Bardín the Superrealist

Created over a period of 10 years by the acclaimed Spanish cartoonist Max (The Extended Dream of Mr D, Drawn and Quarterly), this volume is a suite of stories, musings and gags that, much like Dan Clowe's Ice Haven, can be read individually or together as one overarching story. Max is heavily influenced by surrealists such as Luis Bunuel, and graphically by clear-line cartoonists from Herge to Chris Ware. This is a playful, hilarious, thought-provoking and beautifully illustrated major work by one of the great European cartoonists.