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The work of Paul Hornschemeier is about as far removed from that of Fletcher Hanks as is possible for work that engages the same fundamental practice of telling a story with words and pictures, involving sequential panels printed in four colors.  And this is never more so than with The Three Paradoxes, perhaps Hornschemeier's most sophisticated work yet.  Where Hanks is naive and crude, Hornschemeier is knowing and polished.  Where Hanks is struggling to put forth a functioning form of comics, Hornschemeier is busy taking it apart to see how it works.  Starting with its wraparound dustjacket and its relation to the hardcover beneath, The Three Paradoxes visually explores the technical aspects of the layout, pencilling, inking, coloring, printing and presentation of comic books, while simultaneously creating a narrative that refracts these into an original (well, like pretty much everything these days, it does retain a debt to the work of Chris Ware and Dan Clowes) form of storytelling.  Definitely worth a look.

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