Artist Ben Catmull creates a fantastical comic world where all manner of creatures great and small co-exist with humans like a force of nature. In this first issue: a young boy witnesses a series of giant monsters bringing forth a great rain; a crotchety old professor has the limits of his patience and personal safety tested on board a train in "Monster Express"; and in "Civilization Studies Illustrated," a provincial town deals with a host of insect and bird creatures as well as nightly "bear floods." Rendered in a lovely two colors, this book marks Catmull's return to comics since 2001's acclaimed Paper Theater.