New Releases by Dave McKean

¡SOLO PARA ADULTOS! EL ILUSTRADOR DE SANDMAN, CORALINE Y MR. PUNCH SE DESCUBRE CON ESTA CREATIVA MEZCLA DE ILUSTRACIÓN, FOTOGRAFÍA, COLLAGE Y PINTURA Dave McKean, ilustrador de libros y cómics, y también cineasta, se pasa a la novela gráfica erótica con esta amalgama de estampas carnales. La variedad de temas y el uso de diferentes técnicas artísticas recuerdan a sus ilustraciones que dieron color a las portadas y páginas interiores de Sandman durante casi 10 años, y que han hecho de él uno de los creadores más versátiles de la actualidad.

A father and child discover the joys of his crazy hair in this brilliant picture book. Bonnie tries to tame her father''s hair, but to no avail, as birds and beasts of every type jostle for space amongst the curls and tresses of this hirsute book. A warm and funny conversational text combine beautifully with Dave McKean''s edgy and dramatic illustrations to make this another perfect picture book by Gaiman and McKean.

Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others.

Winner of the Newbery Medal. When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family, who would have thought it would find safety and security in the local graveyard? Brought up by the resident ghosts, ghouls and spectres, Bod has an eccentric childhood learning about life from the dead. But for Bod there is also the danger of the murderer still looking for him - after all, he is the last remaining member of the family. A stunningly original novel deftly constructed over eight chapters, featuring every second year of Bod''s life, from babyhood to adolescence. Will Bod survive to be a man?

Jerk, California

Drawings made in Vienna, 30th Dec. 2005 - 6th Jan. 2006.

Un vieillard qui fut l''ostéopathe d''Al Capone raconte le Chicago des années 1920 et 1930 à un enfant. Un récit quotidien et impressionniste sur l''époque de la prohibition et des violent cases, boîtes à violon servant de caches d''armes.

15 years ago, this enigmatic graphic novel performed its mental autopsy on Batman and his enemies, and in doing so set both its creators on the road to greatness. In Gotham City''s home for the criminally insane, Batman confronts his arch-nemeses, including the Joker, Two-Face and more. Before the battle is over, Batman''s mental straight-jacket will have been torn apart, exposing his every weakness and bringing him far closer to his foes than he could ever possibly have wanted! To celebrate this illustrious anniversary, Arkham Asylum has been re-launched in this sumptuous paperback that includes Morrison''s complete script, original thumbnail breakdowns, samples of how the story and art came together, and much more!

An oversized, lavishly produced book, The Alchemy of MirrorMask takes readers inside the making of the feature film and allows them to experience the creative process. Animated by Dave McKean and written by Neil Gaiman, MirrorMask combines animation and live action with a compelling storyline to take the cinematic experience to a stunning new level. MirrorMask is the story of Helena, a fifteen-year-old girl who works for her family''s circus. She juggles, sells popcorn, and longs to run away and join the "real world." Helena also dreams, and one day she wakes up to find herself in a strange new world populated by mysterious creatures…a dream world where she embarks on an amazing journey. Each chapter in The Alchemy of MirrorMask begins with an introduction by McKean and Gaiman and then guides readers through the different types of visuals used to create the film, including sketches, paintings, storyboards, 3-d models, photographs, texture maps, frame blow-ups, and more. Also included are photos taken on the set and during McKean''s travels to Venice, Prague, Trieste, Warsaw, and other places that provided inspiration for MirrorMask. Gaiman and McKean''s insightful commentary sheds light on the film''s journey from concept to screen. Gaiman and McKean fans, cinema buffs, and visual art enthusiasts will all delight in The Alchemy of MirrorMask, a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the making of an extraordinary film.

15 years ago, this enigmatic graphic novel performed its mental autopsy on Batman and his enemies, and in doing so set both its creators on the road to greatness. In Gotham City''s home for the criminally insane, Batman confronts his arch-nemeses, including the Joker, Two-Face and more. Before the battle is over, Batman''s mental straight-jacket will have been torn apart, exposing his every weakness and bringing him far closer to his foes than he could ever possibly have wanted! To celebrate this illustrious anniversary, Arkham Asylum has been re-launched in this sumptuous hardback that includes Morrison''s complete script, original thumbnail breakdowns, samples of how the story and art came together, and much more!

Here is volume two in the definitive three-volume graphic novel collection of the acclaimed cult classic and 2005 Eisner Award nominated series. Radiant City was built to be the dream city, a vast and beautiful metropolis, designed to fulfill the grandest aesthetic and architectural ideals. It now smolders in dilapidation, its citizens afflicted with all forms of madness, bizarre addictions and a surfeit of perversions. Stranded in the city is the mysterious Mister X. His past shrouded in mystery, he struggles to unlock the city''s secrets even as he labors to protect his own.

After trading his father for two goldfish, a boy and his little sister go on a rollicking adventure around town to get him back.

Réunies ici pour la première fois, sans détour ni décor, voici les étonnantes illustrations de couvertures créés par Dave McKean pour Sandman, l''une des séries les plus appréciées et es plus récompensées de l''univers de la bande dessinée. Cette collection, qui recouvre l''intégralité de la saga de Sandman et plus encore, présente une admirable suite de visuels toujours insolites et souvent frappants et qui résultent d''un savant mélange de peinture, de photographie, de sculpture et de manipulations par ordinateur. Ce recueil, enrichi des commentaires de Dave McKean et de Neil Gaiman, le concepteur et scénariste de Sandman, inclut également un épisode inédit de huit pages.

Kóralína er netop flyttet ind i et hus med sine travle forældre. En blind dør fører hende ind i et hus, der umiddelbart ligner hendes eget - men med talende rotter, et surrealistisk teater og en ny mor med knapøjne der vil have magten over Kóralína og forhindre hende i at komme tilbage til sin egen verden.

¡Por fin llega la obra maestra de Neil Gaiman y Dave McKean! MR. PUNCH retoma los legendarios personajes de Commedia dell ́Arte para narrar el descubrimiento del mundo de los adultos por parte de un niño.

C''étaient deux très beaux poissons rouges. Ils étaient rouge doré, et ils nageaient en arrière et en avant dans leur bocal. J''ai demandé à mon copain Nathan : " Il n''y a pas quelque chose que tu voudrais échanger contre ces poissons rouges ? ". " Non " a dit Nathan. J''ai réfléchi un peu et j''ai dit : " Je te les échange contre mon père ". " Ho ho " a dit ma petite sœur.

In the wake of Neil Gaiman''s extraordinary, multi-award winning Sandman saga comes a sumptuous volume collecting all of artist Dave McKean''s stunning and innovative Sandman cover paintings. and colours elevated the Sandman covers to ''gallery'' status. meant to be seen, unadorned by logos, in a fine art book format that''s truly the stuff dreams are made of.