Labor
Days
Philip Gelatt and Rick Lacy
Benton "Bags" Bagswell likes
to do nothing, his approach to life is “take it easy” no matter what – he is a true
slacker. While he is a handyman for hire and does all manner of menial work to
create an income, it is not of any great significance to his. All this changes
on one fateful day when he is unceremoniously dumped by his girlfriend and
finds a mysterious videotape.
Thrust into a dangerous world of deceit
and betrayal, it's up to Bags to pick himself up off the bar floor and hit the
road in search of the truth! Labor Days is a globe-trotting hijinks, surreal
comedic adventure as our unlikely hero tries to grow out of his slacker life
style and into the enigma that's blown up his former existence!
"We were so fortunate to get this
pitch," said Editor-in-Chief James Lucas Jones. "Philip Gelatt is an
undiscovered talent and Rick Lacy is one of our favorite artists. Labor Days is
like The Big Lebowski, Get Smart and Die Hard all rolled into one book.
Hysterical antics, good plot, action packed, and over the top. We're really
excited about this book."
"Bags is like Jeffrey Lebowski...
if he thought he was John McClane," commented Marketing Director Cory
Casoni. "I love the characters in Labor Days. They're some of the best
you'll ever find in a character-driven story like this. Quirky and bizarre,
even the bad guys are lovable!"
"
Labor Days is like a smoothie made up of James Bond movies, mid-twenties
malaise, and toss-away scraps of social theory. Blended with a heroic amount of
booze and an epic amount of fantastic artwork. Mmmm booze and malaise,"
joked writer Philip Gelatt. "Writing Labor Days was a lot of fun, mostly
because it has lots of characters I wish actually existed. In fact, sometimes I
forget that we just made Bags up. I pull my phone out and try to call him and
then have to sheepishly put it away."
"This
book has taught me a lot." said artist Rick Lacy. "And I taught it a
number of things right back! 'I'm Rick Lacy, damn it, and you're not!' I would
say to it. People would stare. But I didn't care. Because they'll know when
they read it. They'll all know... I guess this book has made me a bit insane.
But it was the best fun I've ever had drawing it."
"I
really love revolution as a concept, or a dramatic concept at least,"
concluded Gelatt. "And Labor Days is about a bunch of people who are all
after their own revolutions and fail to get them. And one guy who isn't after
any revolution at all ends up finding one."
Labor Days is by Philip Gelatt with art
by Rick Lacy, this is volume 1 and has 144 pages black and white pages with a
colour cover. It is superb looking graphic novel, there is a great use of texture
and shade and the detail in each frame is impressive. The characters are well
developed and the plot is action packed to say the least.
The Oni Press website includes a 24
page preview !