The Scrapbook of Life and Death - Couverture souple

Sharp, J Webster

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1910395846 ISBN 13 : 9781910395844

Editeur : Avery Hill Publishing Limited, 2024

Synopsis

'Dentist Robs Women of Teeth' - 'Death Chair for Nice Old Man' - 'Mother Feeds Son Like Bird' The British newspaper clipping collection of egalitarian George Ives, collected between 1892 and 1949, ranged from murder and theories of crime to cricket scores. He was fascinated by the unusual, the gothic, the sexual, and the melodramatic. In this graphic novel, acclaimed cartoonist J. Webster Sharp shares some of the most bizarre stories from his archives in silent comics form. With often shocking, visceral black and white artwork, the strangeness and eccentricity of the Edwardian era provides a backdrop for Sharp's own struggles with mental health. The Scrapbook of Life and Death is a fascinating, personal window into forgotten historical views of eccentric and socially transcendent and disturbing behaviours - and their resonance in life today.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

J. Webster Sharp began her professional art career as a portrait painter, and she also explored textile sculpture, collage and drawing. Having always been a lover of comics she committed herself to a career in sequential art in May 2021. She's inspired by the strange, eccentric and the psychology behind unusual imagery.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Avery Hill Publishing Limited
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1910395846
• ISBN 13: 9781910395844
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 88
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible