HAHA

by W. Maxwell Prince, Martin Morazzo (Artist), Vanesa Del Rey (Artist), Gabriel Hernandez Walta (Artist), Roger Langridge (Artist)

Overview

ICE CREAM MAN writer W. MAXWELL PRINCE brings his signature style of one-shot storytelling to the world of clowns—and he’s invited SOME OF COMIC’S BEST ARTISTS to join him for the ride.

HAHA is a genre-jumping, throat-lumping look at the sad, scary, hilarious life of those who get paid to play the fool—but these ain’t your typical jokers.

With chapters drawn by VANESA DEL REY (REDLANDS), GABRIEL WALTA (VISION), ROGER LANGRIDGE (THOR), and more, Haha peeks under the big top, over the rainbow, and even inside a balloon to tell a wide-ranging slew of stories about “funny” men and women, proving that some things are so sad you just have to laugh.

Collects HAHA #1-6

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781534319141
Publisher:	Image Comics
Publication date:	10/05/2021
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	250,404
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	13 - 16 Years

About the Author

W. Maxwell Prince writes in Brooklyn and lives with his wife, daughter, and two cats called Mischief and Mayhem.

He is the author of ONE WEEK IN THE LIBRARY (Image Comics), The Electric Sublime (IDW), and Judas: The Last Days (ibid).

When not writing, he tries to render all of human experience in chart form.

Cuban artist Vanesa R. Del Rey began her career doing concept art for animation. Her work in comics has been described as dark, gritty and mysterious with great dominance of figurative work. She has illustrated Scarlet Witch, Spider-Women Alpha, and Daredevil Annual (2016) for Marvel Comics. REDLANDS, co-created with Jordie Bellaire is her first creator-owned series with Image Comics. She currently lives and works by the beach in Miami, FL.

Zoe Thorogood is a comic creator from the UK. She debuted in 2020 with The Impending Blindness Of Billie Scott. She has also illustrated HAHA and most recently JOE HILL'S RAIN. Her multiple award-winning auto-bio-graphic novel is IT'S LONELY AT THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH from Image Comics.

Editorial Reviews

While HAHA treads deeply into clown-fueled misery... Cover-to-cover this is a comic of broken dreams with sinister undertones all behind a veneer of cheap make-up; that narrative spoonful of sugar to help the medicine go down.”-Comic Book Resources

“While the initial premise might mirror iconic trajectories, readers will surely be won over by what looks to be a more nuanced and sophisticated exploration of Bartleby's desperation that won't have to rely on gimmicks or gags to delight its audience.”-ComicBook.com

“Full of pathos, pitch perfect art, and literary maturity, this story has the markings of a true classic.”-Multiversity Comics

From the Publisher

12/03/2021

A number of cross-referenced and mildly related stories make up this strange and provocative anthology about clowns and their ilk. Bearing an odd resemblance to the old "EC"-style horror comics, these stories run the gauntlet of self-inflicted ruined lives, chronic poor choices, and gratitude even in the midst of change and chaos. The gold standard of the O. Henry plot twist is alive and well represented here, and redemption and forgiveness are possible, even in the often-gloomy world of professional foolishness. Prince (Ice Cream Man) has written a collection of rather philosophical "clown's point of view" stories that are well illustrated by seven artists in a variety of styles that finely represent the story themes. The line work is generally bold, and the coloring is complementary and often painterly. Bonus sketches and cover art grace the back pages. VERDICT Fans of jarring and ironic sequential art books will enjoy this aggregation of carnival melancholy.

Library Journal