Juanita and the Frog Prince

"Indeed, the way of the transgressor is hard—one of many lessons learned from Ed and J. T.'s collaborative masterwork. My only regret is that I didn't publish this myself."—Phillip March Jones, curator-at-large and founder of Institute 193

"Juanita and the Frog Prince is the best of all paradoxes—a grimy tale, full of all-too-real lowlifes and ne'er-do-wells, that nonetheless soars like mythic poetry. McClanahan's language twists and turns with dizzying rhythm, alternately rustic and regal, and Dockery brilliantly illuminates these words with his beautiful calligraphy and claustrophobically dense, inky lines. This book is brutal, brilliant, hilarious, and unforgettable, all at once."—Matt Kish, artist of Moby-Dick in Pictures: One Drawing for Every Page

"Dockery's hand lettering imbues McClanahan's words with additional vigor, enhancing the book's carnivalesque feel, and his woodcut-style graphic storytelling with its grotesque chiaroscuro is a perfect match for McClanahan's southern fairytale noir. Luther 'Two-Nose' Jukes, Philander Cosmo Rexroat, and desperate-but-resigned Juanita Sparks are brought to fabulous life by McClanahan and Dockery in Juanita and the Frog Prince."—Carol Tilley, judge for the 2016 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards

"Conjuring the likes of a very warped Coen Brothers tale, Juanita and the Frog Prince pairs up legendary writer Ed McClanahan and artist J.T. Dockery, who serves up its exquisite graphics darkly. Join beleaguered jail cleaner Juanita Sparks, preacher turned carny Reverend Rexroat, Luther Jukes, and W.H. Skidmore as they gallop towards a gallows-cheating conclusion. Or do they? As Juanita might say, the words (and images) will stay with you, even the big ones."—Susan Compo, author of Earthbound: David Bowie and The Man Who Fell To Earth

"In Juanita and the Frog Prince, J.T. Dockery's art and storytelling instincts—his singular line work, his imagery that brings folk woodcutting and mid-twentieth century modernism into sharp focus—meld with Ed McClanahan's writing, creating a world full of inky psycho-realism where prison and eternal condemnation loom threateningly outside the borders of each panel."—Josh Bayer, author of Raw Power, Suspect Device, and Theth

"Artfully told, [McClanahan's] droll, neo-gothic fairy tales are richly embroidered with threads of alchemy—and love."—Publishers Weekly, reviewing A Congress of Wonders

"What a treat it is to pick up a book, begin reading, then break out laughing deep from the gut not once, but repeatedly."—Book World, reviewing A Congress of Wonders

"Inimitable. . . McClanahan's old-timey slang and down-home wit endow his trash, drifters, cons, and rubes with poetry and magic."—Kirkus Reviews, reviewing A Congress of Wonders