Matt Wiegle was born in Pittsburgh in 1978. He learned to
wear pants in Staunton, VA, and figured out how to make his hair
hold a part in Nuernberg, Germany. He studied sculpture at Yale University
and currently lives in Philadelphia.
www.wiegle.com
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No Fear Shakespeare Illustrated: Romeo and Juliet
illustrated by Matt Wiegle
$9.95 | 216 pages | 5.3" x 8" | published by SparkNotes
Shakespeare's classic, illustrated by Matt Wiegle. Youthful headstrongedness and easy access to stabbing weapons cause urban unrest in Verona, until two nice kids make some mistakes with poison and accidentally fix everything by dying. This project let Matt live without a "day job" for a year, and taught him that the mantra of the graphic novelist is "If I have time, I should go back and try to fix that."
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The Four Husbands
by Matt Wiegle
$7 | 72 pages | 8" x 5.5" | b&w xeroxed
In the third of Matt's folktale adaptations, four young girls wind up married to four things which are unwise to marry under any circumstances. 138 panels of foundering human-on-nonhuman relationships which end in death, disappointment or having-to-live-under-a-rock-for-the-rest-of-one's-life. Contains a valuable lesson for today's youth: Never say you're going to marry a whale unless you really, really mean it.
"One of the best mini-comics that I've read this year."
— Shawn Hoke
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The Ghosts
by Matt Wiegle
$5 | 52 pages | 4.25" x 5.5" | b&w xeroxed
Matt leads us on another journey into the paranormal in this taut, energetic adaptation of an Inuit folktale. In the wilderness of suburban America, Kiviocq mourns for his recently-deceased wife and decides to leave his home and son, but is delayed by the most unexpected of visitors... This tender, creepy, gruesome, hilarious story will leave you wanting more.
"A fine use of the mini-comic format."
— Tom Spurgeon
"Crisp and expressive art." — Broken Frontier
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Ayaje's Wives
by Matt Wiegle
$5 | 88 pages | 4.25" x 5.5" | b&w xeroxed
A beautifully constructed and disarmingly deadpan adaptation of a traditional Native American folk tale that is both chilling and otherworldly: a fisherman decides to marry two sisters with awls for arms, a seemingly pragmatic decision that leads to horrific ruin. If you enjoy lovingly rendered tales of bed hopping, bloodshed and broken hearts, you have found your book.
"Rich in visual detail." — NewPages
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The Idiots
by Matt Wiegle
$4 | 22 pages | 11" x 8.5" | b&w xeroxed
Find out what made Matt Wiegle the heartthrob and laughing stock of the Yale campus! Matt drew a weekly strip called "The Idiot's Tales" for five years in New Haven and has collected his least embarrassing efforts in this fabulous volume, which addresses such vital issues as mating rituals, cloning, and Robin Williams. Satire sharper than Armin Meiwes's cleaver and nastier than Paris Hilton's diaphragm.
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