Synopses & Reviews
RETURN TO MOOMIN VALLEY IN THE SEVENTH VOLUME OF THE CLASSIC COMIC BY LARS JANSSONIn this volume of the Complete Lars Jansson comic, Janssons work, already quite polished, takes on a joie de vivre heretofore unseen. The Moomins rebel once more against hibernation, receive an inheritance theyre unprepared for, find colonization a bit of a bore, and decide once and for all that seashells are much prettier than gold nuggets. With familiar jabs aimed at Moomin leg length and somewhat less familiar ones aimed at capitalism and colonial politics, Janssons comics are timeless treasures for the whole family
Review
Praise for the Moomin Series:
“Whimsical and charming, Moomins (mis)adventures suggest an Alice in Wonderland dream world with odd beings, unexplained connections, and events that freewheel out of control.” —Library Journal
“Moomin is about freedom, tolerance, and optimism amid frustration, loss, and fear.” —Modern Painters
“A lost treasure now rediscovered-one of the sweetest, strangest comic strips ever drawn or written. A surrealist masterpiece. Honest.” —Neil Gaiman
About the Author
Lars Jansson (1926-2000) was a published author at sixteen before he taught himself to be a cartoonist in order to replace his sister, Tove, on the Moomin strip.