Bryan talbot is, at 55, almost a grand old man of british comics. Thirteen hundred years ago it was the greatest center of learning in the whole of christendom and the very cradle of english consciousness. Alice in sunderland by bryan talbot fantastic fiction. To be sure, it is a lecture with various interruptions for stories more on those in a moment as well as other diversions. As i read bryan talbots idiosyncratic and hugely entertaining graphic novel. Alice in sunderland is talbots sprawling paean to his home region of sunderland, england, with specific attention to its association with charles lutwidge dodgson better known as alice in wonderland author lewis carroll. An entertainment by bryan talbot a copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. In this epic tale, writerartist bryan talbot draws on centuries of european history and graphic storytelling. Read alice in sunderland an entertainment by bryan talbot available from rakuten kobo.
Alice in sunderland by bryan talbot used very good. Alice in sunderland book by bryan talbot illustrator 1. Alice in sunderland was one of the weekly political magazine the new statesmans books of the year 2007. Running from april 5 to july 1, 2007, alice in sunderland. Bryan talbots alice in sunderland is probably the single weirdest graphic novel ive ever enjoyed theres weirder stuff out there, but it overshoots enjoyability. Talbot, to produce dotter of her fathers eyes, which won the 2012 costa biography award. In 1969 his first work appeared as illustrations in mallorn, the british tolkien society magazine, followed in 1972 by a weekly strip in his college newspaper. This is a beautiful love story to sunderland and to alice in wonderland. Buy a cheap copy of alice in sunderland book by bryan talbot. Aug 09, 2007 bryan talbot s alice in sunderland is probably the single weirdest graphic novel ive ever enjoyed theres weirder stuff out there, but it overshoots enjoyability. Alice in sunderland ebook by bryan talbot rakuten kobo. Alice in sunderland has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. His books include alice in sunderland, dotter of her fathers eyes with mary talbot, the first graphic novel to win the costa biography award, and the grandville.
Apr 17, 2007 more on bryan talbots alice in sunderland its hard to know where to begin with bryan talbots new book. His books include alice in sunderland, dotter of her fathers eyes with mary talbot, the first graphic novel to win the costa biography award, and the grandville series. Veteran actor david bailie doctor who, blakes 7, gladiator, pirates of the caribbean etc has just posted a video on youtube narrating lewis carrolls famous nonsense poem, completely illustrated by frames from bryans comic strip adaptation, as seen in alice in sunderland and also in our free comics compilation with permission from bryan. To get one thing out of the way, it is a comic book. Apr 05, 2007 alice in sunderland is a graphic novel like no other. Bbc wear features bryan talbot on alice in sunderland. An entertainment is a semihistorical account of sunderland, england. Related in a nonlinear style, talbot uses a streamofconsciousness method owing more to william s. This is the official homepage for bryan talbot s alice in sunderland.
Bryan talbot manages an effortless combination of traditional linedrawing and comic book storytelling with computermodified imagery and a rambling, streamofconsciousness lecture on everything and nothing to do with sunderland, alice, and more besides. An entertainment by bryan talbot, hardcover, 319 pages, dark horse comics, list price. Veteran actor david bailie doctor who, blakes 7, gladiator, pirates of the caribbean etc has just posted a video on youtube narrating lewis carrolls famous nonsense poem, completely illustrated by frames from bryan s comic strip adaptation, as seen in alice in sunderland and also in our free comics compilation with permission from bryan. An entertainment by bryan talbot 328pp, jonathan cape. Librarian nancy pearl dips below the reading radar.
