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A review by jsjammersmith
Violent Cases - 30th Anniversary Collector's Edition by Neil Gaiman
5.0
Gaiman sings and Dave McKean leaves his reader in wonders at his ability to make comics out of picture, sketches, photographs, and physical objects layered on top of art. This book was recommended to me not long after finishing Batman: Arkham Asylum and I understand why, this book is marvelous.
Much like the Mr. Punch, Gaiman tells a story of a young man witnessing the faulty of spirit of adults, and what happens when dreams are ultimately betrayed or lost by the bitterness of adulthood. This is a story, ultimately about failure, and a child's ability to perceive it and just begin to see into the often dark and confusing landscape of adulthood. It's a story about parents, of violence, of alienation, of the frailty of the body, and again about a failure to fully understand.
This book is a short read, but the combination of Gaiman's rich human voice and McKean's spellbinding artwork make this book an incredible journey and worth the reader's time.
Much like the Mr. Punch, Gaiman tells a story of a young man witnessing the faulty of spirit of adults, and what happens when dreams are ultimately betrayed or lost by the bitterness of adulthood. This is a story, ultimately about failure, and a child's ability to perceive it and just begin to see into the often dark and confusing landscape of adulthood. It's a story about parents, of violence, of alienation, of the frailty of the body, and again about a failure to fully understand.
This book is a short read, but the combination of Gaiman's rich human voice and McKean's spellbinding artwork make this book an incredible journey and worth the reader's time.