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Informationen zum Autor Dash Shaw lives in Richmond, VA. He was a 2010 Sundance Labs fellow and a 2014-2015 Cullman Center fellow at the New York Public Library. A cartoonist, animator, and illustrator, he was born in Los Angeles and attended the School of Visual Arts. Klappentext In Dash Shaw's new, full-color original graphic novel, a boy goes to seek his brother on a theme-park island. Zusammenfassung In this brand new graphic novel from the acclaimed cartoonist of BottomlessBelly Button and BodyWorld! Dash Shaw dramatizes the story of a boy moving to anexotic country and his infatuation with an unfamiliar culture that quicklyshifts to disillusionment. A sense of “being different” grows toalienation! until he angrily blames this once-enchanting land for his feelingsof isolation. Danny’s older brother! Luke! travels to a remote island toteach English to the employees of ClockWorld! an ambitious new amusement parkthat recreates historical events. When Luke doesn’t return after twoyears! Danny travels to ClockWorld to convince Luke to return to America. ButLuke has made a new life! new family! and even a new personality for himself onClockWorld! rendering him almost unrecognizable to his own brother. New Schoolis unlike anything in the history of the comics medium: at once funny and deadlyserious! easily readable while wildly artistic! personal and political! familiarand completely new. This Fantagraphics titles was chosen by NPR as among the best books of2013.
