Putty Pygmalion by Lonnie Garcia

You can't sculpt someone to love. Derryl, a lonely radish, attempts to create a boyfriend out of a defunct and now illegal children's product. His creation, Peter, springs to life ready to make a child happy, and instead finds a suffocating and cloistered existence catering to Derryl’s needs. When Peter sneaks out to a party one night and meets Derryl’s friends, he discovers there’s even more to his creator’s intentions than he thought. A queer complication on the Pygmalion myth, brought to life through Lonnie Garcia’s emotional, multimedia comic art. Printed with foil-accented and embossed cover! --- 2024 New York Public Library Best New Comics for Adults List “Pure eye candy: the mixed-media backdrops and highly stylized characters dance together in perfect harmony to create something completely unique. And at the heart of it, an important lesson in codependency.” – Yugo Limbo, Be Kind, My Neighbor “An eerie but nostalgic comic about being held hostage in someone else’s sadness. A