This was an exciting find from the LA Times website: Anders Nilsen’s sketchbook art

“Anders Nilsen is called a comics artist, but that’s not exactly what he does. Yes, his books are visual, but  Nilsen seems at times to be about the deconstruction of form itself in favor of a purer style of storytelling, gathering evidence: images, correspondence, notes from the author to himself.”

He has a new book coming out called Poetry Is Useless:

“In Poetry is Useless, Anders Nilsen redefines the sketchbook format, intermingling elegant, densely detailed renderings of mythical animals, short comics drawn in ink, meditations on religion, and abstract shapes and patterns. Page after page gives way under Nilsen’s deft hatching and perfectly placed pen strokes, revealing his intellectual curiosity and wry outlook on life’s many surprises.”

You can see more of his sketchbook pages including the ones below in an excerpt from the book posted on the publisher’s website. Nilsen is also interviewed by Paste at this link, with some additional page images.