Beanworld: A Gift Comes!

“The Beanworld books have a very engaging and simple art style. The core story is about a tiny world. Most issues start with a little map of the world, and it’s just an island, with this strange abstract ocean around it: that is the entirety of the Beanworld. On one side there’s the Legendary Edge, and on the other side is the Proverbial Sandy Beach. And it’s inhabited by little beans with arms and legs. It’s very odd! But from this really simple schema with very few elements, Larry Marder creates a little tiny epic, which is just wonderful to read.” Read more...

The Best Fantasy Graphic Novels

Mike Carey, Novelist