The Sanctuary - Couverture souple

Neal, Nathan; Sim, Dave

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1606993887 ISBN 13 : 9781606993880

Editeur : Fantagraphics Books, 2010

Synopsis

In Nate Neal’s first full-length graphic novel, The Sanctuary, the author explores the primal mysteries and sordid inner workings of a Paleolithic cave-dwelling tribe, creating an original “silent” reading experience by using symbols instead of words. When a mysterious nomad girl is offered up as an item of trade, she seeks refuge by forming a tenacious friendship with the local cave-painter turned outcast. Together they set out on a dangerous mission to bring truth to their corrupt tribe with the help of their new discovery (via some psychotropic mushrooms): drawings that tell a story. Subsequently, they become enmeshed in the violent power struggles and sensual intrigues between the alpha males and alpha females. In The Sanctuary, art, inspiration, and communication is in conflict with tradition and law, and the novel dramatizes the moral imperative of man facing the truth even at the cost of his, and society’s, lives. Featuring its own delicately crafted Paleolithic language, The Sanctuary breaks new ground by bringing complex ideas to the page with primal immediacy and sophistication through Neal’s adroit use of pantomime storytelling that provide many layers of symbolism and meaning. This is a darkly comic journey through a prehistoric re-imagining of art and comics.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Nate Neal was born and raised in Saginaw, Michigan and now lives in Brooklyn, NY. He is the co-founder of the short-lived comics anthology Hoax. He's drawn commercial strips for Nickelodeon Magazine (Truckhead), MAD Magazine's kids magazine (Spy vs. Spy Jr. and The Adventures of Willy Nilly), and a half-dozen stories for Fantagraphics' art comics anthology Mome.

Dave Sim is the creator of Cerebus, the longest-running comic book (300 issues) by a single writer-penciller.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Fantagraphics Books
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1606993887
• ISBN 13: 9781606993880
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 200
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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