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Nature of the Beast

A Graphic Novel

Author: Adam Mansbach and Douglas McGowan  

In the immediate future, an alien race of religious zealots plans to honor their god through the ritualistic annihilation of our planet. Only one person knows this: Milan Marlowe, the world's most powerful man, a megalomaniacal media baron with ideas about how to turn the end of the world into a profit for the company. The only hope for the planet is to meet the invaders according to their own customs and set forth "The Challenge of the Heretic"--a one-on-one gladiator battle for the right to exist. Marlowe launches Beast Wars, a televised interspecies death match tournament to determine Earth's strongest creature. Enter Bruno Bolo--a brutish but lovable Florida alligator trainer who finds himself navigating a world of feuding black-belt gorilla trainers, corporatized killer sharks, on-call blues combos, phony volcanoes, great space arks, Yeats-quoting pit fighters, and looming alien eradicators--Earth's last, desperate hope. Shot through with sly social commentary and eye-popping action, The Nature of the Beast is a stunning visual and literary tour de force.

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In the immediate future, an alien race of religious zealots plans to honor their god through the ritualistic annihilation of our planet. Only one person knows this: Milan Marlowe, the world's most powerful man, a megalomaniacal media baron with ideas about how to turn the end of the world into a profit for the company. The only hope for the planet is to meet the invaders according to their own customs and set forth "The Challenge of the Heretic"--a one-on-one gladiator battle for the right to exist. Marlowe launches Beast Wars, a televised interspecies death match tournament to determine Earth's strongest creature. Enter Bruno Bolo--a brutish but lovable Florida alligator trainer who finds himself navigating a world of feuding black-belt gorilla trainers, corporatized killer sharks, on-call blues combos, phony volcanoes, great space arks, Yeats-quoting pit fighters, and looming alien eradicators--Earth's last, desperate hope. Shot through with sly social commentary and eye-popping action, The Nature of the Beast is a stunning visual and literary tour de force.

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When the world is threatened by an alien force, a Florida gator wrestler is all that stands between survival and total annihilation.Though humans have never heard their name, mankind's greatest enemies are called the Zawa. A race of alien zealots, they crisscross the stars on a bloodthirsty crusade, destroying life on other planets in service of their sinister galactic god. And Earth is next on their list.They offer mankind one hope for survival- They will engage in hand-to-hand combat with Earth's chosen champion to determine the planet's fate. To find the world's deadliest creature, Earth's richest man-media titan Milan Marlowe-organizes a no-species-barred fight to the death, pitting sharks, gorillas, and polar bears against one another in a gruesome knockout tourney. No one bets on the alligator, but that's because no one has heard of his trainer. Bruno Bolo is an alligator wrestler, blues singer, and whiskey-hound from the humid Florida swamps. He has a quick temper, quicker fists, and courage that is unmatched in man or beast. And he might just be humanity's last chance . . .When the world is threatened by an alien force, a Florida gator wrestler is all that stands between survival and total annihilation.Though humans have never heard their name, mankind's greatest enemies are called the Zawa. A race of alien zealots, they crisscross the stars on a bloodthirsty crusade, destroying life on other planets in service of their sinister galactic god. And Earth is next on their list.They offer mankind one hope for survival- They will engage in hand-to-hand combat with Earth's chosen champion to determine the planet's fate. To find the world's deadliest creature, Earth's richest man-media titan Milan Marlowe-organizes a no-species-barred fight to the death, pitting sharks, gorillas, and polar bears against one another in a gruesome knockout tourney. No one bets on the alligator, but that's because no one has heard of his trainer. Bruno Bolo is an alligator wrestler, blues singer, and whiskey-hound from the humid Florida swamps. He has a quick temper, quicker fists, and courage that is unmatched in man or beast. And he might just be humanity's last chance . . .

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About the Author

Adam Mansbach is the author of the number-one New York Times bestseller Go the Fuck to Sleep, which has been translated into forty languages and has sold over three million copies worldwide. His novels include the California Book Award-winning The End of the Jews, and the cult classic Angry Black White Boy, which is taught at more than one hundred schools. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, Esquire, The Believer, and on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered."Douglas Mcgowan works as a record producer and screenwriter in Los Angeles.Owen Brozman lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. You can see more of his work at

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An alien race of religious extremists plan to honor their deity through the ritualistic annihilation of our planet. The only man who knows this is Milan Marlowe, an unstoppable media baron who sees opportunity everywhere. Earth's only move is to engage the invaders according to their holy law and issue The Challenge of the Heretic--a winner-take-all gladiator battle for our right to exist. Marlowe launches Beast Wars , a televised interspecies tournament designed to select Earth's mightiest champion. On a decadent private island, sharks, lions, gorillas, and polar bears square off to the delight of screaming fans oblivious to the sky-high stakes. Enter Bruno Bolo--single father, blues belter, and alligator wrestler from the swamps of Florida. Beset by personal demons, corporatized killer sharks, Yeats-quoting pit fighters, and looming alien eradicators, Bruno will emerge as our desperate planet's final hope.

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Product Details

Publisher
Soft Skull Press
Published
31st July 2009
Pages
240
ISBN
9781593762452

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