Displaced Persons
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (825 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1632151219 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 168 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This part mystery, part sci-fi graphic novel was crafted over ten years. Drug use and dealing cast a pall in the 1960s chapters, and César Chávez gets a mention through a well-meaning in-law as things fall apart in the 1990s. From the Eisner-nominated writer Derek McCulloch (Stagger Lee, Gone to Amerikay) and artist Anthony Peruzzo comes DISPLACED PERSONS, a riveting tale of murder, love, crime, friendship, betrayal, and just the slightest bit of time travel."A mammoth, sprawling family saga-both enchantingly surrealistic and cruelly realistic- with a dazzling array of haunting and resonant characters all drawn together through an unlikely paradox. Derek McCulloch delivers an ambitious, complex work that's not afraid to take chances, and the art by Anthony Peruzzo is richly detailed and evocative." -Karen Berger, Vertigo founding editorThis graphic novel time travels through three generations of one family, whose connections are symbolized, and realized, by a house in the hills of San Francisco. In 1969, twin brothers approach a drug heist from opposite sides of the law. - School Library Journal (Starred Review). The sins of the past destroy some characters and cast off others, leaving a faithful few to find their way home. San Francisco, the twentieth century: In 1939, a private detective searches for a missing heiress. And in 1999, a woman slowly com
"Fails to nail the concept" according to E. A. Montgomery. This is a high concept graphic novel, moving back and forth through time periods. Unfortunately the story (although wrapped up neatly) fails to fully justify the central idea. As an episodic novel about a multitude of flawed and lost people Displaced Persons is interesting enough. We follow only a small number of characters, leaving us to wonder where the rest went. A home is inherited not in a logical legal manner so much as a manner that allows the story to circle closed. Further problematic elements of random sexism and Native American curses kept me fro