PRESS RELEASE: The Trouble with Igor
Discover The Trouble with Igor in April
What is the trouble with Igor? For one, he's hideously malformed--hunch-backed and lumpy-skulled. And he's eating shoe leather to keep from starving. But a lucky penny in a penny loafer is a ticket to a new world via a wishing well... a new world with even more trouble in store. A violent reaper puppet takes possession of Igor's left hand and leads him on a journey into a nightmarish landscape.
Indeed, The Trouble with Igor, a 64-page "silent" graphic novella by Chris Reilly and Gus Fink has its roots the dreams. "I dreamt most of the scenes in Igor," said writer Reilly, "but there are a lot of story elements that wouldn't be in the book if not for Gus. I periodically asked him what he wanted to draw, and we'd work it into the book. 'Scarface the Teddy Bear' was Gus's idea."
The teddy bear is just one of many unsavory characters the well-meaning but ill-used Igor encounters, all of them unflinchingly drawn by Fink, a painter and illustrator. His pages for The Trouble with Igor maintain the horror and rawness that characterize his art, which some brand as "outsider." Together, Reilly's story, presented completely without dialogue or narration, and Fink's art create a bizarre, surreal experience. "We promise you that you have never read anything like The Trouble With Igor before," said Reilly.
The Trouble with Igor, to be released in April, will be a 64-page digest-sized graphic novella and retail for $3.95. It is available for pre-order at comic book stores. To see a preview of The Trouble with Igor, visit www.slgpublishing.com.
Established in 1986, SLG Publishing is a San Jose, CA-based publisher of comics books and graphic novels. Operating under its imprints Slave Labor Graphics and Amaze Ink, SLG Publishing has distributed the work of such notable cartoonists as Jhonen Vasquez, Evan Dorkin and Andi Watson.