Material type: TextPublication details: Milwaukie, OR :Dark Horse Books,2016.Edition: First editionDescription: 61 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cmISBN:
Summary: "Enn is a fifteen-year-old boy who just doesn't understand girls, while his friend Vic seems to have them all figured out. Both teenagers are in for the shock of their young lives, however, when they crash a local party only to discover that the girls there are far, far more than they appear!"-- Provided by publisher.
Enn is a 16-year-old boy who just doesn't understand girls, while his friend Vic seems to have them all figured out. Both teenagers are in for the shock of their young lives, however, when they crash a local party only to discover that the girls there are far, far more than they appear! From the Locus Award-winning short story by Neil Gaiman - one of the most celebrated authors of our time - and adapted in vibrant ink-and-watercolour illustrations by the Daytripper duo of Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon, this original hardcover graphic novel is absolutely not to be missed!
"Enn is a fifteen-year-old boy who just doesn't understand girls, while his friend Vic seems to have them all figured out. Both teenagers are in for the shock of their young lives, however, when they crash a local party only to discover that the girls there are far, far more than they appear!"-- Provided by publisher.
This graphic adaptation of Gaiman's short story, originally in Fragile Things (2006), toys with the notion that girls really are from another planet. Teenage boys Enn and Vic wander into a party bursting with gorgeous, ageless women. Suave Vic quickly pairs off with stunning Stella, leaving awkward Enn to stutter and stall his way through halting conversations. But in those deeply strange interactions, it becomes clear that not only are the girls not of this world, but their intentions might be sinister. Gaiman's particular brand of horror-tinged sci-fi is well matched by Moon and Bá's angular artwork. Beautiful faces and features subtly transform into exaggerated, vaguely alien expressions, and the atmospheric watercolor palette shifts to match the mood: sunny daylight tones move into fiery sunset colors and, finally, eerie twilight purples as the boys flee. Most enchanting, perhaps, is what's left out there's only a hint of Vic's terrifying interaction with Stella and the merest suggestion of what the girls at the party really are. Hand to Gaiman fans or anyone who loves weird horror.--Hunter, Sarah Copyright 2016 Booklist