ZANADU RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 3/21/12

DINOPOPOLOUS HC

(W/A) Nick Edwards

Jurassic Park's got nothing on Nick Edwards astonishing solo debut: one part bande dessinée adventure, one part video-game homage, all parts dinosaur-inspired. Nigel is your average 13-year-old boy from Chipton. He loves reading fantasy/ sci-fi comics and playing video games, listening to heavy metal, and obsessing over his classmate Martha. Oh yeah, and he spends most of his time solving mysteries with his best friend Brian - a dinosaur with twin-mounted laser cannons on his back, naturally. Nigel and Brian are launched into the hunt for The Miracle Bird of Ndundoo: a mythical jewel-excreting creature living deep below the planet's crust. Racing against the clock, the Jurassic duo must beat their nefarious adversaries, Julian and his Evil League of Lizards, to the mysterious ancient prize!

Move over Axe Cop, there's a new bad ass dinosaur in town! Indie newcomer, Nick Edwards, unleashes his wild imagination upon the world with a mesmerizing mash up of mental magnificence that is sure to appeal to fans of Moebius and Brandon Graham with it's constant stream of dreamlike ideas and childlike wonder. So return to your early teenage roots with a comic made for the forgotten child living deep within your subconscious. RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!