ANT COLONY HC (MR)

In the few short years since he began his pamphlet-sized comic book series Lose,Michael DeForge has announced himself as an important new voice in alternative comics. Ant Colony follows the denizens of a black ant colony under attack from the nearby red ants. On the surface,it's the story of this war,the destruction of a civilization,and the ants' all-too-familiar desire to rebuild. Underneath,though,Ant Colony plumbs the deepest human concerns - loneliness,faith,love,apathy,and more. All of this is done with humor and sensitivity,exposing a world where spiders can wreak unimaginable amounts of havoc with a single gnash of their jaws.