Mr. Punch: The 20th Anniversary Edition #[nn]
In "The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch," Neil Gaiman crafts a haunting summer tale where a troubled teen’s time at his grandfather’s seaside arcade takes a surreal turn after he encounters a mysterious Punch and Judy performer and a woman who plays a mermaid. With Dave McKean handling every aspect of the interior art, from pencils to colors to letters, the story unfolds like a dream caught between memory and nightmare, unraveling buried family secrets through a series of unsettling, intertwined moments. The 20th Anniversary Edition, featuring McKean’s original cover art, captures the eerie beauty of a tale where innocence and violence blur beneath the surface.
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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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