Omschrijving
Eye of the Majestic Creature is a collection of semi-autobiographical and fantasy-based comics that combine dry humor, psychedelia, and emotion to showthe viewpoint of one persons world internally and externally. The story followsa young girl, Larrybear, and her talking acoustic guitar Marshmallow on theiradventures through the countryside, Chicago, San Francisco and New York.While Larrybear struggles to connect with strangers, her friends, and her familyto various degrees of success, her growing population of anthropomorphic friendshave adventures of their own. Larrybear is in a constant struggle between the desire to connect with thosearound her and to be left to her own devices. You get a glimpse of her past lifewhen she visits her home town of Chicago, trying to relate to old friends who havenot matured since high school, as well as her family (which includes her Hippopotamus father and his harem of ex-wives,two brothers, and Salsa-dancing mom). In the present, she moves to New York to find work for a time, resultingin many hilarious and drunken adventures with her new coworkers at a cell phone decorating shop, and her old friendBoris, who shares with her his P. G. Wodehouse books, as well as his Incredible Hulk weed. Drawn in shades of grayusing the near-deceased practice of stippling, Steins imagery draws you into Steins world for a complete and engrossingexperience.