Gonzo, cover a motorcycle race, crash a drug-enforcement convention, and rack up obscenely large room-service bills, all while dosed to the gills on a truly spectacular assortment of mind-altering substances. Join Thompson's alter ego Raoul Duke on the mother of all Vegas benders, as he and his attorney, Dr. Thompson Estate, Top Shelf Productions is pleased to announce Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, a delightfully bonkers graphic novel by Eisner-nominated artist Troy Little adapting Thompson’s seminal book of the same name. The cartoonist’s energetic style adds a new edge to the full throttle epic, depicting the story faithfully via Thompson’s own words." - Hero Magazine "This is the first time Thompson’s writing has ever before been re-imagined as a graphic novel – and Little does it serious justice. His graphic novel perfectly captures the outrageous spirit of Thompson’s seminal work without pulling any punches." - Comics Beat "Little has done the unimaginable and he has done it superbly. "An outstanding interpretation of Thompson’s gonzo masterpiece." - Gonzo Today "A delightful read, cherishing each hallucinatory detail of the original book." - Under the Radar Little fits the sensibility of the original comfortably into comics form." - Booklist Gonzo, come screaming into Las Vegas, searching for the American dream, destined to find only its charred remains. captur the sense of immediacy and paranoia that saturated the original’s long, bad trip… it’s a vivid insight into one of the most fascinatingly creative and unwaveringly troubled writers of his generation." - Publishers Weekly the graphic-novel aspect adds layers to Thompson’s prose." - Quill & Quire (starred review) Gonzo, as they slingshot between mania, paranoia, rage, and despair. " talents make him perfectly comfortable with the elastic expressions required to recreate the exploits of Thompson and his companion, Dr. buzzing with manic energy." - The Village Voice "Cartoonist Troy Little reimagines gonzo tour-de-force in a new graphic novel adaptation. perfectly portraying literature’s most ridiculous road trip." - GQ "Little’s cartoonish sensibilities make him the ideal artist to adapt Thompson’s gonzo ur-text. The Good Doctor would look on this and raise his highball glass in hearty approval.” - John Layman ( Chew) Glorious madness, as mercilessly demented as its original counterpart. “I am super-into everything about this.” - Kelly Sue DeConnick ( Bitch Planet, Captain Marvel, Pretty Deadly) “Troy Little masterfully captures the madness and essential humor that makes this book an enduring classic.” - Darick Robertson ( Transmetropolitan)
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