| The Envious Siblings: And Other Morbid Nursery Rhymes Contributor(s): Blair, Landis (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393651622 ISBN-13: 9780393651621 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $17.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels | Humorous - Comics & Graphic Novels | Literary - Poetry | American - General |
| Dewey: 811.6 |
| LCCN: 2019020039 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 7.2" W x 7" (1.05 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Inspired by the dark imagination of Edward Gorey, Envious Siblings is a twisted and hauntingly funny debut. Comics artist Landis Blair interweaves absurdist horror and humor into brief, rhyming vignettes at once transgressive and hilarious. In Blair's surreal universe, a lost child watches as bewhiskered monsters gobble up her fellow train passengers; a band of kids merrily plays a gut-churning game with playground toys; and two sisters, grinning madly, tear each other apart. These charmingly perverse creations take ordinary settings--a living room, a subway car, a playground--and spin them in a nightmarish direction. Envious Siblings heralds a brilliant new cartooning talent, and will captivate readers who have thrilled to the lurid fantasies of Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake, Charles Addams, Shel Silverstein, and Tim Burton. |
Contributor Bio(s): Blair, Landis: - Landis Blair illustrated the prize-winning graphic novel The Hunting Accident and the New York Times bestseller From Here to Eternity, and has published illustrations in the New York Times, Chicago magazine, and Medium. He lives in Chicago, Illinois. |