The Story
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(W) DIX (A) DIX (C) DIX
FANTAGRAPHICS
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In Wales 1974- a fisherman inadvertently reels in a Nazi flag. Meanwhile- young Idris and his mother ride a train in the countryside. Idris’s mother has a new housekeeping job awaiting her in the small town of Bothelli- by the sea. Her new employer- a wealthy man named Mr. Miller- is confined to a wheelchair and beginning immediately upon their arrival- Mr. Miller’s unceasing demands as an employer leave the socially awkward Idris adrift in his new town- friendless. That is- until he meets the mysterious and profane Gwen in the local cemetery. When Idris shows Gwen a map that he found at Mr. Miller’s- it sucks them into a web of mystery and unimagined horrors. As he did in his acclaimed 2018 graphic novel Dull Margaret- co-created with Jim Broadbent- Dix brings his world to life with his distinctive cartooning- weaving lumpy characters- earthy palettes- grim rumination- deadpan humor- supernatural elements- and a dreary countryside setting into one of the gnarliest graphic novels of the year.
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IDRIS FILE HC (MR)
(W) DIX (A) DIX (C) DIX
FANTAGRAPHICS
StockID: 151287 SKU: 0425FB526
In Wales 1974- a fisherman inadvertently reels in a Nazi flag. Meanwhile- young Idris and his mother ride a train in the countryside. Idris’s mother has a new housekeeping job awaiting her in the small town of Bothelli- by the sea. Her new employer- a wealthy man named Mr. Miller- is confined to a wheelchair and beginning immediately upon their arrival- Mr. Miller’s unceasing demands as an employer leave the socially awkward Idris adrift in his new town- friendless. That is- until he meets the mysterious and profane Gwen in the local cemetery. When Idris shows Gwen a map that he found at Mr. Miller’s- it sucks them into a web of mystery and unimagined horrors. As he did in his acclaimed 2018 graphic novel Dull Margaret- co-created with Jim Broadbent- Dix brings his world to life with his distinctive cartooning- weaving lumpy characters- earthy palettes- grim rumination- deadpan humor- supernatural elements- and a dreary countryside setting into one of the gnarliest graphic novels of the year.
