Trenton Doyle Hancock has transformed his childhood love of comic books, toys, and superhero culture into his own creation myth. That mythology and the fascinating, multimedia iterations that it has sparked are told in this captivating and revealing book. Accompanied by images of his paintings, drawings, and installations alongside pictures of his own vast toy and pop culture collections as well as pages from his forthcoming graphic novel, the artist traces the birth of the Mounds and Vegans--the plants and mutants that are forever at war--through which he explores good, evil, authority, race, moral relativism, and religion. Hancock takes readers inside his largest exhibition yet at MASS MoCA--a multi-media work that blends sculpture, painting, and installations to bring the Mounds' world to life.

Published on the occasion of Trenton Doyle Hancock: Mind of the Mound: Critical Mass, curated by Denise Markonish, March 9-November 3, 2019.

Introduction: astrological forecast in the Moundverse --A hero's journey: myth in Trenton Doyle Hancock's Moundverse / Denise Markonish -- Trenton Doyle Hancock and Frank Oz in conversation -- Mind of the Mound: critical mass -- Moundverse: a timeline -- Continuing education: Trenton Doyle Hancock and his influences / Lauren Haynes -- Trenton Doyle Hancock, a.k.a. Torpedoboy, and Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo, a.k.a. Sammus, in conversation -- Selected work, 1997-2018 -- Trenton Doyle Hancock: being seen / Diana Nawi.