Alay-OOP by William Gropper (graphic novel)

Alay-Oop by William Gropper (Hardback Edition)

Discover a "lost classic" that helped define the graphic novel.

Originally published in 1930 and brought back to life by the prestigious New York Review Comics, Alay-Oop is a masterpiece of visual storytelling. Created by legendary American cartoonist and political activist William Gropper, this is a nearly wordless narrative that feels as fresh and cinematic today as it did nearly a century ago.

The story follows an unusual love triangle between two circus acrobats and a smooth-talking singer who threatens to pull them apart. Through Gropper's fluid, expressive brushwork, we are taken from the glittering heights of the big top to the gritty, bustling streets of Depression-era New York and into the surreal landscapes of the characters' dreams.