Feest Graphic Novel #7
In "Die tragische Komoedie oder komische Tragoedie des Mr. Punch," a summer at his grandfather’s seaside arcade takes a strange turn when a troubled teen stumbles into the world of a mysterious Punch and Judy performer and a woman who plays a mermaid. Written by Neil Gaiman and Frank Neubauer, and brought to life with haunting, layered art by Dave McKean—pencils, inks, and colors alike—the story unfolds like a dream caught between memory and myth, where puppetry, past trauma, and hidden truths blur into something deeply unsettling. The cover, also by McKean, captures the eerie, theatrical mood of a tale that lingers long after the final page.
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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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