Sep 17, 2007 bryan talbot s extraordinary work alice in sunderland is subtitled an entertainment, and, while it certainly is that, its format is basically that of a lecture. As someone who works primarily with childrens literature, this doesnt happen to me all that often. Dec 17, 2014 bryan talbot is a british comic book artist and writer, best known as the creator of the adventures of luther arkwright. An entertainment, released in hardcover by dark horse in 2007, brought with it a redefinition of what graphic novels can be the comics narrative is usually thought of as fairly linear and direct in the way it tells stories, as it. Comic book artist and writer, bryan talbot, has created strips for the likes of judge dredd and batman but his work has taken a turn with the release of his new book, alice in sunderland. Bryan talbot, author and illustrator of comic books, moves to sunderland england, not massachusetts for reasons unrevealed. Alice in sunderland by bryan talbot overdrive rakuten. This is the official homepage for bryan talbots alice in sunderland. He then commences on a multiyear examination of his adopted town. Alice in sunderland by bryan talbot page 45 comics. The artwork for the main cover was drawn and made by graphic artist jordan smith.
Thirteen hundred years ago it was the greatest center of learning in the whole of christendom and the very c. Talbot to produce dotter of her fathers eyes, which won the 2012 costa biography award. There was an event at the museum the following evening alice from wonderland to sunderland that involved a brace of brians, as bryan talbot was in conversation with the president of the lewis carroll society, brian sibley. Coinciding with the release of bryan talbots much talkedabout alice in sunderland, londons cartoon museum is holding an exhibition of talbots original art and sketches from the book. Alice in sunderland by bryan talbot penguin books australia. Bryan talbot born 24 february 1952 is a british comics artist and writer, best known as the creator of the adventures of luther arkwright and its sequel heart of empire, as well as the grandville series of books. Alice in sunderland official homepage bryan talbot. Bryan talbot a alice in sunderland words pdf ebook epub download y 2. The exhibition explores the creation of the elaborate 320page graphic novel and sheds light on its widereaching historical influences. Alice in sunderland book by bryan talbot thriftbooks. The book is like a giant game of six degrees of kevin bacon. He explores carrolls links with sunderland and shows how the city inspired his masterpieces. Talbot, an adopted son of sunderland rather than a native, have penned and illustrated the most. Bryan talbot is a british comic book artist and writer, best known as the creator of the adventures of luther arkwright.
Talbots alice in sunderland at the cartoon museum cbr. An entertainment, released in hardcover by dark horse in 2007, brought with it a redefinition of what graphic novels can be the comics narrative is usually thought of as fairly linear and direct in the way it tells stories, as it is predicated on the idea of sequential storytelling. In this nonlinear graphic novel, talbot explores the relationship between charles lutwidge dodgsons 18321898fictional world of wonderland and the reallife city of sunderland by merging fiction, reality, and rumor. Alice in sunderland is a graphic novel like no other. An entertainment is a graphic novel by comics writer and artist bryan talbot. Talbot spends a goodly portion of the book supporting this fact while leading the reader through various aspects of sunderland, great britain, and the myth of alice. Bryan talbot is perhaps best known for his the adventures of luther arkwright and the tale of one bad rat graphic novels, and a particular grovel favourite blast from the past, his illustration of pat mills nemesis in 2000ad. More on bryan talbots alice in sunderland its hard to know where to begin with bryan talbots new book. Bryan talbot is a british comic book artist and writer. So talbot fans may automatically presume that alice in sunderland is some kind of reworking of lewis carrolls alice in wonderland, as one bad rat blended child abuse. It explores the links between lewis carroll and the sunderland area, with wider themes of history, myth and storytelling. Bryan talbot takes the city of sunderland and the story of lewis carroll and alice liddell the real alice as the spine of his story and around them spins a spectacularly diverse range of different stories. Bryan talbot a alice in sunderland words pdf ebook.
Jan 01, 2007 this queeriarse and queeriarser creation from comics legend bryan talbot isnt so much an entertainment as a documentary in gn form, interweaving the history of sunderland with the history of lewis carroll and alice in her fictional and factional forms. Talbot began his comics work in the underground comix scene of the late 1960s. An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor stickers. He has worked on underground comics, science fiction and superhero stories such as judge dredd and batman. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. Bryan talbot published on 20141217 by dark horse comics.