Violent cases

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Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean: Violent cases (1992, Tundra Publishing)

48 pages

English language

Published Jan. 6, 1992 by Tundra Publishing.

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4 stars (8 reviews)

"Before The Sandman, there was Violent Cases, the first teaming of multi award-winning writer Neil Gaiman and innovative artist Dave McKean. Now, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of this seminal work, Violent Cases is being re-issued in a hardcover edition of one of the most influential and groundbreaking graphic novels of all time. A sensitive and ingenious work, Violent Cases reveals the often murky nexus between memory and imagination through the narrator's cloudy childhood remembrance of a visit to Al Capone's osteopath -- and the impact of his seedy stories on an impressionable youth." -- Amazon.com summary.

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5 stars

Gaiman and McKean's "first child," with gangsters carrying violent cases of tommy guns within. A story of a man telling a story from his childhood. Made me think of Mr. Punch, a story of a man telling a story from his childhood, too. Both of them play well with the murkiness of memory.

Al Capone, baseball bats, and terrible parties with children. Have you ever wondered what a violent, adult-version of musical chairs looks like? Violent Cases provides a good take.

Again, amazing artwork by Dave McKean paired with Gaiman's storytelling. Get it. Read it. Keep on your bookshelf.

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