Weathercraft, Hardcover/Jim Woodring

Weathercraft is acclaimed cartoonist and painter Jim Woodring's first full-length graphic novel (and first of a graphic novel trilogy, all to be re-released by Fantagraphics). Weathercraft stars Manhog, who, after 32 pages of almost incomprehensible suffering, embarks upon a transformative journey and attains enlightenment. He wants to go to celestial realms but instead altruistically returns to the Unifactor to undo a wrong he has inadvertently brought about: The transformation of the evil politician Whim into a mind-destroying plant-demon who distorts and enslaves Frank and his friends. The new and metaphysically expanded Manhog sets out for a final battle with Whim...