Megahex (Megg, Mogg and Owl)

Megahex collects Simon Hanselmann's 'Megg, Mogg and Owl' comics. Megg is a depressed witch with a Tumblr account; Mogg is her familiar and lover, though isn't good at respecting her sexual boundaries; Owl is kind of a huffy nerd, who the other two bully. What starts out as stoner hijinks slowly curdles into something much more sour and melancholy. The art is soft and tactile and appealing, shifting from bright watercolours, to near-monochrome grey scale, to suit the tone. The humour reminds me a bit of the Mitchell and Webb sitcom 'Peep Show' with Owl as a Mark figure and Megg / Mogg more like Jeremy or Superhans. Perhaps an even better comparison would be 'Nathan Barley', with Owl as the character of Dan, who wants to rise above his surroundings, but at heart is no less of schmuck than his friends, who are far better at playing the post-ironic Vice magazine game than he is. He cares too much. Without revealing too much, there's an incident which he (understandably!) insists was an assault... but his friends just see it as a prank and he can't get them to re-frame what happened. There's that distinction between experiencing life as 'heavy' and experiencing life as 'light' that's at the heart of Milan Kundera's 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'. The good thing is, unlike Kundera, Hanselmann isn't a misogynist. Characters mess up and hurt each other and commit crimes and fall to pieces but they're not evil, so much as lazy, confused and wretched. At the same time, you end up rooting for the bunch of them. There's a weird camaraderie about reading the comic... in a short amount of time you feel as though these guys are your stoner friends.The first quarter of the book may seem a bit throw-away or even stupid... but persevere. It's kind of like the progression from 'Beavis and Butthead' to 'King of the Hill' that helps you appreciate that there was actually a lot more darkness and sadness in the former show than you first thought. Anyway, it's good stuff. Touching and comforting. It might just keep you going or, at the very least, provide some rough chuckles.

I couldn't put Megahex down, consumed it in one go. The comic can make one amazingly split between laughs and depression - just like the life itself :). Will try this confusing combination from Hanselmann again.

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Buy this book! Easily one of the most enjoyable, psychedelic yet truthful books I have ever had the pleasure to read. This book has stayed with me long after reading and I can not wait for more from Simon hanselmann- absolutely loved this!

I'm no comic book or graphic novel expert but I have read my fair share of both, and Megahex is defiantly one of the most unusual books I've come across. It's beautiful water colour artwork complements the dream like cannabis fuelled sequences. It is funny but also pretty bleak and poignant at times. The book is heavy and we'll produced, defiantly worth every penny. A must have for anyone looking for something different. It's good to dip into (or binge on!), I'll defiantly be recommending it to friends.

best comic ever

This art is the definition of 'magic'. (No pun etc.).

My complete favorite comic. Poignant but also hilarious.