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Megg and Mogg In Amsterdam (and Other Stories) (Megahex) Kindle & comiXology

by Simon Hanselmann (Author, Artist) Format: Kindle Edition

4.8 297 ratings

Part of: Megahex

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Megg the witch, Mogg the cat, their friend Owl, and Werewolf Jones struggle unsuccessfully with their depression, drug use, sexuality, poverty, lack of ambition, and their complex feelings about each other. It's a laff riot! Megg and Mogg decide to take a trip to Amsterdam for some quality couple time, although the trip gets off to a rocky start when they forget their antidepressants. They need Owl to come and help them save their relationship. But why does he have a suitcase full of glass dildos? And what will they do when they realize that the housesitting Werewolf Jones has turned their apartment into a "f#@k zone"? Megg & Mogg in Amsterdam collects all of Simon Hanselmann's contributions to Vice.com, the Ignatz Award-nominated short story "St. Owl's Bay," and other surprises that will add additional color and background for fans of Megahex.

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Simon Hanselmann, Fantagraphics, Bad Gateway, Megg and Mogg, Megahex, Seeds and Stems, One More Year

Simon Hanselmann was born in 1981 in Launceston, Tasmania. His New York Times best-selling Megg, Mogg & Owl series has been translated into thirteen languages, nominated for multiple Ignatz and Eisner awards, and won “Best Series” at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2018. His graphic novels include Megahex (2014), Megg and Mogg in Amsterdam (2016), One More Year (2017), Bad Gateway (2019), Seeds and Stems (2020), an omnibus of never-before-collected Megg, Mogg & Owl short comics and rarities, and Crisis Zone (2021), an unabridged and uncensored "Director's Cut" collection of his webcomic. His latest book, Werewolf Jones & Sons Deluxe Summer Fun Annual!, is available from Fantagraphics.

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"If Portlandia satirizes the dream of the '90s, Simon Hanselmann's Megg and Mogg comics--which follow the drug-addled misadventures of a dissolute witch and her feline familiar/lover--is that decade's puke-green hangover." - Slate

"Hanselmann is creating some of the best comics around, and Megg & Mogg in Amsterdam is a must-read for anyone interested in something more than excessive punching." - Under the Radar
"Although it's full of drug-based cruel humor, Hanselmann's vision of three roommates--a witch, her boyfriend cat and an uptight owl the pair torment--moves beyond shallow 420 jokes to something more like a bildungsroman. The author captures the window of being young and stupid, only capable of escaping from one's head through drug use." - Paste
"Hanselmann's painting and layout style has always been striking, but the flow, color, and composition in Megg and Mogg in Amsterdam showcase an outstanding progression from Hanselmann's previous work." - The Portland Mercury

"Megg & Mogg in Amsterdam doesn't talk down to you. It gives you one of the oddest, most powerful reassurances of all: It tells you you're not alone in your misery." - New York Magazine: Vulture

About the Author

Simon Hanselmann is a New York Times best-selling author who was born in Tasmania in 1981. He has contributed comics and illustrations to the Believer and Pitchfork, among other publications. He lives in Seattle, WA and on instagram.com/simon.hanselmann.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B014WWC5PE
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fantagraphics (April 20, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 20, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 629339 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 166 pages

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Born 1981, Launceston, Tasmania. Simon Hanselmann's New York Times Best-Selling Megg, Mogg and Owl series has been translated into thirteen languages, nominated for multiple Ignatz and Eisner awards, and won Best Series at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2018. He currently lives in Seattle, Washington with his wife and a rotating cast of small animals.

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Ink

Owl in Amsterdam!

Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2016

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If you like Megahex then stop reading this review and purchase this book. This is just as good, just as disturbing and wonderfully illustrated. For those that have not read any of Simon Hanselmann's adventures of Meg, Mogg, Owl and WWJ then maybe head over to Vice and check out the weekly comic he posts there. If drugs, depression, humanoid animals, sex or weird situations offend you then you might want to avoid this, for the rest of us, dive in. Meg, Mogg & Owl go on quite a few adventures here, the biggest being their trip to Amsterdam, some stories are a single page, others are 10 and Amsterdam is about a 1/3 of the book. The humor is still here and the real life problems are just as present as they were in Megahex. I won't spoil anything here but it's just as funny, depressing and outright surprising as the last collection. Highly recommended.

