Goodreads Synopsis: Award-winning graphic novelist Matt Phelan delivers a darkly stylized noir Snow White set against the backdrop of Depression-era Manhattan.The scene: New York City, 1928. The dazzling lights cast shadows that grow ever darker as the glitzy prosperity of the Roaring Twenties screeches to a halt. Enter a cast of familiar characters: a young girl, Samantha White, returning after being sent away by her cruel stepmother, the Queen of the Follies, years earlier; her father, the King of Wall Street, who survives the stock market crash only to suffer a strange and sudden death; seven street urchins, brave protectors for a girl as pure as snow; and a mysterious stock ticker that holds the stepmother in its thrall, churning out ticker tape imprinted with the wicked words "Another . . . More Beautiful . . . KILL." In a moody, cinematic new telling of a beloved fairy tale, extraordinary graphic novelist Matt Phelan captures the essence of classic film noir on the page—and draws a striking distinction between good and evil.
My Thoughts:
- This book went by SO fast, but I really enjoyed it.
- There is very little dialogue, but the artist puts a lot into the illustrations.
- This is the classic tale, but set in the 1920s. It was awesome. I wish there had been a little bit of a twist to the story.
- I picked this one up on a whim, and I'm really glad I did.
I read this book recently and loved it !
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I’m going to have to check this one out. Where did you get it?
ReplyDeleteI actually picked this one up at the Orem Library.
DeleteEven though I'm not a huge graphic novel fan, I kind of what to read it just for the sheer fact that it's set in the 1920s and because I love the cover.
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