Bad Gateway

By Simon Hanselmann. Published by Fantagraphics. 

Hardcover, 176 pages, Colour, 2019.

Megg and Mogg, whose story is told in three previous, international, best-selling graphic novels, come to a breaking point in this volume.

Perpetually drunk and high, lovable degenerates Megg and Mogg have drifted through a life full of raucous antics and free of consequences. But their heavy drug use, once a gateway to adventure, has begun to take a grim psychological toll. As her unstable lifestyle finally catches up to her, Megg must turn to her past to uncover the roots of her self-destructive habits that have led her down this dark path.

Bad Gateway is part of the Megg, Mogg, & Owl series.

"If you like your comedy black, profane and outrageous, you've probably already encountered Hanselmann's twisted tales of Meg, Mogg, Owl and Werewolf Jones or should want to soon. Bad Gateway takes the emotional depth of Hanselmann's previous work up several notches. It also brings his finely-detailed and beautifully watercolored artwork to the fore." — Forbes

"Astoundingly well-crafted and punishingly heartfelt." — Vulture

"Hanselmann is one of the most gifted cartoonists alive." — The A.V. Club

"Readers struggling with their own demons will find Hanselmann's work chillingly real." — Publishers Weekly

"These are simultaneously some of the meanest and most tender comics you will ever read." — Seattle Weekly