5/22/2023 0 Comments Asterios polyp comic![]() ![]() He adores shoes, for example, that are devoid of decoration, ignoring the question of whether or not they hurt his feet. Everything according to him is defined by its opposite: things are either functional or decorative, right or wrong, and he instinctively tends to choose the former over the latter. An insecure sculptor (Mazzucchelli creates a lovely visual metaphor by drawing her as constantly a hairsbreadth shy of the spotlight) she initially finds herself charmed by Asterios' forthright, assured demeanor, but it isn't long before that confidence gives way to arrogance and sours their relationship.Īsterios, you see, has a narrow, dualistic view of the world. ![]() ![]() ![]() Mazzucchelli intersperses these segments with flashbacks involving his relationship with his ex-wife Hana and how it all went wrong. Salvaging just three items from the wreckage (all of which bear significance - as does everything else in this book), he heads as far away from his old life as possible, and ends up at the fittingly named, bucolic town of Apogee, where he befriends a Malaprop-spouting grease monkey called Stiff Major, his Earth goddess wife Ursula and their son. It all begins on his 50th birthday, where Polyp, a teacher and architect whose designs have never made it past the blueprint stage, seemingly incurs the wrath of the gods as a freak bolt of lightning sets his apartment on fire. ![]()
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