The iconic inhabitants of Larry Marder's unique Beanworld universe are introduced in this complete collection of the Beanworld comic-book run! Join Mr. Spook, Professor Garbanzo, Beanish, and many others as they experience adventures in their world that prove, whether friends or adversaries, they are all ultimately dependent on each other for survival. Marder's deceptively simple artwork illustrates a self-contained ecological fantasy realm with its own unique rules, truths, and lingo. Collects issues #1-#21.
Music, art, and technology are forever intertwined in Larry Marder's Beanworld. In this omnibus collection that features three standalone graphic novels, the Boom'r Band teaches Beanish their musical secrets, and the Pod'l'pool Cuties discover the power of flight! Marder's deceptively simple art style works in tandem with multi-layered narratives that run by Beanworld's own rules, truths, and lingo. All characters-whether friends or adversaries-depend on interactions with each other for the ultimate survival of their environment. Beanworld has delighted readers from grade school to grad school for more than a generation, earning a spot on the New York Times Graphic Books Best Sellers List. Collects Beanworld HC volumes 3, 3.5 (Tales of the Beanworld in b&w), and 4, with a bonus sketchbook section.
The denizens of Beanworld return in an all-new volume of the world's most peculiar comic book experience-Beanworld Volume 4: Hoka Hoka, Burb'l Burb'l! The Boom'r Band discovers a new Chow healing power that results in the Windy Songsterinos crew bringing a great rainstorm! The destinies of Mr. Spook, Professor Garbanzo, Beanish, and the Pod'l'pool Cuties change forever.
