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| Title | : | The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch |
| Author | : | Neil Gaiman |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 96 pages |
| Published | : | September 1st 1995 by Vertigo / DC Comics (first published 1994) |
| Categories | : | Sequential Art. Graphic Novels. Comics. Fantasy. Fiction. Graphic Novels Comics. Horror. Comic Book |
Neil Gaiman
Paperback | Pages: 96 pages Rating: 3.77 | 7006 Users | 379 Reviews
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A dark and frightening fully painted novella, MR. PUNCH tells the tale of a young boy's loss of innocence results from a horrific confrontation with his past. Spending a summer at his grandfather's seaside arcade, a troubled adolescent harmlessly becomes involved with a mysterious Punch and Judy Man and a mermaid-portraying woman. But when the violent puppet show triggers buried memories of the boy's family, the lives of all become feverishly intertwined. With disturbing mysteries and half-truths uncontrollably unraveling, the young boy is forced to deal with his family's dark secrets of violence, betrayal, and guilt.
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| Original Title: | The Comical Tragedy or Tragical Comedy of Mr. Punch |
| ISBN: | 1563892464 (ISBN13: 9781563892462) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.dccomics.com/vertigo/graphic_novels/?gn=1641 |
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Ratings: 3.77 From 7006 Users | 379 ReviewsJudgment Containing Books The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch
The essence of memory is that we rarely get right to the heart of the matter. Something floats up into our thoughts and teases out a recollection. If that recollection has an emotion attached, then we are pulled down deeper towards other memories. As those memories gather about us, the world is recreated for us as it once was. Or at least how we saw it once upon a time. Neil Gaiman & Dave McKeans MR. PUNCH is all about how we access memory. The story starts with shallow memories, brief bitsGraphic 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 for building atmosphere and mimicking a sort of stop-motion movie drama, like extreme closeups, rather than depicting characters in action with voice bubbles over their heads. The artwork is strange
as a whole, this felt like true work of art, not weirdly imbalanced between art and writing like some other graphic novels/comics ive read...properly creepy, too, and hazy with that film through which we see things as a child, where we understand things we cannot hope to comprehend...
4/5The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch is yet another iconic collaboration between Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean. This graphic novel is essentially a retelling of Mr. Punch and Judy (a traditional British puppet show) from the point of view of our nameless protagonist. The protagonist recalls his childhood as he stayed with his grandparents, went to various Mr. Punch and Judy shows, and ultimately witnessed violence. Everything blends and becomes a dream-like blur as the
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 McKean were the best aspect of the book. The story itself I found uninspired and just as with The Ocean at the End of the Lane the childhood nostalgia aspect was detrimental. I'm not quite clear why
I usually steer clear of horror or graphic novels, so I guess the appeal for me here was Neil Gaiman. Indeed, the only thing to recommend this book, in my opinion, is the writing. The story is told from a mature point of view, but because the narrator is recounting events that happened to him as a child, I felt that he captures a child's perspective very well. On this note, however, I felt that it was unrealistic for him to remember dialogue, scenes, and rumors in such detail. I found the art
I'm a big Neil Gaiman fan, so when I received this creepy-looking graphic novel from Bloomsbury--thanks so much!--I was curious about the story.While fishing with his grandfather, a young boy stumbles upon a creepy Punch and Judy puppet show by the seashore. He's instantly drawn into the story, even though it scares him. Mr Punch is a horrible character intent on beating and killing everyone he encounters during the performance, but he's still intrigued.This boy is constantly sent from one lot
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