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Isle of 100,000 graves / Vehlmann, Jason ; coloring by Hubert ; [translated by Kim Thompson].
LIBRA - Rare Comics Collection PN6790.N83 J3562 2011 Toccafondi copy
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jason, 1965- author.
- Standardized Title:
- Île aux cent mille morts. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Pirates--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Pirates.
- Islands--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Islands.
- Treasure troves--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Treasure troves.
- Torturers--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Torturers.
- Executions and executioners--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Executions and executioners.
- Comic books, strips, etc--France--Translations into English.
- Comic books, strips, etc.
- Penn Provenance:
- Toccafondi, David, C'95 (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books, [2011]
- Summary:
- "Five years ago, little Gwenny's father found, inside a bottle, a map with instructions on how to reach the mysterious Isle of 100,000 Graves and its legendary treasures-- and then he vanished. Now Gwenny, having stumbled across another bottle-shipped map, enlists the dubious help of a shipful of pirates, sets out to find the island, and her long-lost dad. Little does she realize that the Isle comes by its ominous name honestly, as the location of a secret school for executioners and torturers, where apple-cheeked youngsters are taught the finer points of extracting information from prisoners-- and then putting an end to their lives in a wide variety of gruesome ways. And they've reached the point in their studies where theory should ideally give way to practice, so an influx of uninvited visitors comes as a blessing to the faculty. And yes, this story is a comedy. Albeit a dark one"--Publisher's web site.
- Notes:
- Translated from French.
- ISBN:
- 9781606994429
- 1606994425
- OCLC:
- 668194062
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