CAKE DEBUT: Lose #5 by Michael DeForge

This issue of Lose houses three self-contained stories: “Living Outdoors" tracks two high school students as they explore a zoo and experiment with hallucinogens. "Muskoka" is the story of a cowboy on the road home to see his family. "Recent Hires" follows a young author's descent into the criminal underworld in order to win the affections of a girl.ISBN: 978-0-9879630-6-2$87 x 10 inches, 48 pages, b&w, softcoverJune 2013

PRAISE FOR LOSE #5 AND VERY CASUAL

“His [DeForge’s] newest releases–a collection of convention minis and other short run one-offs called Very Casual, and the fifth issue of whatever-he feels-like Lose series–is exactly what one arrogantly screeches all cartoonists should be doing all the time: great, unique comics that only that individual could make that are a little better than their previous work, hearty and head-rushing experiences that plainly demand attention and then reward it easily.” — Tucker Stone, The Comics Journal

Michael DeForge was born in Ottawa, Canada. He currently lives and works in Toronto as a cartoonist, commercial illustrator and designer for the hit Cartoon Network program Adventure Time. Past illustration clients include The Believer, Vice, New York Times Magazine, and The Walrus. His one-person anthology series Lose has received great critical and commercial success and is published by Koyama Press. Lose #1 won in the Best Emerging Talent category at the 2010 Doug Wright Awards, and Lose #3 won the 2011 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Comic. Lose #4 was released in Spring 2012 and is nominated for Best Single Issue (or One-Shot) at the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. The fifth Lose installment is slated for Spring 2013. His web comic strip Ant Comic is serialized weekly and will be collected into a graphic novel by Drawn and Quarterly upon its completion. DeForge’s work blends an encyclopaedic knowledge of cartooning with a range of influences that include Jack Kirby, Eduardo Munoz Bachs, Mark Newgarden, and Hideshi Hino.

Visit Michael, and Koyama Press' websites, and pick up Lose #5 at Tables 66 & 67 June 15 & 16th!