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Dean Haspiel

Dean Haspiel

Dean Haspiel is a native New Yorker and the creator of BILLY DOGMA, STREET CODE [Zuda], and the webcomics collective, ACT-I-VATE. Dino has drawn comics for The New York Times, Marvel, DC/Vertigo, Scholastic, Dark Horse [where he drew Michael Chabon's THE ESCAPIST], Francoise Mouly and Art Spiegelman's Toon Books, and other publishers. He is best known for his semi-autobio collaborations with Harvey Pekar on THE QUITTER and AMERICAN SPLENDOR, and with Jonathan Ames on THE ALCOHOLIC, as well as HBO's "Bored to Death." This Fall, Dino's new graphic novel, CUBA - MY REVOLUTION, an original collaboration with Cuban writer/painter, Inverna Lockpez, will come out from Vertigo. Dino is also the creator/editor of SMITH Magazine's NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOR webcomic series and is the editor/curator of COMIX BLOCK for Book Court's upcoming print anthology, COUSIN CORINNE; the first issue features his original collaboration, "Back On Nervous Street," with author Jonathan Lethem. Dino is a founding member of DEEP6 Studios in Gowanus, Brooklyn. www.deanhaspiel.com

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Boy in My Pocket

Boy in My Pocket

by Dean Haspiel

The exciting debut of Dean Haspiel's new series, The Billy Dogma Experience! Did the broken and battered Billy Dogma really escape the hospital to woo his beloved Jane Legit? Or was it all a cruel fantasy? Spend the afternoon with Jane as she daydreams about her career, her love life, and the wrath …

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Daydream Lullabies (Billy Dogma)

Daydream Lullabies (Billy Dogma)

by Dean Haspiel

Billy Dogma - the last romantic anti-hero - is so confused, his guns shoot everything but bullets. Come witness his surrealistic "battles" with the most bizarre group of adversaries ever assembled, as his girlfriend, Jane Legit, questions his grip on reality, yet unconditionally encourages his …

$7.95 (US)

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ISBN 978-1-891830-07-5 - 96 pages, Diamond: STAR16722

 
Keyhole #5

Keyhole #5

by Dean Haspiel

This ambitious two-man anthology spotlights the world of Josh Neufeld and Dean Haspiel, where autobiographical stories of international travel are cleverly mixed with stark tales of introspection and social commentary. Come and take a peek through the keyhole. "A good mix of insightfulness and …

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32 pages

Keyhole #6

Keyhole #6

by Dean Haspiel

"A good mix of insightfulness and off-the-wall humor, with solid artwork throughout." -- Bart Beaty

This ambitious two-man anthology spotlights the world of Josh Neufeld and Dean Haspiel, where autobiographical stories of international travel are cleverly mixed with stark tales of introspection …

$2.95 (US)

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