Twenty poems are interpreted in comics form by twenty of today's leading cartoonists, including Eddie Campbell, Kevin Huizenga, George Pratt, and many others. With New York Times bestselling editor Chris Duffy ( Nursery Rhyme Comics, Fairy Tale Comics) at the helm, Above the Dreamless Dead is a moving and illuminating tribute to those who fought and died in World War I. In stark black and white, the words of the Trench Poets find dramatic expression and reinterpretation through the minds and pens of some of the greatest cartoonists working today. The marriage of poetry and comics is a deeply fruitful combination, as evidenced by this collection. With New York Times bestselling editor Chris Duffy ( Nursery Rhyme Comics, Fairy Tale Comics) at the helm, Above the Dreamless Dead is a moving and illuminating tribute to those who fought and died in World War I. Known for its rejection of war as a romantic or noble enterprise, and its plainspoken condemnation of the senseless bloodshed of war, Trench Poetry soon became one of the most significant literary moments of its decade. NURSERY RHYME COMICS 50 TIMELESS RHYMES BY 50 CELEBRATED CARTOONISTS edited by Chris Duffy RELEASE DATE: Oct. The Trench Poets, as they came to be called, were soldier-poets dispatching their verse from the front lines. a talk with Chris Duffy, editor (SpongeBob Comics, Nursery Rhyme Comics, Fairy Tale Comics, Nickelodeon Magazine), writer and cartoonist Skip to main content Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. As the Great War dragged on and its catastrophic death toll mounted, a new artistic movement found its feet in the United Kingdom.
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