The Homecoming (Wonderfully Illustrated Short Pieces)
by:
Dave McKean (author)
Ray Bradbury (author)
Illustrated classics for adults! Here, Collins Design's WISP series pairs two legendary creators–writer Ray Bradbury and artist Dave McKean–to create an irresistible package perfect for Halloween and all year 'round. The WISP series (Wonderfully Illustrated Short Pieces) represents an ingenious...
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Illustrated classics for adults! Here, Collins Design's WISP series pairs two legendary creators–writer Ray Bradbury and artist Dave McKean–to create an irresistible package perfect for Halloween and all year 'round. The WISP series (Wonderfully Illustrated Short Pieces) represents an ingenious marriage of two creative forces: the artistry of today's foremost illustrators and the literary legacy of beloved authors of popular short works for adults. The resulting offspring of this union are captivating, full–color illustrated editions of timeless classics that readers will want to savor and collect. For the first time ever, the series makes selected popular short works previously offered only in collections available in a unique, stand–alone format. Also for the first time, WISPs harness the talents of top illustrators for the benefit and delight of a new, older audience. This WISP presents Ray Bradbury's The Homecoming, a little boy's tale of his family reunion of vampires. This story was initially published in 1946 and later refashioned into further stories. Bringing this story to life are the wondrous illustrations of Dave McKean, whose delightful artwork perfectly matches the tale. These one–of–a–kind, attractively priced and invitingly formatted illustrated editions will make a great impulse buy and appeal to a broad audience.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780060859626 (0060859628)
Publish date: August 30th 2006
Publisher: Collins Design
Pages no: 56
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Classics,
Paranormal,
Science Fiction,
Horror,
Short Stories,
Sequential Art,
Graphic Novels,
Holiday,
Vampires,
Halloween
I love Bradbury's short stories, and I love McKean's illustrations, especially in a children's book. The two work particularly well in this short story (also found in [b:The October Country|93251|The October Country|Ray Bradbury|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348069052s/93251.jpg|1046266]), about a b...
I loved this short story, and I would love to see it as a graphic novel.
I don’t like scary books (at all!) but I do love Ray Bradbury. It was that love for Bradbury that carried me through reading this very scary book. The plot is thin: a young boy’s family gather together on All Hallows Eve and the family, all except the boy, are ghouls. The boy is deeply saddened by b...