The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr Punch: A Romance

by Neil Gaiman

Dave McKean (Artist)

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A dark and frightening fully painted novella, MR. PUNCH tells the tale of a young boy's loss of innocence results from a horrific confrontation with his past. Spending a summer at his grandfather's seaside arcade, a troubled adolescent harmlessly becomes involved with a mysterious Punch and Judy Man and a mermaid-portraying woman. But when the violent puppet show triggers buried memories of the boy's family, the lives of all become feverishly intertwined. With disturbing mysteries and half-truths uncontrollably unraveling, the young boy is forced to deal with his family's dark secrets of violence, betrayal, and guilt.
  • ISBN10 1563892464
  • ISBN13 9781563892462
  • Publish Date 1 September 1995
  • Publish Status Out of Stock
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint DC Comics
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 96
  • Language English