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Vague Tales
A man telepathically visits other worlds while sitting in his apartment in the first full-length graphic novel from the cult cartoonist.
A solitary figure has telepathic encounters with a demonic aviatrix, a wandering crystalline being, a flaming sword-wielding warrior, and a mysterious sorceress, all within the confines of his own apartment. Haven’s work is dark, absurdist, and deadpan, reflecting the apocalyptic undercurrent of modern times. His inky, rubbery drawings buttress his black humor.
Psylicon --
Ruin --
Pulsar --
Sorceress
A solitary figure has telepathic encounters with a demonic aviatrix, a wandering crystalline being, a flaming sword-wielding warrior, and a mysterious sorceress, all within the confines of his own apartment. Haven’s work is dark, absurdist, and deadpan, reflecting the apocalyptic undercurrent of modern times. His inky, rubbery drawings buttress his black humor.
Psylicon --
Ruin --
Pulsar --
Sorceress
64 pages, Hardcover
First published July 4, 2017
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April 22, 2020
Stunning art that jumps right into full 3D as long as you keep the page and your head still.
Classic no-nipple action on the He-Man style "Pulsar"!
The story is drawn in the sequential style that switches between the presentation of an animator, the lens of a moving video-camera, and the outre of an absurd superhero comic- he even showcases connecting two page tableaus of a landscape artist.
Those are just examples of his exacting presentation that's all precisely three dimensional. His art is so good that it allows you to not understand until you get wise to his symbolism and metaphors and start considering everything front to back in a new way.
Classic no-nipple action on the He-Man style "Pulsar"!
The story is drawn in the sequential style that switches between the presentation of an animator, the lens of a moving video-camera, and the outre of an absurd superhero comic- he even showcases connecting two page tableaus of a landscape artist.
Those are just examples of his exacting presentation that's all precisely three dimensional. His art is so good that it allows you to not understand until you get wise to his symbolism and metaphors and start considering everything front to back in a new way.
January 9, 2024
I'm a sucker for these kind of pulp beauties.
If you like this, try Benjamin Marra, Tom Scioli, Johnny Ryan !
If you like this, try Benjamin Marra, Tom Scioli, Johnny Ryan !
July 30, 2019
This was a very short, very weird graphic novel.
Like the previous collection of Eric Haven’s work I’ve read, UR, it is full of bizarre imagery drawing from weird artifacts of vintage pop culture, sword and sorcery pulp, and so forth, but this one doesn’t seem quite as funny.
Haven’s art is colorful and vivid, his figures drawn with a weird, off kilter energy that make it fun to look at. However, “vague” might be the right word for the rather drifting and inexplicable tale. Any description of the proceedings would end up describing the whole work, but suffice it to say it involves a cosmic force, an evil undead pilot, a guy in an apartment, a big guy with a sword, and some sort of sorceress. Dialog is sparse, and as the bizarre tableaus link and shift into each other with little rhyme or reason, it's all over almost as soon as it began. All in all, it’s just a little too ephemeral, a little too unsubstantial, to have much staying power.
Like the previous collection of Eric Haven’s work I’ve read, UR, it is full of bizarre imagery drawing from weird artifacts of vintage pop culture, sword and sorcery pulp, and so forth, but this one doesn’t seem quite as funny.
Haven’s art is colorful and vivid, his figures drawn with a weird, off kilter energy that make it fun to look at. However, “vague” might be the right word for the rather drifting and inexplicable tale. Any description of the proceedings would end up describing the whole work, but suffice it to say it involves a cosmic force, an evil undead pilot, a guy in an apartment, a big guy with a sword, and some sort of sorceress. Dialog is sparse, and as the bizarre tableaus link and shift into each other with little rhyme or reason, it's all over almost as soon as it began. All in all, it’s just a little too ephemeral, a little too unsubstantial, to have much staying power.
March 19, 2018
Er...what? I felt as if the artist were transcribing a dream you might have if you fell asleep binge-watching the old "Masters of the Universe" cartoon. The artwork was creative.
December 22, 2023
2.5 rounded up. I really do not know what to make of this. I could try to sit here and analyze it, but I'm not sure that I would come up with anything even then. It's rare that I'm left just so utterly perplexed by something that I don't even have an initial idea. It's a quick read, so check it out and see if you come up with anything. A really baffling work.
December 13, 2025
I am loving Eric Haven recently. This is the second of his books that I've read. And jeez it's awesome! Tons of action and weirdness, which y'all know I absolutely love. Sort of sci-fi. Sort of barbarian. Sort of wizards and warlocks. In these little bite sized hits of action that glow perfectly into each other. It's really a blast to read. Highly recommend!
October 12, 2022
Enjoyable mostly because of Eric Haven's artwork. It's weird and colorful and bombastic, and it serves the bizarre story well. And while the story itself taps into an odd sensibility that I enjoy, there isn't enough substance to justify a higher score.
July 31, 2018
Weird.
December 24, 2020
3.8 stars for my first Eric Haven graphic novel.
April 18, 2022
Vague indeed.
July 3, 2022
Delightfully strange! Haven's weaving in and out of a loose framing story really works well for him, giving free reign to his creative ID.
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