The Amazing, Enlightening and Absolutely True Adventures of Katherine Whaley
This is a story about a girl, born at the beginning of the 20th century. She grows up in a small river town in upstate New York. One day the mysterious Charles Varnay, an eccentric who dresses in the style of an 18th century dandy, comes to town, his sole companion a remarkably intelligent dog named Rousseau. Varnay wants to star Katherine in a movie serial he plans to make, called The Goddess of Enlightenment. Katherine is rather put off when she discovers that he expects her to appear nude in this film. But even more strange is the film's subject matter: It has to do with 12 metal cylinders that Varnay claims are actual recordings of the voice of Jesus Christ which, he says, contain an urgent message that the modern world needs to hear! Varnay also claims that his dog, Rousseau, is the product of experiments he has been making in advanced selective breeding. He's eager to continue these experiments with human subjects; Katherine realizes that he's expecting her to be a part of this, and it worries her... The Amazing, Enlightening and Absolutely True Adventures of Katherine Whaley is a full-length graphic novel created in a striking "widescreen" landscape format that allows Deitch to give full rein to his astonishing graphics.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1606996312
ISBN13:9781606996317
Release Date:July 2013
Publisher:Fantagraphics Books
Length:176 Pages
Weight:1.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 11.2" x 7.5"
Age Range:16 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 11 and higher
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He must not have been able to put all the pieces together and realized that he had enough to make an
Published by StrictlySequential (goodreads) , 6 years ago
The character writing is excellent which is a higher compliment to a story with no dialogue . Unfortunately, all of the interest that comes from the action is woefully dependent on the actors since the whole story is within a farcical history that only holds its own because of he contrast. That isn't so bad when you consider how well he reflects it against all of the historical people, places and events which gives the reader pleasure if only depending on how much they know of these in the first place.
I would term at least 25% of the story fluff because the depth he detailed his scenes with does not correspond with that of the finished product. It seems to me like he had the balls to write it without an ending in the hope of one presenting itself or that he had one that flopped at some point. You will be able to tell that there was something that was being driven towards that just didn't materialize.
It's very solid and appropriately funny art with many enjoyable things to notice in the background and having the hand-written words frame it adds up to a very cohesive presentation.
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