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Masterpiece Comics #[nn]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeMasterpiece Comics collects R. Sikoryak's clever series of comic strips that reimagine classic works of literature through the visual styles of iconic comic strips and cartoonists. Each story adapts a literary masterpiece—such as Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment or Shakespeare's Hamlet—into the format of a familiar comic, like Peanuts or Krazy Kat, blending high art with pop culture. This volume brings together all the strips from the original 2009 Drawn & Quarterly publication, offering a witty and visually inventive tribute to both literary and comic traditions.
"Blond Eve" is a striking reinterpretation of Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, reimagined by R. Sikoryak in this 2009 issue from Drawn & Quarterly. Centered on the fiercely independent Pearl, born to Hester Prynne in a rigid Puritan village, the story unfolds with quiet intensity as Hester bears the weight of a scarlet letter and a secret that stirs the town. With every page drawn, inked, lettered, and written by Sikoryak, the narrative captures the tension between societal judgment and a child’s untamed spirit—rendered in a style both meticulous and evocative. The cover, also by Sikoryak, mirrors the story’s stark, timeless tone.
In "Candiggy," a quiet rebellion stirs when a man raised on blind optimism confronts the world’s harsh realities and chooses to tend his own garden—literally, if not figuratively. Written with sharp wit and drawn in a deadpan style, this two-page satire from Masterpiece Comics #nn (2009) turns a philosophical maxim on its head with a blink-and-you-miss-it moment of quiet defiance.
In *Red Letter Days*, Jo’s wild spirit and uncanny intuition put the rigid Puritan village on edge, turning every day into a test of faith and tradition. As Hester struggles to protect her daughter from the town’s judgment, a mysterious figure from the past returns, stirring old wounds and raising questions no one is ready to answer.
In "Little Dori in Pictureland," a portrait of Dori by Basil becomes a mirror of his soul—aging as he stays young, while his indulgent life with the influence of Lord Henry unfolds in the painting’s shifting details. The story plays with vanity and time in a sharp, satirical twist on the classic tale of eternal youth.
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↩ Reprints Raw #1 (1989), Snake Eyes #1 (1990), Raw #2 (1990), Snake Eyes #2 (1992), Drawn & Quarterly #3 (2000), Monkeysuit #2 (2000), Drawn & Quarterly #4 (2001), Reveal #1 (2002), Drawn & Quarterly #5 (2003), Hotwire #1 (2006), Hotwire #2 (2008)
Reprinted in Masterpiece Comics #[nn] (2012)
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