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Cuento De Arena (2012)

by Jim Henson(Favorite Author)

3.78 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Norma Editorial

review 1: Four stars for total eye candy. The style changes from bright colors and bold lines to water color on the same page. It's worth picking up just for the art.The story makes 0 sense.There are a couple of things that seem Jim Henson-y. In the afterward it mentioned something about the story being about finding yourself...and that makes a little sense. It feels like one of those crazy dreams you wake up from and are like "WTF just happened?" But seriously, look at it for the art.
review 2: This is like The Wizard of Oz but with no characters. A man is given a map and told to 'run'. He's chased by a guy and a lot of zany stuff happens on the journey. Things like finding a small, dirty outhouse that has a huge fancy restaurant on the inside (reminded me of the Doctor... more Who police box). After a while he starts to get chased by a few arab guys straight out of an Aladdin movie and a team of american football players.It's strange that this book is supposed to be about Jim Henson's script when really the only reason to read it is to check out the artwork. The artwork is pretty good, it reminds me of David Mazzucchelli when it comes to the line work and the coloring. The panel work, especially the integration of Henson's typed script into the panels, is interesting.All said, I'm really disappointed I didn't like this more. I think this is what happens when you idiolize someone: you end up thinking even his minor work, work that he was satisfied to let gather dust, is amazing. This is not a great script. less

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