Amadeo & Maladeo: A Musical Duet

Available from Fantagraphics when we last checked. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

In this fable-like graphic novel by an acclaimed cartoonist and animator, two musician brothers cycle through rags and riches. Drawn in Blechman's expressive, patented "wavy line" pen-and-ink style, Amadeo & Maladeo is the tale of two Mozart-esque half brothers. The aristocratic Amadeo begins his musical career playing violin for the King and Queen of Austria, while penurious, illegitimate Maladeo plays violin for pocket change on a street corner. Both face the trials and tribulations of fame as