The first tenth of Ogner Stump's arduous journey, collected into an oversized paperback by Eraserhead Press. 164 pages, $11; available from Amazon.

Full-color booklet of Stump sorrows and strange stories, 28 pages on slick and shiny paper. $4. Available from Made Legend.

"A creepy cute, voodoo cartoon set in a world of ghouls, witches, and pink monkeys. Slub Glub (a blue glob-like creature) has awoken to find his world has been flooded by the tears of the Weeping Willows. His quest to help cure the sadness of the willows leads him on an interplanetary adventure that will reveal the secret meaning of the world. Alongside the beautiful weeping Willowmina, he will encounter raccoon bandits, hyena-riding witches, a Baron who controls ghosts, Seamort the giant squid, and finally Lump-Lump, the Omnipotent Master of All Reality disguised as a beach bum. Like a more twisted Jim Henson or a rockabilly Tim Burton, this is a brilliantly surreal tale for children of all ages and a perfect introduction to the weird world of musician/artist/author Andrew Goldfarb."

116 page trade paperback story book with scads of black and white illustrations; available from Amazon.

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