Putty Pygmalion

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You can't sculpt someone to love.Derryl, a lonely radish, attempts to create a boyfriend out of a defunct and now illegal children's product. His creation, Peter, springs to life r eady to make a child happy, and instead finds a suffocating and cloistered existence catering to Derryl's needs. When Peter sneaks out to a party one night and meets Derryl's friends, he discovers there's even more to his creator's intentions than he thought.A queer complication on the Pygmalion myth, brought to life through Lonnie Garcia's emotional, multimedia comic art.Printed with foil-accented and embossed cover with a sculpt by Laszlo Shaak!LAMDA Literary Award Winner! Show more