Hasib e la regina dei serpenti

Another haunting book by David B. that takes you on a journey so original that you will long continue to reflect on the wonders that run through our collective thread of existence. This tale is about the circumstances that often accompany our hidden desires; the path that we set for ourselves when w Leggi tutto

Great art without question in a tale of the Thousand and One Nights, which I have always theoretically liked (cool idea for a story!), but have never really been able to engage with it as we go into stories within the main story. I know, if the reader isn't engaged, the teller is going to die, so I

Weird thing #1: Despite the artist hand lettering a page number on each page of his art, the publisher has chosen to also include a typeset page number at the bottom of each page. Weird thing #2: At the start of the book, there is a difference of 4 between the artist's page number and the typeset pag Leggi tutto

A beautiful book! I'm a fan of David B.'s work, but this one stood out in ways that many of his previous works have not (and I've loved those). This is an elaborate and wonderfully colored story nestled within the 1001 Nights framework. As one may expect, there are multiple embedded narratives, so i Leggi tutto

I'll admit to having never read all too much of the original Thousand And One Nights. Going by the quality of writing in this adaptation, and all the wondrous plot twists and fantastic vistas, perhaps I should. I'd miss out on some good artwork, though.

I really like David B.'s art, but was expecting to encounter something more along the lines of Epileptic or Incidents in the Night - and this is definitely not that. This story is framed within one of the tales from the Thousand and One Nights and works very well to revisit that device to add layers Leggi tutto