In his new graphic collection The WoodChipper, Joe Ollmann offers short stories focused on ordinary people facing a series of calamitous situations and the inadvertent hilarity that follows. Set among mostly working class communities in Hamilton, Ontario, these sardonic tales feature an unfortunate bookstore staffer on Christmas Eve, a disillusioned security guard at a grim meat-packing plant, and a motley crew of city workers operating a woodchipper, among others.
In this 9-page excerpt from the story “Meat,” a female security guard develops an unexpected bond with a zany group of animal rights protestors. The Woodchipper by Joe Ollmann is out now from Drawn & Quarterly.
