What I Did: Hey, Wait / Sshhhh! / The Iron Wagon

“The Iron Wagon,” an adaptation of a classic Norwegian crime novel, is the grimmest, starkest thing Jason has ever done, as powerful as a dark Ingmar Bergman film, despite those animal heads. From Booklist Like Pocket Full of Rain and Other Stories (2008), this fat, handsome hardcover collects some of the droll Norwegian-French graphic novelist’s earlier work. While all the pieces postdate the time when Jason decided to give the long, lean characters in his stories dog, bird, and cat heads, these tales are less fantastic, less parodic, and more poignant than his later stories; some ambulatory skeletons and corpses presage later obsessions, but they’re creatures of the protagonists’ fearful and guilty consciences rather than

"This has become my favorite graphic novel after reading it for a class" according to Parker. This has become my favorite graphic novel after reading it for a class. Easy and simple way to shut off the brain. Or can easily turn the brain on.. batch said T. This book contains three stories by Jason. His drawings/illustrations are really fantastic. I bought this as a gift for my boyfriend who is "T" according to batch. This book contains three stories by Jason. His drawings/illustrations are really fantastic. I bought this as a gift for my boyfriend who is 26 and loves comics and graphic novels. Most of Jason's books are for teens or adults. The book came in really nice condition and is a hardcover.. 6 and loves comics and graphic novels. Most of Jason's books are for teens or adults. The book came in really nice condition and is a hardcover.. HeyWait. This is AMAZING Jason is a mad man, but his ability to draw and pull you in is worth every penny. I have not laughed this hard at a comic in my life. Cannot wait for more!

Color and black-and-white comics throughout Color and black-and-white comics throughout. A dreadful event midway through the story changes their lives forever; The Iron Wagon, an ingenious, atypically (for Jason) talky murder mystery set in early-20th-century Norway, adapted from a classic Norwegian novel by Stein Rivertonalbeit starring Jason’s patented blank-eyed animal-headed characters and told in moody two-color panels. This is an omnibus of three of the acclaimed cartoonist’s earliest graphic novels, which are about Scandinavian mysteries, childhood stunts gone wrong, and much more.Three classic Jason volumes in one omnibus! Collects Hey, Wait., the first of Jason’s books to be translated to English, which tells the story of two childhood friends

. Jason hails from Oslo, Norway, but currently resides in Montpellier, France. He's won multiple Eisners, a Harvey, and an Inkpot award