Dead Reckoning: Men at Sea - Softcover

Reb's, Riff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1682473872 ISBN 13: 9781682473870

Publisher: Dead Reckoning Pr, 2019

Synopsis

Men at Sea is an opus of eight spectacularly drawn dark, poetic stories freely adapted by Riff Rebs.

This collection offers:

● A Smile of Fortune, from Joseph Conrad

● The Sea Horses and The Shamraken Homeward Bound, from William Hope Hodgson

● The Galley Slaves and The Far South, from Pierre Mac Orlan

● A Descent into the Maelstrom, from Edgar Allan Poe

● The Three Customs Officers, from Marcel Schwob

● The Shipwreck, from Robert Louis Stevenson

These eight tales, themselves interspersed by seven double-page spreads dedicated to extracts from illustrated classics, deliver a rich, poetic, and masterfully crafted work of life and death on the sea.

About this title

About the Author:

Riff Rebs was born in Algeria and lived his formative years in Le Havre, France. He attended The School of Decorative Arts and later co-founded the Azylum Studio, a place of creativity of now-recognized artists. Their first project, Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea, an animated series, was adapted simultaneously as a comic book. After years of publishing comics in France and developing a bittersweet drawing style, Riff Rebs has become a leading figure in a new school of comic books, skillfully blending a dynamic, innovative drawing style with an often-irreverent style of speech.

Review:

Riff Rebs is a truly remarkable storyteller; his artwork is timeless and evocative and his skills at writing easily match it. As a man who has always loved the sea, I have always been aware of the element of the unknown it embodies. It looks beautiful but it can be dangerous, and this fine graphic novel captures this perfectly. Riff has adapted classic stories from Edgar Allan Poe, Jack London, Robert Louis Stevenson, Jules Verne and more, in the most perfect and unique fashion. Strange and beautiful in equal measure, this is a fine example of what can be done with the medium of the graphic novel. Hellbound.ca

This is a visually beautiful book. For an adult reader who wants graphic versions of sea stories, this is a remarkable piece of work. ICv2

A storybook style that entrancingly depicts deep emotions with its use of stark, macabre colors, harsh shading, and darkly cartoonish faces. Publishers Weekly

If you like creepy stories, tragedies, stories about the sea, pirates, and historical fiction, or if you like the list of included authors, then definitely get this book! You won't be disappointed. Sequential Tart

From galley slaves being inspected by a young lady of royal blood to Homer's Odyssey, with Ulysses standing on deck navigating between Scilla and Charybdis, the journeys are graphically represented. An interesting gift for the millennial or Gen X'er in your life. Virtual Mirage

Men at Sea is one of the most striking collections of short works in comics seen in some time. This is a virtual treasure trove for those who love art, literature, and history. Comics Grinder

The extraordinary combination of both chilling art and literary text make this superb graphic novel a ship upon which the reader can sail the oceans in all their power and glory. ADM. James G. Stavridis, USN (Ret.), sixteenth Supreme Allied Commander, NATO, former Dean of Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dead Reckoning Pr
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1682473872
• ISBN 13: 9781682473870
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 115