The Death-Ray by Daniel Clowes - ISBN: 9781770466753
Paperback
Ordinary teen gains powers, finds a terrifying weapon, and unleashes dark rage.

The Death-Ray

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  • Paperback

    52 pages

  • Release Date

    17 October 2023

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Summary

A cartoonist’s acclaimed take on the superhero genre—now in paperback.

Teen outcast Andy is an orphaned nobody with only one friend, the obnoxious—but loyal—Louie. They roam school halls and city streets, invisible to everyone but bullies and tormentors, until the glorious day when Andy takes his first puff on a cigarette. That night he wakes, heart pounding, soaked in sweat, and finds himself suddenly overcome with the peculiar notion that he can do anything. Indeed, he can, and as h…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781770466753
ISBN-10:1770466754
Author:Daniel Clowes
Publisher:Drawn and Quarterly
Imprint:Drawn and Quarterly
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:52
Release Date:17 October 2023
Weight:352g
Dimensions:6mm x 230mm x 278mm
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The Death-Ray by Daniel Clowes - ISBN: 9781770466753
230 × 278 mm
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Daniel Clowes continues to plot a lofty, lonely course through the subconscious of popular culture with this hilariously bleak graphic novel.” —TIME Best of 2011

“48 pages densely packed with art, dialogue and ideas,The Death-Ray [is] supersaturated, a story delivered directly into your imagination…” —NPR

“Clowes once again shows he is a master of current-day absurdity – with heart.” —USA Today

The Death-Ray reads as a cautionary parable and an acidic rumination on the travails of adolescence … Clowes demonstrates what the comic book can do and literary fiction can’t.” —The Observer

About The Author

Daniel Clowes

Daniel Clowes is the acclaimed cartoonist of the seminal comic book series Eightball and the graphic novels Ghost World, David Boring, Ice Haven, Wilson, Mr. Wonderful, The Death-Ray, and Patience. He has had major retrospectives at the Oakland Museum of California and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.

An Oscar-nominated screenwriter, he is the recipient of numerous awards, including the PEN Center USA Award, and Eisner, Harvey, and Ignatz Awards, and is a frequent cover artist for The New Yorker. He is married and lives in Oakland, California.

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