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Black Orchid: The Deluxe Edition

di Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean (Illustratore)

Altri autori: Mikal Gilmore (Introduzione), Todd Klein (Letterer)

Serie: Black Orchid (TPB of 0.1-0.3)

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A NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller! Before introducing the modern version of The Sandman, Neil Gaiman wrote this dark tale that reinvented a strange DC Comics super hero in the Vertigo mold. Featuring spectacular art by Gaiman's frequent collaborator, DaveMcKean, BLACK ORCHID. After being viciously murdered, Susan Linden is reborn fully grown as the Black Orchid, a hybrid of plant and human, destined to avenge her own death. Now, as this demigoddessattempts to reconcile human memory and botanical origins, she must untangle the webs of deception and secrets that led to her death. Beginning in the cold streets of a heartless metropolis and ending in the Amazon rainforest, this book takes thereader on a journey through secrets, suffering and self-rediscovery.… (altro)
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Black Orchid is visually stunning but too frequently difficult to follow. I've seen McKean's dreamy art style on the cover pages of Sandman so I'm glad to see that they collaborated on a whole series. ( )
  ethorwitz | Jan 3, 2024 |
I mold breaker two decades ago that is easily overlooked now that there are so many other GNs that have gone farther. Still reliant on some of the stock DC characters that could later be shed completely as GNs matured into real novels of their own.

This new edition is just beautiful. Unlike other books, I think of current Fables or even early Sandman, the artwork also breaks out of the comic book conventions to perfectly complement the story.

I still think the story is wonderful, top notch even today, and of course McKean's painted artwork is unparalleled. ( )
  Gumbywan | Jun 24, 2022 |
Still one of my favourite graphic novels of all time. It has dated more respectably (orig. pub. date 1990) than gracefully, and is not perfect by any stretch, but it's just so different. It proudly eschews the usual superhero tropes and sets off in a kinda mood piece direction, propelled by Gaiman's whimsy and McKean's sumptuous yet suffocating artwork. The characters and plot are almost incidental, although you'd have a stony heart if you're not drawn in by the tale. I quite enjoyed meeting several of the DC marquee players along the way, particularly the botanically gifted, and get an insight to some of their origin stories.

It evokes certain feelings in me, whilst reading it, that I find hard to describe. This is a gift that is common to Gaiman & McKean collaborations but feels so much more concentrated in this story. It's the feeling you get when you see a captive panther pacing the boundaries of its cage. Melancholy? Futility? Agitation? Pent-up kinetic energy?

It's probably the non-traditional story arc that creates this feeling of unspent energy - we're so used to the violent denouement in this format that we're left feeling slightly unsatisfied (this probably also explains the less than stellar reception the book got when it was first published).

Highly recommended if you like Gaiman & McKean's Death and Sandman stories and aren't expecting explosions which, funnily enough, is how the story starts. ( )
  sebdup | Dec 11, 2021 |
The first time I read this was when it was originally published, thirty-ish years ago and I literally remembered nothing of it. I likely picked it up because it was the same team that had done [b:Violent Cases|428658|Violent Cases|Neil Gaiman|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1174672498s/428658.jpg|5880439], that I remember loving at the time.

So, it's a typical Gaiman book, long on deep thoughts and short on full explanations, with a typically less-violent-than-usual ending. The writing...as I find most of Gaiman's...is very good if, at times a touch overindulgent. The art, by Dave McKean, is suitably stunning, with a mix of media to set various tones and emotions.

Overall, the story is okay, but the overall journey isn't a bad one, with some fun cameos. ( )
  TobinElliott | Sep 3, 2021 |
The idea of Black Orchid was interesting, I just didn't love her in this novel. ( )
  Linyarai | Feb 16, 2020 |
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Gaiman, NeilAutoreautore primariotutte le edizioniconfermato
McKean, DaveIllustratoreautore principaletutte le edizioniconfermato
Gilmore, MikalIntroduzioneautore secondariotutte le edizioniconfermato
Klein, ToddLettererautore secondariotutte le edizioniconfermato
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There is no such thing as a black orchid.
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Like so many of the tales that make up our complex webwork of modern myths and contemporary entertainment, the tale you are about to read begins in violence.

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One thing is certain … winter is coming.

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i thank You God for most this amazing
day: for the leaping greenly spirits of trees
and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything
which is natural which is infinite which is yes

(i who have died am alive again today,
and this is the sun's birthday; this is the birth
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A NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller! Before introducing the modern version of The Sandman, Neil Gaiman wrote this dark tale that reinvented a strange DC Comics super hero in the Vertigo mold. Featuring spectacular art by Gaiman's frequent collaborator, DaveMcKean, BLACK ORCHID. After being viciously murdered, Susan Linden is reborn fully grown as the Black Orchid, a hybrid of plant and human, destined to avenge her own death. Now, as this demigoddessattempts to reconcile human memory and botanical origins, she must untangle the webs of deception and secrets that led to her death. Beginning in the cold streets of a heartless metropolis and ending in the Amazon rainforest, this book takes thereader on a journey through secrets, suffering and self-rediscovery.

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