Storm - Softcover

Minchin, Tim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1409156257 ISBN 13: 9781409156253

Publisher: Orion Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

In the confines of a London dinner party, comedian Tim wages a verbal and intellectual battle with a hippy named Storm, the fifth guest at the table. While Storm herself may not be converted, audiences from London to Sydney have been won over by Tim's wordplay and the timely message of the piece in a society where science is attacked as the enemy of belief. Tim's sublime ranty beat-poem weaves through the world we live in, where alternative medicine is given credence and public funding, psychics have primetime TV exposure and people are happy with mystery rather than answers.

About this title

About the Author:

Tim Minchin is an award-winning Australian musician, composer, songwriter, actor, comedian and writer. His current songs span various musical styles and topics such as environmentalism, rationalism, prejudice(ism), logical fallacies(ism) and his amour de fromage et de boobs(ism). He is the composer and lyricist for the West End and Broadway Musical MATILDA, provided narration for Shaun Tan's OSCAR-winning animation THE LOST THING, and completed an arena tour culminating in dates at the Sydney Opera House, and the Royal Albert Hall with the 55-piece Heritage Orchestra. He is a global superstar, with over 730,000 followers on Twitter and an army of fans. He lives in LA with his wife and two children. https://twitter.com/timminchin

Review:

Turner and King's artwork is all angles and points, Picasso by the way of Bryan Lee O'Malley's SCOTT PILGRIM series...it's razor sharp satire and funnier the second time around * Starburst Magazine * Storm is an edgy pictorial tour de force that will delight and enchant readers who love the funny and fantastic but never forget where the horizons of fantasy end and the borders of imagination begin... * Comics Review * he book isn't a direct copy of the animation. There are extra and alternative scenes. This comes as a pleasant surprise as it made the book well worth reading despite having now seen the animation many times. The book is as good. It's as engaging. It's as clever. * Geek Native * Tim's cleverly worded and rhymed prose full of passionate and articulate arguments that just make sense. The poem is brought to life by fantastic illustrations that fit the poem flawlessly. This book comes highly recommended and it doesn't disappoint. * We Love This Book * The beat of the original poem is transcribed perfectly and I suspect "Storm: The Illustrated Book" will bring this cry for reason and understanding of science to a completely new audience which is exactly as it should be. * Upcoming 4 Me * There's multiple ways to read the poem, whether it's swiftly flicking through the pages, spitting out the words as quickly as you can read them; dwelling over each panel, absorbing the stylised artwork, or reading in time with the YouTube animation. Whichever way you choose, it's a razor sharp satire that's funnier the second time around than the first. * Starburst Magazine * Storm is an unusual book that brings together ideas, poetry and comic book type illustrations which perfectly complement each other * London Visitors * King and Turner's artwork sizzles with energy producing some striking layouts and effects * The Telegraph * Storm brings Minchin's vivid, poetic and passionately argued rant to life.... DC Turner's illustrations do exactly what they are meant to do: they exaggerate the situation and caricature moods and situations * Entertainment Focus * The pace is harried and paired with stark illustrations that only emphasise the vent that made it to the stage * Leicester Mercury * Turner's spiky illustrations suit the tone...buy the book, watch the animation then if you're lucky, catch it live * The Metro * Minchin's wordplay is dazzling * Elle * A glorious ode to critical thinking * Tatler *

About this edition

• Publisher: Orion Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1409156257
• ISBN 13: 9781409156253
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96