Cages

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Information & Library Science Library — Juvenile

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Graphic McKean
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Summary

Dave McKean's Cages returns in a beautiful remastered edition! Best known for his collaborations with Neil Gaiman, McKean defied expectations with his stunning debut as writer and artist in Cages, winner of the Harvey Award for Best Graphic Album. Filled with complex characters, intriguing flights of fancy, and all the beautiful visuals you'd expect from the director of MirrorMask, Cages is McKean's magnum opus.

Sample chapter

  descent Yo! Mr. Cat. And how are you this fine, fine night. You really are de doziest great supine I never see, y'know. Eh? Mister Cat? Nothin' wrong wit' that now. But surely is a perfect raven of a night, Mr Cat. Don't it just feel like de start o' somethin'. Jus' look at all dem lickle stars, man. How many lickle star men and star cats is chattin' away up there d'ya think? A million lickle voices from a billion lickle islands in a great swanthy black sea of a sky. D'you think, they're talkin' about us, now? Hmm? Life don't exactly tread on your tail, now does it Mister Cat? Surely a 'appier cat never breathed a breath on this world. Hmm? This? This a shakuhachi, Mr. Cat. A hinstrument of such subtle and hillusive variation, that upon hearing its sweet song, de birds stop singin' so as not to shame theyself, y'know. Heh, a doubting tomcat, eh? Mister Doubting Tomcat? Go steady now. We'll see what dis night brings us, huh? Christ. Give up, Sabarsky. Hello again. Get away! Get away! You filthy creature! Excerpted from CAGES by Dave McKean Copyright © 1998 by DAVE MCKEAN Excerpted by permission. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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