It was cold and cramped and eerie and animal noises would fill the vessel at all times." There are biblical allusions – to Genesis and the story of Noah: "The ark was a horrible place. A warring nation reveals its dark history. There's a crone who refuses to quietly die, as is expected of the elderly, but instead proves her worth by killing a giant using sedative sausages. BirdMan, Kid and Kiddo form a triad of gods. He somehow lives on inside its pink and red innards, listening to the reverberating voice of the whale who is secretly a god.Īmong the characters we encounter are the three sisters of Summer Island, an overly experimental medicine man, sirens and cyclops. An ocean is depicted in thin washes of blue as the shadow of a whale creeps across the page, swallowing a man whole. When brothers war, blood flashes in red across the page. There is a blend of bold graphics and intricate detail – one page depicts an entire world in the hair of a young goddess. The majority of the images are in black, grey and white, though colour is used to striking effect.
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