| Description |
1 online resource |
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text file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Summary |
Sala weaves the gothic cartooning traditions of Edward Gorey and Charles Addams with a melodramatic murder mystery involving astrology, ghouls, academia, and outsider art. Part noir, part horror, and part comedy, this labyrinthine tale of intrigue follows an unemployed writer named Broom who becomes ensnared unwittingly in a complex plot involving mysterious outsider artist Emile Jarnac, the shadowy machinations of the Ghoul Appreciation Society Headquarters (GASH), and the enigmatic Mr. Ixnay. Sala's deadpan delivery makes this ingeniously layered narrative a roller-coaster ride of darkly pure comic suspense. Sala's drawing style also reveals the influence of everything from Hollywood monster movies and Dick Tracy to German expressionism and Grimm's fairy tales. It's a style that's perfectly suited to the narrative, constantly flirting with Sala's fascination for the grotesque and lending palpable tension to the gruesome riddle of The Chuckling Whatsit. |
| Audience |
Rated M |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Murder -- Investigation -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Authors -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Serial murderers -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Outsider artists -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Secret societies -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Horror comic books, strips, etc.
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| Added Author |
Sala, Richard.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781683966975 (hardcover) |
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168396697X (hardcover) |
| Music No. |
MWT15960262 |
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