Harlequin Valentine
by Neil Gaiman, John Bolton
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A modern retelling of a classic legend of tomfoolery and helpless, fawning love with "Harlequin" chasing his sensible, oblivious 'Columbine' around the city streets consumed with love.Tags
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El guión es genial. Pero los dibujos parecen sacados de un libro para aprender inglés cuando estás en la primaria. Les falta expresión, fuerza, connotación.
Interesting story. I didn't know much about Harlequin before I read this graphic novel. However, the graphic was a bit so-so. Can't say I did like the art very much and if the story had not been so engaging would I probably have given Harlequin Valentine a lower rating.
This is classic Gaiman: a story that twists and bends and gives you exactly what you want while still surprising you with the fact that you wanted it. The story was recently released as part of Gaiman's "Fragile Things" collection, but (biased as I may be from having read this version first) I find that the art really adds to it.
Harlequin Valentine is a bloody and romantic short story later rewritten into a graphic novel by Neil Gaiman & illustrated by John Bolton, based on the old Commedia dell'arte and Harlequinade pantomime. The short story has been republished in Gaiman's collection of short stories in "Fragile Things."
The story takes place on February 14 with the Harlequin giving Missy his heart, literally speaking, by nailing it to her door. The story follows the Missy as she tries to discover who gave her this gift, and what she does with it (watch out for unexpected twists!). The merry Harlequin follows her the whole time, wondering what Missy (his current Columbina) will do with it.
At the back of the book is Gaiman's essay, "Notes on a Harlequinade," show more which tells us a little about the old harlequin stories of the Italian Commedia dell'arte and the English Harlequinade.
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Title Harlequin Valentine
Author Neil Gaiman & John Bolton
Reviewed By Purplycookie show less
The story takes place on February 14 with the Harlequin giving Missy his heart, literally speaking, by nailing it to her door. The story follows the Missy as she tries to discover who gave her this gift, and what she does with it (watch out for unexpected twists!). The merry Harlequin follows her the whole time, wondering what Missy (his current Columbina) will do with it.
At the back of the book is Gaiman's essay, "Notes on a Harlequinade," show more which tells us a little about the old harlequin stories of the Italian Commedia dell'arte and the English Harlequinade.
Book Details:
Title Harlequin Valentine
Author Neil Gaiman & John Bolton
Reviewed By Purplycookie show less
This is a poignant yet punchy tale about love. John Bolton's art is beautiful, and it certainly adds to the story. Lovely!
Identities shift as Harlequin gives his heart to a mortal woman, but fails have it returned.
Wow. This is fantastic. I love what it says about love. Often read. Neal, do more of this, okay?
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Neil Gaiman was born in Portchester, England on November 10, 1960. He worked as a journalist and freelance writer for a time, before deciding to try his hand at comic books. Some of his work has appeared in publications such as Time Out, The Sunday Times, Punch, and The Observer. His first comic endeavor was the graphic novel series The Sandman. show more The series has won every major industry award including nine Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, three Harvey Awards, and the 1991 World Fantasy Award for best short story, making it the first comic ever to win a literary award. He writes both children and adult books. His adult books include The Ocean at the End of the Lane, which won a British National Book Awards, and the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel for 2014; Stardust, which won the Mythopoeic Award as best novel for adults in 1999; American Gods, which won the Hugo, Nebula, Bram Stoker, SFX, and Locus awards; Anansi Boys; Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances; and The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction, which is a New York Times Bestseller. His children's books include The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish; Coraline, which won the Elizabeth Burr/Worzalla, the BSFA, the Hugo, the Nebula, and the Bram Stoker awards; The Wolves in the Walls; Odd and the Frost Giants; The Graveyard Book, which won the Newbery Award in 2009 and The Sandman: Overture which won the 2016 Hugo Awards Best Graphic Story. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title*
- La Saint-Valentin d'Arlequin
- Original title
- Harlequin Valentine
- Original publication date
- 2001-11
- People/Characters
- Harlequin
- First words*
- Nous sommes le matin du 14 février, à l’heure où tous les enfants ont été emmenés à l’école et où tous les maris sont partis au travail en voiture, voire se sont fait déposer pour le Grand Transport Quotidien à... (show all) la gare au bord de la ville, le souffle blanc, emmitouflés dans leur manteau, quand j’épingle mon cœur à la porte de Missy.
- Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Puis je me mis à siffloter.
- Original language
- English
- Canonical DDC/MDS
- 741.5942
- Disambiguation notice
- Please do not combine Harlequin Valentine the short story with the graphic novel version.
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- Graphic Novels & Comics, Fiction and Literature
- DDC/MDS
- 741.5942 — Arts & recreation Drawing & decorative arts Drawing Comic books, graphic novels, fotonovelas, cartoons, caricatures, comic strips History, geographic treatment, biography European England & Wales
- LCC
- PN6727 .B622 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Collections of general literature Comic books, strips, etc.
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