Full Product Details
Author: Robert Lepage ,
Marie Michaud ,
Fred Jourdain
Publisher: House of Anansi Press Ltd ,Canada
Imprint: House of Anansi Press Ltd ,Canada
Dimensions:
Width: 22.80cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 30.40cm
Weight: 0.708kg
ISBN: 9781770890374
ISBN 10: 1770890378
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 22 December 2011
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
General/trade
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General
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Awaiting stock
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Reviews
Packed with raw emotionality and beautifully rendered artwork that captures the culture and landscape perfectly, The Blue Dragon transfers from the stage to the graphic-novel page very well. It's a marvelously done book. -- Graphic Novel Reporter Using a variety of artistic techniques, from ink drawings to watercolour paintings, Jourdain fleshes out the world around Lepage and Michaud's script ... -- Globe and Mail ... stunning ... innovative ... more art than graphic novel... The Blue Dragon may be the stroke of genius to win over the reluctant adult who still sees the graphic novel as strictly for kids...this little gem may soon become a collector's item. -- Rover Arts
Packed with raw emotionality and beautifully rendered artwork that captures the culture and landscape perfectly, <i>The Blue Dragon</i> transfers from the stage to the graphic-novel page very well. It s a marvelously done book. <i>Graphic Novel Reporter</i> Using a variety of artistic techniques, from ink drawings to watercolour paintings, Jourdain fleshes out the world around Lepage and Michaud s script <i>Globe and Mail</i> stunning innovative more art than graphic novel <i>The Blue Dragon</i> may be the stroke of genius to win over the reluctant adult who still sees the graphic novel as strictly for kids this little gem may soon become a collector s item. <i>Rover Arts</i>
Using a variety of artistic techniques, from ink drawings to watercolour paintings, Jourdain fleshes out the world around Lepage and Michaud’s script... -- J. Kelly Nestruck * Globe and Mail * ...natural...fluid, vivid illustrations... -- Sarah Greene * Quill & Quire * ...stunning...innovative...more art than graphic novel...The Blue Dragon may be the stroke of genius to win over the reluctant adult who still sees the graphic novel as strictly for kids...this little gem may soon become a collector’s item. -- Heather Leighton * Rover Arts * Packed with raw emotionality and beautifully rendered artwork that captures the culture and landscape perfectly, The Blue Dragon transfers from the stage to the graphic-novel page very well. It’s a marvelously done book. -- John Hogan * Graphic Novel Reporter *
Author Information
Robert Lepage is one of Canada’s most renowned figures in the performing arts. Marie Michaud is a leading Quebecoise theatre actress who co-wrote the theatrical version of The Blue Dragon with Robert Lepage. Fred Jourdain is an artist and designer. His work is currently on display at the Museum of Civilization in Ottawa.
