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David Boring
Daniel Clowes
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Description for David Boring
Paperback. David Boring is a 19-year-old security guard with a tortured inner life and an obsessive nature. When he meets the girl of his dreams, things begin to go awry: what seems too good to be true apparently is, and what seems truest in Boring's life is that the primal nature of mankind will come inexorably to the fore. Num Pages: 132 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 193 x 7. Weight in Grams: 404.
Discover the adventures of David Boring in this electrifying new graphic novel from the author of Ghost World
David Boring is a nineteen-year-old security guard with a tortured inner life and an obsessive nature. When he meets the girl of his dreams, things begin to go awry: what seems too good to be true apparently is, and what seems truest in Boring's life is that, given the right set of circumstances (in this case a sensational cascade of vengeance, humiliation and murder), the primal nature of mankind will come inexorably to the fore.
'Imagine a tilted comic-book homage ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Number of pages
132
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
132
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780224063234
SKU
V9780224063234
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About Daniel Clowes
Daniel Clowes was born in 1961. He is the creator of the comic books Eightball, Ghost World, which was made into a film by the director Terry Zwigoff, David Boring and Ice Haven. His adaptation of his own Ghost World graphic novel for the screen earned him an Oscar nomination. A regular contributor to the New Yorker, McSweeney's and the ... Read more
Reviews for David Boring
Imagine a tilted comic-book homage to Hitchcock's Vertigo, but with religious cults, fetishistic scrapbooks and scenes of underwater coupling
Guardian
For those interested in comic art's potential, Clowes' work offers exciting literary possibilities. Boring is anything but
Time Magazine
Daniel Clowes' underground comics are now a hipster must-have. Why? Because his work is beautifully drawn with ... Read more
Guardian
For those interested in comic art's potential, Clowes' work offers exciting literary possibilities. Boring is anything but
Time Magazine
Daniel Clowes' underground comics are now a hipster must-have. Why? Because his work is beautifully drawn with ... Read more