A Thousand Coloured Castles
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2017
Myriad Editions (Verlag)
978-0-9935633-0-0 (ISBN)
Myriad Editions (Verlag)
978-0-9935633-0-0 (ISBN)
Myriam is seeing things, and so can we, but her husband Fred is adamant it's all a lot of nonsense. But when she sees a young boy shut up in the house next door, she is determined to investigate. Gareth Brookes once again twitches the net curtains of the suburban south in this gloriously crayoned follow-up to the prize-winning The Black Project.
Myriam is a woman who sees things a little differently from other people. Strange figures in garish costumes accompany her to the post office, wild exotic plants sprout from supermarket shelves and phantom walls rise up to block her path. Her husband Fred doesn't know what she's talking about. Whenever he looks there's nothing there, and besides it's no excuse for his breakfast not being ready on time. But when Myriam sees a young boy shut up in the house next door, who is apparently being held captive, she is determined to investigate, much to her husband's fury. Soon he brings in reinforcements - their daughter, Clare - who is concerned about her mother's state of mind, and the state of her inheritance. Myriam's only ally is her four-year-old grandson, Jack, who is more than happy to see things her way. A Thousand Coloured Castles is a graphic novel where the sleepy suburbs of southern England melt into a world of hallucination, taking the reader through the doors of perception into a life where the surreal co-exists with the banal.
With his customary wit and unique artistic approach, Brookes conjures both sympathy and despair for his characters trapped by the routine of daily life. If only they could just see...
Myriam is a woman who sees things a little differently from other people. Strange figures in garish costumes accompany her to the post office, wild exotic plants sprout from supermarket shelves and phantom walls rise up to block her path. Her husband Fred doesn't know what she's talking about. Whenever he looks there's nothing there, and besides it's no excuse for his breakfast not being ready on time. But when Myriam sees a young boy shut up in the house next door, who is apparently being held captive, she is determined to investigate, much to her husband's fury. Soon he brings in reinforcements - their daughter, Clare - who is concerned about her mother's state of mind, and the state of her inheritance. Myriam's only ally is her four-year-old grandson, Jack, who is more than happy to see things her way. A Thousand Coloured Castles is a graphic novel where the sleepy suburbs of southern England melt into a world of hallucination, taking the reader through the doors of perception into a life where the surreal co-exists with the banal.
With his customary wit and unique artistic approach, Brookes conjures both sympathy and despair for his characters trapped by the routine of daily life. If only they could just see...
Gareth Brookes was born in Woking and studied Fine Art at Newcastle University and The Royal College of Art. In 2012 he was the winner of the Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition, with an extract from his graphic novel The Black Project (Myriad, 2013), which went on to win Best Original Graphic Novel at the Broken Frontier Award and was longlisted for Best Book at the British Comic Awards. Original work from the book was featured in the 2014 Comics Unmasked show at The British Library. Known for his unusual approach to materials, he has used embroidery, textiles, lino-cut print, stenciling and even pressed flowers in his work and much of his self-published output is handmade. He has delivered workshops at The Eden Project and elsewhere.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 28.04.2017 |
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| Zusatzinfo | Full color illustrations throughout |
| Verlagsort | Brighton |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 169 x 240 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Comic / Humor / Manga ► Comic |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Augenheilkunde | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-9935633-0-9 / 0993563309 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-9935633-0-0 / 9780993563300 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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