The Tower (Graphic Novel)

The Tower (Graphic Novel)
Benoit Peeters, Francois Schuiten
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Trade Paperback
h295 x 236mm - 112pg
13 Jul 2021 US
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9781684057313
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The fifth release in Alaxis Press' The Obscure Cities series to be published by IDW brings the award winning graphic novels to readers in English with an all-new translation!Masterful fantasy comes alive as the fifth release in Alaxis Press' The Obscure Cities series brings the award winning graphic novels to readers in English with an all-new translation!Giovanni Batista is a third-class maintainer of the Tower. His section is deteriorating more and more by the day and he has not heard from any of his inspectors or fellow maintainers in months. He makes the decision to go to the base office to file a complaint. While using his chute, he ends up somewhere even higher than his level. He meets Ellias Aureolus Palingenius and the lovely Milena. Together with Milena, he tries to figure out the purpose of the Tower and finally decides to climb to the top. The Tower, presented in this new edition, is a fabulous story for the exploration of a deliquescent world, an epic fable to the dimensions of world-building, a fantastic escape full of paradoxes, simulacra, and pretense. Magnificent mastery, invention, and poetry, this is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful jewels of the exciting saga of the OBSCURE CITIES.
Beno t Peeters was born in Paris on August 28, 1956. After publishing two novels early in his career, he experimented with diverse genres- essay, biography, illustrated story, photo novel, film, television, radio theater and of course comics. An Herge specialist, he has written three books to date on the subject- The World of Herge, Herge, Son of Tintin, and Read Tintin. He is also the author of several books on comics, storyboards and biographical studies on Hitchcock, Nadar, Jacques Derrida and Paul ValeryFran ois Schuiten was born in Brussels on April 26, 1956, into a family of architects. Since 1980, he has worked with Beno t Peeters on The Obscure Cities series. His graphic novels have been translated into a dozen languages and have received numerous international awards. He has also created many illustrations, posters and postage stamps across Europe. In 2002, he received the prestigious lifetime achievement award from the Angouleme festival. He published his first solo effort, The Beauty, in 2012, and designed a train museum, Train World, which opened in Brussels in 2015. His 2014 exhibition and accompanying book, Revoir Paris, has met with international praise.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781684057313
Published: 13 Jul 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Idea & Design Works
Publisher: Idea & Design Works
Format: Trade Paperback
Height: 295mm
Width: 236mm
Pages: 112

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