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On the Ropes: A Novel
James Vance
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Description for On the Ropes: A Novel
Paperback. In this long-awaited sequel to the legendary graphic novel Kings in Disguise, a young circus hand gets involved in dangerous underground activity. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 274 x 206 x 22. Weight in Grams: 900.
Kings in Disguise (ISBN 978 0 393 32848 6) won two Eisner Awards and was hailed by The Guardian as one of the ten best graphic novels of all time. This highly anticipated sequel tells the story of a young man’s coming of age in a world where the capacity to dream may be a fatal flaw. On the Ropes is a breathtaking visual achievement that delivers a powerful, timeless story.
Kings in Disguise (ISBN 978 0 393 32848 6) won two Eisner Awards and was hailed by The Guardian as one of the ten best graphic novels of all time. This highly anticipated sequel tells the story of a young man’s coming of age in a world where the capacity to dream may be a fatal flaw. On the Ropes is a breathtaking visual achievement that delivers a powerful, timeless story.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393351224
SKU
V9780393351224
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99-15
About James Vance
James Vance (1953—2017) was an American comic book writer and author of the graphic novels Kings in Disguise and On the Ropes. Dan E. Burr has been an illustrator for DC Comics’s Big Book Series. He lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Reviews for On the Ropes: A Novel
"[A] Depression-era story as layered and encompassing as the classics of Steinbeck or James M. Cain." "More than twenty years in its construction and worth every moment of the wait, James Vance and Dan Burr's On the Ropes is that most rare of animals, a sequel that's as powerful, as vital and as necessary as the work which it continues. A quietly epic human tale that beautifully and expertly employs the comic medium in its telling, On the Ropes is very possibly the most affecting graphic narrative that you will read in the next couple of decades."
Alan Moore "Vance's complex, heartfelt writing and Burr's earnest, detailed drawings humanize the plight of all those caught in the ravages of the Great Depression. On The Ropes is a refreshing take on the turmoil and politics of the era-and a gripping, dramatic, and frightening tale."
Josh Neufeld "Every bit as visceral and hypnotic as its award-winning predecessor, On the Ropes is a tour-de-force of fluid, yet detailed storytelling."
Dave Gibbons
Alan Moore "Vance's complex, heartfelt writing and Burr's earnest, detailed drawings humanize the plight of all those caught in the ravages of the Great Depression. On The Ropes is a refreshing take on the turmoil and politics of the era-and a gripping, dramatic, and frightening tale."
Josh Neufeld "Every bit as visceral and hypnotic as its award-winning predecessor, On the Ropes is a tour-de-force of fluid, yet detailed storytelling."
Dave Gibbons