"Michael DeForge captures a science-fiction nonchalance with elegant minimal line drawings and color choices," Liz Mason, manager of Quimby's Bookstore in Chicago, says. A catchy song becomes a literal creature that rapidly grows extra limbs, latches on to the listener's shoulder, and spits in their ear.ĭeForge captures a science-fiction nonchalance with elegant minimal line drawings and color choices. DeForge depicts the taste of food as pink and green circles with a pair of lightning bolts to the side. His 2016 graphic novel, Big Kids, is a good example in it, he uses unconventional colors, textures, and shapes to reflect how the main character's coming of age changes his view of reality. I'll never forget that first shot (warning - that link is not safe for work) of the colony's queen, a neon-hued image spotlighting a bulbous, slightly humanoid figure with drooping yellow breasts, transparent black flesh, and a bridge leading directly into her genitalia.ĭeForge's design sensibility presents an alien but utterly captivating perspective of the world. Blending comedy and tragedy with a vibrant, psychedelic art style, Ant Colony took me completely by surprise, and every new DeForge project since then has challenged my expectations of both his artistic point of view and the comic-book medium. I first discovered DeForge's work with Ant Colony, his sprawling 2014 graphic novel about the collapse of an insect society. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Sticks Angelica, Folk Hero Author Michael Deforge
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