Brian Blomerth’s Mycelium Wassonii
Brian Blomerth’s Mycelium Wassonii, published by Anthology Editions in 2021, presents a unique blend of art and history through the lens of graphic storytelling. This 224-page work explores the lives of R. Gordon and Valentina Wasson, who played a pivotal role in popularizing psychedelic mushrooms in the United States. The narrative takes readers on a journey from Russian folk traditions to midcentury Manhattan, highlighting the Wassons’ encounters with various cultures and historical figures.
In this edition, readers will find a visually rich account that intertwines science and mysticism, showcasing Blomerth’s distinctive underground comix style. The book delves into the Wassons’ explorations, touching on themes of mind expansion and cultural exchange, while featuring notable appearances by figures such as J.P. Morgan and Robert Graves. Mycelium Wassonii serves as both a visual biography and a poignant love story, inviting readers to engage with the historical context surrounding the use of psychedelic substances.
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Brian Blomerth first fused his singularly irreverent underground comix style with heavily-researched history in 2019?s Brian Blomerth?s Bicycle Day, a Technicolor retelling of the discovery of LSD. Now, the illustrator and graphic novelist continues his wild and woolly excursions into the history of mind expansion with Mycelium Wassonii, an account of the lives and trips of R. Gordon and Valentina Wasson, the pioneering scientist couple responsible for popularizing the use of psychedelic mushrooms in the United States. The Wassons? journeys took them from Russian folk wisdom to midcentury Manhattan, from the indigenous traditions of the Mazatec people of Mexico to the mysteries of ancient Rome. A globetrotting vision of science and mysticism with appearances by J.P. Morgan, Robert Graves, Life Magazine, and the CIA, Mycelium Wassonii is a visual biography and a tragic love story as only Blomerth?s Isograph pen can render it.
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