With the year quickly coming to a close and with many gift lists still far from completion, Vertical has one last treat for readers, just in time for the holidays: Tadashi Agi’s The Drops of God, Volume 2. And while this choice may come as a surprise for those who may have doubts about giving a comic this year, we’d like to suggest readers take a minute to read what the media has to say about one of the hottest comics in the market today.
Praise for The Drops of God:
“A manga with a brilliantly simple premise — two sons must compete in a wine-tasting competition to win ownership of their father’s huge wine collection — executed with great wit and style.”
—NPR“My favorite wine book of 2011 is a graphic novel. Pick up the first volume at your sleep’s peril. It’s a one-nighter, a wine tale that is equal parts coming-of-age, love and detective stories. Along its nervy way, it nonetheless plainly explains various wines, wine talk and the how-to of wine tasting…You’ll be drunk with anticipation, not only as the story unfolds in the first volume, but for the next printings too.”
—The Chicago Tribune“Absolute page-turner… It’s the sweeping two-page illustrations of taste-transporting moments (a shirt-tearing jam by rock band Queen, a maiden fleeing through strawberry fields) that better capture wine’s great allure than a thousand dry scribblings on history and weather conditions.”
—Time Out New York“Following the recipe of many graphic novels, Drops is filled with adventure, betrayal, family secrets and a pinch of sexual tension.”
—The Daily (Wall Street Journal)“Visually stunning and effortlessly entertaining… To top it off, reading Drops is a trippy literary experience… Don’t be surprised if you crush this book in one night. It’s pretty impossible to put down once you pick it up.”
—Bottlenotes (The Daily Sip)
So instead of panicking over that perfect present for that special someone in your life, why not leave it to Vertical? Pick up a copy of Tadashi Agi’s The Drops of God, head on over to the new Drops of God website for a wine recommendation or two, and let Santa take care of the rest. Nothing says Christmas like a little red and white, and The Drops of God will let you know which ones will keep your loved ones warmest this winter!
