SECOND FAKE DEATH OF EDDIE CAMPBELL & FATE OF THE ARTIST HC (Backorder, Allow 4-5 Weeks)

Eddie Campbell is not himself. But these days¸ who is? It's meta-fictional mystery and mischief as the award-winning artist of From Hell sets out to find his own imposter. Plus¸ on the flipside: a deluxe new presentation of The Fate of the Artist¸ Eddie Campbell's classic work of graphic meta-memoir! SIDE A: The Second Fake Death of Eddie Campbell¸ by Eddie Campbell¸ is a spiritual sequel to his acclaimed graphic novel The Fate of the Artist¸ in which the author was missing from his own autobiography. Many years later¸ during an endless COVID lockdown in which everybody wears a mask and needs a haircut¸ Eddie's wife is certain that he has been supplanted by an imposter. She hires a detective¸ the square-jawed Royler Boom¸ to solve the mystery. What follows - interspersed with Campbell's trademark wry anecdotes¸ dreams¸ parodic pastiches¸ and pandemic peccadilloes - is a thrilling investigation that builds to a car chase and a violent conclusion. The author cunningly passes this off as another piece of autobiography. SIDE B: The Fate of the Artist: In an autobiography¸ the author and the subject are the same person… but now they've both gone missing. The Fate of the Artist is a complex weaving of different strains of invention including a mock prose detective story¸ an imaginary Sunday comic strip¸ a mock fumetti-style interview with the author's daughter¸ intertwined with Campbell's beloved brand of autobiographical comic storytelling. In this deluxe reissue of a groundbreaking book¸ the award-winning cartoonist of From Hell and Alec presents a complex¸ caustic¸ and fiendishly clever meditation on the lonely life of the artist and the busy life that swirls around him. Rated T