The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch #[nn]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis standalone graphic novel from DC collects Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean's surreal and haunting exploration of memory, childhood, and the darker side of seaside entertainment. Originally published in 1994, the story follows a young boy's unsettling encounters with a grotesque Punch and Judy show, blending autobiography with nightmarish fantasy. McKean's mixed-media artwork and Gaiman's evocative prose create a deeply atmospheric, one-of-a-kind reading experience.
In "The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch," Neil Gaiman crafts a haunting summer tale set in a forgotten seaside arcade, where a troubled adolescent’s quiet days spiral into something far stranger. With Dave McKean’s unmistakable art—pencils, inks, colors, and letters all his own—the story unfolds like a dream half-remembered, as a mysterious Punch and Judy Man and a mermaid-portraying woman draw the boy into a web of buried memories and unsettling truths. The cover by Dave McKean captures the eerie, shifting tone of a story where innocence and violence blur, and the past refuses to stay buried.
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Reprinted in Feest Graphic Novel #7 (1994), DC Comics: Sixty Years of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes #[nn] (1995), The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch #[nn] (1995), La comédie tragique ou la tragique comédie de Mr Punch #[nn] (1997), Mr. Punch: The 20th Anniversary Edition #[nn] (2014), La tragédie comédie, ou comédie tragique de Mr. Punch #[nn] (2017), Mr. Punch: The 20th Anniversary Edition #[nn] (2017), The Sandman Universe #1 (2018)
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