Bob Fingerman's speculative memoir (starring Bob and his wife Michele) set in a post-apocalyptic and nuclear ravaged New York City is a surprisingly perky take on Armageddon. A hip, topical satirical romp though Manhattan's ruins, From the Ashes is a new spin on the autobiographical comics genre. Foreword by comedian Marc Maron (Air America’s Morning Sedition; WTF podcast). South Park’s Trey Parker says, “Fingerman is a brilliant satirist, artist and mind. FROM THE ASHES made me laugh out loud. Awesome.” With more than 20 pages of bonus material.
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Recent releases are From the Ashes, a satirical "speculative memoir" set in post-apocalyptic New York (IDW, March 2010) of which The Onion wrote, “As a blitz of astringent satire, an unabashed love letter to his wife, and a love-hate manifesto aimed at the whole human race, From The Ashes is a gem; as an addition to the often-staid canon of post-apocalyptic pop culture, it’s a revelation… A“ In August 2010 my second novel, Pariah (Tor Books), a Pinteresque zombie tale, was released. It rec'd a starred review from Publishers Weekly and an A- from Entertainment Weekly and was Fangoria's Book of the Month selection. The mass market pocket edition came out in 2011. My most recent release is the deluxe oversized hardcover collection Maximum Minimum Wage, from Image Comics (April 2013), which made Entertainment Weekly's Must List and received a starred review from Publishers Weekly.
