Grandville Bete Noire
$63.80
- Hardcover
104 pages
- Release Date
3 December 2012
Summary
‘The bastard child of Conan Doyle and Beatrix Potter, it’s a gripping feast for the eyes.’ - Rachel Cooke, Observer
The third volume of the Grandville series - anthropomorphic steampunk detective fiction from graphic novel master Bryan Talbot.
The Badger is back! Follow the Badger!
At Toad Hall, lair of multibillionaire Baron Aristotle Krapaud, a cabal of industrialists and fat cats plot the violent overthrow of the French state. Meanwhile, the brutal murder of a famou…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780224096249 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0224096249 |
| Author: | Bryan Talbot |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Jonathan Cape |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 104 |
| Release Date: | 3 December 2012 |
| Weight: | 831g |
| Dimensions: | 304mm x 217mm x 15mm |
| Series: | Grandville Series |
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Critics Review
I have greatly enjoyed the Grandville books. I think they’re superbly designed, beautifully conceived, admirably written - everything about them is terrific… A graphic novel built on the solid foundation of a strong story. – Philip PullmanThe third and finest stand-alone volume in the award-winning ‘scientific-romance-thriller’ series… These ingeniously plotted fantasies will make you bark with laughter. – Larushka Ivan-Zadeh * Metro *The bastard child of Conan Doyle and Beatrix Potter, it’s a gripping feast for the eyes. – Rachel Cooke * Observer *Both acerbic and hilarious. * Mr. Hyde *This ripping yarn of murder, mystery and the machinating arms tycoon Baron Krapaud of Toad Hall is both irresistibly exciting and sumptuously designed. – David Langford * Telegraph *Flynn’s book is full of satisfying twists, turns and shocks … The art is stunning, the story ingenious, and the in-jokes delicious, as our badger hero visits Paris to solve a series of art murders, including the demise of a crow called Gustave Corbeau. – Ian Rankin * Scotsman *A blindingly beautiful crime adventure comic. * Comicbuzz.com *
About The Author
Bryan Talbot
Bryan Talbot was born in 1952. He has worked on underground comics, science fiction and superhero stories such as Judge Dredd and Batman- Legends of the Dark Knight. His books include Alice in Sunderland, Dotter of Her Father’s Eyes (with Mary Talbot), the first graphic novel to win the Costa biography award, and the Grandville series.
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