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Aiyana Ward

Better than expected

Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2019

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This is my first Megg and Mogg collection and I am not disappointed. Each page is exceptionally well done, the cover art is gorgeous, there's so much to read and look at, the selection of content is great and I just really couldn't be happier. After this purchase, I look forward to collecting the rest of the Megg and Mogg collection. If you're a fan of this comic from online, treat yourself and support the artist, you won't regret it.

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Jody N

Excellent

Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2023

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Made my son in law very happy

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I appreciate the pictures!

Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2023

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Hey yo, yo, yo. This is the first book I’ve read in 20 years so I appreciate the pictures! I’m middle management in a tech company so I’ve actually lost the ability to read because we normally communicate by screaming at each other.

As a middle manager, I identify with so many characters in this book and it taught me so many important leadership skills to motivate my employees.

I heard about this book from my main news outlet, Smut Cave. I feel like the author is qualified to be the President of the USA. Requirements are super loosey goosey these days, so I recommend giving it a shot. The worst they can say is no, right?

Anyway, see you at the top player.

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ben guerriero

10/10

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2020

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This is a tremendous book, one of the finest ongoing narratives out there, and absolutely beautiful to look at and a rollercoaster to read.

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BookandMovieFanJNT

A drug filled comic drama.

Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2018

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Overall a pretty good book. As good as the last one, but I was hoping for more. Not bad by all means! Simon is a great artist, and his tales of drugged escapades, depression, and lover's quarrel is out of this world. His books are a drug in their self really.

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Jeff LeVine

Extremely funny comics for unoffendable adults

Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2021

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When Hanselmann slows down and spends time on a drawing, his cartooning is excellent, but too often in this book the drawing feels rushed and unimaginative, and the staging in many panels, and in particular, many of the panel to panel transitions are simply awful. I can't tell if this is on purpose - it does somewhat fit the slacker humor of the comics - or just that the artist is focused on finishing lots of pages, more than finishing pages that are impressive to look at. But maybe the main problem with this collection's artwork is the book's format - which is much too small, and makes some of the pages (which were obviously drawn with much bigger formats in mind) uncomfortable to read. The handful of pages that were drawn and lettered appropriately for this size book, are such a relief on the eyes and feels so much better to read, it makes one desperately wonder why the book wasn't either printed at least a few inches larger to better support the artwork and lettering, or the comics themselves weren't reformatted to be more readable on these smaller sized pages.

Despite those issues though, what makes this book great, is that the stories are extremely funny - some of the funniest "adult" comics I've read. Sometimes even just the simply drawn character's expressions could really crack me up. In fact, the character design throughout the comics is excellent. These are the stories of three stoner outcasts stuck on a couch taken to the most extreme levels possible. And while the set-ups seem limited - character's get high and are mean to each other and hate each other and hate themselves is basically all that happens across the many short stories in this collection - it's a humor that somehow never gets stale even after 160 very similar pages. It's a bit of a mystery why Simon Hanselmann's comics are so much more enjoyable than most other new comics I come across these days, and I do highly recommend them for those who are unoffendable.

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Jowaad Anwar

Weird, hilarious, gross, awesome!

Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2017

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So ridiculous. These characters and the situations they get into are hilarious. Love this series, it has everything from existential dread to gross out laughs. Highly recommend for anyone into weird, unique comics.

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Carolina Cordero

AMAZING

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 20, 2020

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One of the best comic book series I’ve read in a while. You can read it by itself or as a continuation of Megahex. It’s funny, irreverent, raw and incredibly dark. One of my favorites!

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Carillon

Carino, a volte irritante

Reviewed in Italy on March 2, 2020

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I caratteri sono piccoli, quindi lettura difficoltosa

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Meags B.

Another beautiful Megg and Mogg collection

Reviewed in Canada on July 11, 2018