Chickenhare

The House of Klaus

Chris Grine

Dark Horse Books

Web: http://www.chickenhare.com/

Chris Grine is a very talented artist who has created a rather unique and strange little character called Chickenhare, you see Chickenhare is a cross between a chicken and a hare (alright, he is a hare with the feet and feathers of a chicken) and with his friends is always on for an adventure.

In The House of Klaus, Chickenhare and his friend Abe (who happens to be a cute as a button bearded little turtle) are having a very bad day. They are their way to the cold wastes of the polar region, with Banjo, and Meg, to be sold to Klaus, a rather nasty taxidermist who has some creepy end in store for them. He does weird and strange things to animals and they do not wish to be stuffed.

Along the way our team meets with a tribe of beasties called the Shromph who are, at first, convinced our friends should be their next meal and the ghost of a dead goat called Mr. Buttons who wears a top hat and a monocle.

This is a beautifully drawn graphic novel, presented in black and white with a superb clear lines and an easy to follow style, at the same time the content is witty, humorous and has some rather dark edges especially Klaus's house and this gives the story some impressive depth. There are lots of surprises in the House of Klaus, some great character development and, of course, a beautifully illustrated and designed book.

Grine is rather dedicated to Chickenhare and is always eager to share him with new readers and hence his site is filled with information and even offers free sample sections of both Volume 1 and 2 of Chickenhare for you to check out.