Ten Days in a Mad-House: A Graphic Adaptation
$39.73
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
20 July 2022
Summary
AN EISNER AWARD NOMINEE A NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY “BEST NEW COMIC OF 2022 FOR ADULTS”
Beautifully adapted and rendered through piercing illustrations by acclaimed creators Brad Ricca and Courtney Sieh, Nellie Bly’s complete, true-to-life 19th-century investigation of Blackwell Asylum captures a groundbreaking moment in history and reveals a haunting and timely glimpse at the starting point for conversations on mental health.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781982140656 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1982140658 |
| Author: | Nellie Bly, Brad Ricca, Courtney Sieh |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Gallery |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 20 July 2022 |
| Weight: | 202g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm x 13mm |
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Critics Review
“An important and vital piece of journalism… We need vivid works such as Nellie Bly’s.”– Medium “There should be no doubt in any historian’s mind that Nellie Bly was a pioneer.”– Paste Magazine
“Sieh’s detailed ink drawings, reminiscent of 19th-century etchings, coupled with a hard-boiled adaptation by Ricca, retell the groundbreaking journalism of Bly, a reporter who went undercover to expose abuses at Blackwell’s Asylum in 1887….this history bears repeating.” —Publishers Weekly
“A beautifully hand-drawn adaptation….Sieh’s black-and-white drawings heighten the tension of Blackwell’s by casting all the doctors and nurses in imperious shadow. Nellie and her fellow patients’ wide, expressive eyes communicate the terror they feel within the institution. This graphic adaptation of reportage would appeal to fans of Joe Sacco and Sarah Glidden.” —Booklist
“An important and vital piece of journalism… We need vivid works such as Nellie Bly’s.” —Medium
“There should be no doubt in any historian’s mind that Nellie Bly was a pioneer.” —Paste Magazine
About The Author
Nellie Bly
Brad Ricca is the Edgar-nominated author of five books, including True Raiders, Olive the Lionheart, Mrs. Sherlock Holmes, and the award-winning Super Boys. His independent film Last Son won a Silver Ace Award. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio.
Courtney Sieh graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 2016 with a BFA in illustration and an emphasis in interior architecture. Currently she is freelancing out of a swamp near Minneapolis, kept company at her drafting table by her two cats.
Nellie Bly (1864–1922), born Elizabeth Cochran Seaman, was an American journalist, industrialist, inventor, and charity worker who was widely known for her record-breaking trip around the world in seventy-two days, in emulation of Jules Verne’s fictional character Phileas Fogg, and an exposé in which she worked undercover to report on a mental institution from within. She was a pioneer in her field and launched a new kind of investigative journalism.
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