Cages

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Summary: Why Are All The Best Books Out Of Print?Cages:Exhibit A
Review: This is probably the best "comic book" ever written. Artist Dave McKean, whose art I have long time admired, proves that he can write as well, or better, than his old partner, Neil Gaiman. He used to do all of Gaiman's art and Gaiman's later work has suffered with the absence of McKean's art work. This is an almost 500 page hardcover book that tells a story about creativity and creative people. There are three central characters: an artist, a writer and a musician-poet. They all live in the same apartment building and they interact with one another as well as the muse that lives inside each of them and torments each of them. The story is not told in stricly linear fashion and McKean frequently will break away from dialogue and narrative and into visuals to carry the story for awhile. He does it all equally well. The rumor I heard is that the publisher went out of business shortly after publication of the book and that is why it is not available. Dave McKean, who is a very successful artist in the UK, should look into his rights in publishing this himself as a reissue since too few people are experiencing the joy of reading and seeing his work.

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Summary: Why Are All The Best Books Out Of Print?Cages:Exhibit A
Review: This is probably the best "comic book" ever written. Artist Dave McKean, whose art I have long time admired, proves that he can write as well, or better, than his old partner, Neil Gaiman. He used to do all of Gaiman's art and Gaiman's later work has suffered with the absence of McKean's art work. This is an almost 500 page hardcover book that tells a story about creativity and creative people. There are three central characters: an artist, a writer and a musician-poet. They all live in the same apartment building and they interact with one another as well as the muse that lives inside each of them and torments each of them. The story is not told in stricly linear fashion and McKean frequently will break away from dialogue and narrative and into visuals to carry the story for awhile. He does it all equally well. The rumor I heard is that the publisher went out of business shortly after publication of the book and that is why it is not available. Dave McKean, who is a very successful artist in the UK, should look into his rights in publishing this himself as a reissue since too few people are experiencing the joy of reading and seeing his work.

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Summary: Deserves 5 stars for the effort alone, but...
Review: This truly is a brilliant work in its own right. 500 pages of magnificent art work coupled with wonderful stories of human interaction, hope, struggle, and triumph. The stories do tend towards the ambiguous side at times, but it doesn't distract from the overall enjoyable time spent reading. This truly is a gem, and should be on the shelf of every comic book fan.

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Summary: hey!
Review: Why is this out of print! Deep stink of bad! It should be in print always, there should be 5000 more of these made every day! Do something! Print this very good thing!

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Summary: Let me tell you a short story
Review: You see, once upon a time I bought this book, I knew McKean's work for years before, I have read every book in which he participates and this book was an incredible surprise -again-. Not only he combines every media he has used in his career, the metaphors make you reflect about existence in its infinite vastity. The book initiates with various myths about creation, fantastic mythos!, so emotive. There is a story about a musician who loses a friend and in a performance makes people cry because he could transmit his feelings to them. That is something every artist of any media in this world wold want to do, that people could feel their hearts and believe me, Dave McKean achieves this goal every time. I gave this book to a friend because she wanted it too and because I was ready to buy the slipcased hardcover but still I don't find it, don't commit the same mistake and get this book as soon you can.