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Within the Rat
A Surreal Graphic Memoir of My Shadow Side
Written & Illustrated by Stefan Salinas
tA Xeric Grant Recipient

"As a debut work of art comics, Within the Rat proves poetic and refreshingly open-faced."
- Bill Sherman, Blogcritics.org.
"...well worth reading because the 'scrapbook' method of creating an autobiography is a fascinating one, and far more engaging and intimate than any other type I’ve ever read. It’s visceral and effective in its own outlandish, unexpected way."
- Colin David, GraphicNovelReporter.org
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....Within the Rat/// begins with three kids in a tent in a backyard at night. One of them suggests they venture out into the “dark forest” to find and kill the fabled Mud-crud, a ferocious, man-eating beast. They step into the darkness; into an imaginary world. The reader may assume that these kids will carry us through this journey and then return to the “real” world, transformed, as in many coming-of-age stories. But the kids quickly fade into the background, and a rat informs us that we are within the first chapter of a book he’s writing. The anchor of reason is pulled up...

This is a journey within - within the subconscious; within memories, family histories, dreams and mental landscapes. We encounter a maiden who turns into a mermaid, a mother who becomes a horse, a mourner who collects tears, and other manifestations of alcoholism, codependency, sexual promiscuity, anxiety and depression.

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