Ebook {Epub PDF} The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil by Stephen Collins

 · “Filled with elegant black-and-white sketches and darkly philosophical commentary, Collins's graphic novel details what happens when borders collapse and stories have no tidy endings.” —www.doorway.ru “The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil is an artistic marvel, and that splendor heightens the emotion of the story. The final moments of Dave's story are incredibly inspirational, and The Bangles' Brand: Picador. The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil is a four-part graphic novel, set on the island of 'Here'. 'Here' is comfortable if anodyne, and life is agreeable -- if also simple, predictable, and rather bland. 'Here' is comfortable if anodyne, and life is agreeable -- if also simple, predictable, and rather bland. The Gigantic Beard that was Evil is a graphic novel with Dahl and Burton-esque, about the island of Here, where everything from the lawns to citizens are tidy, neat, and in order until a single hair sends the island into an uproar. Dave, who is bald, but for a single hair, begins to grow a massive, unstoppable beard.4/5.

The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil by Stephen Collins. One day on the Island of 'Here' Dave, a data analyst at AC Industries Corporation begins to wonder why everything is so ordered in the world. Trees are clipped into neat shapes, there is no weed un-plucked - no lawn untrimmed. The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil by Stephen Collins Although I thought I was completely unfamiliar with the illustrator Stephen Collins, visiting his site made me realize that I've seen his work all over the place. And I like him very much. I brought The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil home from the library and my boyfriend. The first book from a new leading light of UK comics, The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil is an off-beat fable worthy of Roald Dahl. It is about life, death and the meaning of beards. (*We mean a gigantic beard, basically.) Publisher: Vintage Publishing. ISBN:

An off-beat fable worthy of Roald Dahl and Tim Burton, Stephen Collins' The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil is a darkly funny meditation on life, death, and what it means to be different--and a timeless ode to the art of beard maintenance. “The British invasion has begun anew via The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil.” – Beth Carey, Comics Alternative “An amazing book. Completely original. Surreal, yet believable.” – Raymond Briggs author of The Snowman “The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil has the tone of a playful fable, from the cracked syntax of its title onward It’s a rather Seussian premise, and Collins underscores the joke by nudging narration and dialogue into half-rhyme [ ]. The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil, written and illustrated by the spectacular Stephen Collins, is a modern day fairy tale for those of us that have already hit puberty, but will prove just as entertaining for the future mustachios of the world, as we tuck them into bed at night.