Here is the third iteration of Anders Nilsen's deeply personal meditation on death and loss. It is substantially expanded from the previous editions (first | second), containing much new material, including some by Cheryl Weaver.  We carried this in the shop when it was released in 2022, but, evidently, didn't ever get it up onto the site, but are now correcting this oversight with these two, slightly shelf-worn copies that we just found in the archives, and here they are, at a "slightly shelf-worn: price.

Here's what Fantagraphics had to say when the book was released:

Assembled from work done in Anders Nilsen's sketchbooks over the course of the year following the death of his fiancée, Cheryl Weaver, in 2005, The End is a collection of short strips about loss, paralysis, waiting, and transformation — a physical manifestation of grief.

The End is a concept album in different styles, a meditation on paying attention, an abstracted autobiography and a metaphysical travelogue, reflecting the progress of his struggle to reconcile the great upheaval of a death, and to find a new life on the other side. The book blends Nilsen's disparate styles, from iconic simplicity to collaged art to finely rendered pieces.

This new edition of The End is substantially expanded and revised — it is almost twice as long as the original edition — incorporating new work from the past 15 years that adds greater perspective to an already intimate window into the way we grieve, a process that can span decades. The new material includes added content from the original sketchbooks, over a dozen pages of new comics, a new afterword by the author, additional notes, and over 20 pages of Cheryl Weaver's work.