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Mr. Punch: The 20th Anniversary Edition #[nn]
In "The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch," Neil Gaiman crafts a haunting, dreamlike tale set in a seaside arcade, where a troubled teen's summer takes a surreal turn after encountering a mysterious Punch and Judy performer and a woman who plays a mermaid in the show. With every shadowed puppet movement and flickering spotlight, long-buried family secrets begin to surface, unraveling truths too painful to ignore. Dave McKean’s singular art—pencils, inks, colors, and letters all by his hand—creates a world where reality and nightmare blur, making this 20th anniversary edition a strikingly immersive experience.
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Spending a summer at his grandfather's seaside arcade, a troubled adolescent harmlessly becomes involved with a mysterious Punch and Judy Man and a mermaid-portraying woman. But when the violent puppet show triggers buried memories of the boy's family, the lives of all become feverishly intertwined. With disturbing mysteries and half-truths uncontrollably unraveling, the young boy is forced to deal with his family's dark secrets of violence, betrayal, and guilt.
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