Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Dark Horse Books (2020), 48 pages
Description
"Death arrives in this darkly humorous and brilliantly illustrated tale created by Nicholas Gurewitch, author of The Perry Bible Fellowship Almanack! Death becomes a patient of a recently-bereaved psychoanalyst. The topic of discussion? His frolicsome child, who has no apparent interest in grim-reaping! Featuring an unfathomable number of lines which have been hand-chiseled into inked clay, this labor of love by Nicholas Gurewitch invokes the morbid humor of his comic strip (The Perry Bible Fellowship) and the spooky silent-film qualities of the late Edward Gorey.".
User reviews
LibraryThing member villemezbrown
Death is off his game because he's concerned about his offspring, so he talks to a shrink. This clever little trifle is nearly wordless except for a listing of character names and takes mere minutes to read, with a quick re-read or two to absorb it all.
LibraryThing member Ashles
A charmingly dark picture book about Death's anxieties over his family legacy.
Awards
NPR: Books We Love (2020)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2020-03
Physical description
48 p.; 11.77 x 8.73 inches
ISBN
1506715389 / 9781506715384