One of the best graphic novels of the past decade is back in print.

Considered to be a classic by many, Hicksville by Auckland cartoonist was named a Book of the Year by The Comics Journal and received nominations for two Ignatz Awards, a Harvey Award, and two Alph’Art Awards (Best Album and the Critics’ Prize).

It was one of the first contemporary graphic novels and is now back in print with a new cover and introduction.

Ten issues of his comic book Pickle were published by Black Eye (1992-97) and his graphic novel Hicksville was published in 1998, also by Black Eye. Hicksville has since been reprinted by Drawn & Quarterly and has been translated into French, Italian and Spanish.

The story line goes: The world-famous cartoonist Dick Burger has earned millions and become the most powerful man in the comics industry.

However, behind his rapid rise to success there lies a dark and terrible secret, as the biographer Leonard Batts discovers when he visits Burger’s hometown of Hicksville in remote New Zealand.

Hicksville is where the locals treasure comics and the library stocks Action Comics #1.

Says Frank Miller, author of Dark Knight Returns: “Dylan Horrocks is clever, funny, and very, very good at making comic books. His characters grab you and haunt you and even make you worry for them. Buy this guy’s comics.He knows what he’s doing.”

First published in 1998, this second edition of Hicksville: A Comic by Dylan Horrocks was republished in 2001 by Drawn & Quarterly, Canada. Victoria University, Wellington, reprinted it again in 2010.

It is a 250-page 15.5x23cm soft cover in great condition.

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