The Sculptor

by Scott McCloud

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

David Smith is giving his life for his art--literally. Thanks to a deal with Death, the young sculptor gets his childhood wish: to sculpt anything he can imagine with his bare hands. But now that he only has 200 days to live, deciding what to create is harder than he thought, and discovering the love of his life at the 11th hour isn't making it any easier!

This is a story of desire taken to the edge of reason and beyond; of the frantic, clumsy dance steps of young love; and a gorgeous, street-level portrait of the world's greatest city. It's about the small, warm, human moments of everyday life...and the great surging forces that lie just under the surface. Scott McCloud wrote the book on how comics work; now he vaults into great fiction with a breathtaking, funny, and unforgettable new work.

• ISBN10: 1596435739
• ISBN13: 9781596435735
• Publish Date: 3 February 2015
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 4 April 2022
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
• Imprint: First Second
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 496
• Language: English

Reviews

[wcs53]

This was another enjoyable graphic novel I borrowed from the library. It was quite deep in parts, especially with the background to the story being that the main character, David Smith, had a deal with death, being given the power to sculpt whatever he desired in return for the knowledge that he only had 200 more days to live.

The story is both well written and drawn, with a few twists and turns, and surprises along the way. It's a very thoughtful story and behind it all is the question of what you would do with your life if you knew exactly how many days you had left to live. I think there's a very good reason why it's better not to know.

It's not a short read, as far as graphic novels go, but it was a rewarding one.