Wake Up, Percy Gloom
A Graphic Novels, Sequential Art, Novels book. Cathy Malkasian is the modern day Jim Henson in terms of being a creator. Her universes showcase an inventiveness...
Cartoonist and animator Cathy Malkasian follows up her 2007 graphic novel Percy Gloom (a minor classic) with the further adventures of the small, immortal man with a light-up head. In Wake Up, Percy Gloom, kindhearted Percy awakens from (what he thinks is) a 200-year nap and finds himself in a strange new land. As Percy goes on a quest to locate his mother, he encounters many inspired inventions and bizarre, and sometimes dangerous, characters and situations, such as singing goats and furniture parades. Through it all he pines for his long-lost love and soul mate, Miss Margaret--but his love may not be as doomed as he thinks. Malkasian's lush and detailed pencil drawings, surreal humor, absurdist characters and stunning visual storytelling ensure that fans of the first graphic novel will find the sequel just as fantastical, touching, and hilarious; new readers will discover a gorgeously rendered world of luminous landscapes, gentle humor, and a cast composed variously of wise, naive, and flawed characters in a wide-ranging story that stands on its...
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- Filetype: PDF
- Pages: 200 pages
- ISBN: 9781606996386 / 0
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When I saw a follow up to the horribly insipid and utterly un-enthralling Percy Gloom at my local library, I desperately rubbed my eyes hoping it was nothing more than a mere mirage, a bizarre hallucination created by a speck in my eye or, more likely, an unpleasant externality of my guzzling a whole pot of strong coffee earlier that... This is an odd little book, and creative. Sometimes that works, but this one was so odd that it was hard for me to follow. Cathy Malkasian is the modern day Jim Henson in terms of being a creator. Her universes showcase an inventiveness steeped in kindness and fighting against the dumb, fearful and humorless that is always a pleasure to read. Can't wait for the next one.
