A cat shaped pendant with magical powers, takes a detective on a precarious journey through a mysterious city. Award winning artist and animator Patrick Jenkins has devised a story as affecting as his complex line art. A mixture of film noir and magic realism that explores surrealism and metaphysics through graphic storytelling. A game where reality is always in question. Smokey halftones and sumptuous linework are binding elements in a sequence of bizarre twists. A layered vortex of visual delights without linear paths or escape.
A 2023 Best Comics Selection
– CBC Books
“Jenkins’ debut is clever, playful, and visually innovative.”
– Chris Oliveros
“At long last, renowned Canadian animator / flipbook artist Patrick Jenkins has created a graphic novel! Tales from Phantom City is a bizarre noir narrative in perpetual motion, wrangling an intertwining cast of characters around a mysterious cat-shaped pendant. A good-spirited story propelled through urban streets by feline wanderlust and occult energy — readers should prepare themselves to enjoy the chase.”
– Mark Laliberte, author of ‘BrickBrickBrick’ and ‘Explosive Comic’
“Tales from Phantom City’s ever-shifting present builds a visually compelling story with the fresh momentum of a neo-noir.”
– Nyala Ali, author of ‘Curb Angels’
This book was made with the generous support of the Manitoba Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts.
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