astringent satire, an unabashed love letter to his wife, and a love-hate manifesto aimed at the whole human race, From The Ashes is a gem; as an addition to the often-staid canon of post-apocalyptic pop culture, it’s a revelation… A“

In August 2010 my second novel, Pariah (Tor Books), a Pinteresque zombie tale, was released. It rec'd a starred review from Publishers Weekly and an A- from Entertainment Weekly and was Fangoria's Book of the Month selection. The mass market pocket edition came out in 2011.

My most recent release is the deluxe oversized hardcover collection Maximum Minimum Wage, from Image Comics (April 2013), which made Entertainment Weekly's Must List and received a starred review from Publishers Weekly.