The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch
by:
Dave McKean (author)
Neil Gaiman (author)
In his grandfather's seaside arcade, a young boy encounters a mysterious Punch & Judy man with a dark past and a woman who makes her living playing a mermaid. As their stories unfold, the boy must confront family secrets, strange puppets and a nightmarish world of violence and betrayal. Second...
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In his grandfather's seaside arcade, a young boy encounters a mysterious Punch & Judy man with a dark past and a woman who makes her living playing a mermaid. As their stories unfold, the boy must confront family secrets, strange puppets and a nightmarish world of violence and betrayal. Second printing. Graphic novel format.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781563892462 (1563892464)
Publish date: September 1st 1995
Publisher: Vertigo / DC Comics
Pages no: 96
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Novels,
Art,
Horror,
Sequential Art,
Graphic Novels,
Comics,
Graphic Novels Comics,
Comic Book,
Dark
Graphic novels are really not my thing. But this is the first one I've read that *felt* more like an illustrated novel than a comic book. Or at least, illustrated short story. It might be because this one has as much narrative structure as dialogue and very little action, so the artwork seemed more ...
Review to come... Once I can figure out my thoughts...
A while back, Rose posted a request on BookLikes for amusement park/theme park book recommendations, and this was one of mine. I hadn't read it in years, so I figured a reread was in order. The title is long, so, from here on out, I'll just refer to it as Mr. Punch. The narrator of Mr. Punch is an ...
An adult nostalgically recollects childhood events that seem mysterious...could be The Ocean at the End of the Lane, right? Well, no, because this story is not fantastical and is very short, not to mention being in the form of a comic book.For me, the atmospheric, almost disturbing illustrations by ...
It was a great book. A little hard to follow but i reallt liked the way the writer used illistartions and real photos.
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