MirrorMask

MirrorMask

Neil Gaiman

Book - 2005

A girl from a family of circus performers finds herself in a strange new world populated by mysterious creatures--a dreamworld in which she is about to embark on a most amazing journey, in a full-color graphic novella based on the Sony Pictures fantasy film. Helena is about to embark on a most amazing journey. Raised in a family of circus performers, she's always dreamed of leading a more ordinary life. But when haunting music draws her into a strange and magical realm, one where anything can happen, her real life is stolen by a runaway from the other side. Helena must rescue the realm from chaos in order to win back her own not-so-ordinary life. MirrorMask is a breathtaking film written by bestselling author Neil Gaiman and brought to... life through the vision of acclaimed artist and director Dave McKean. This original novella is Helena's tale in her own voice, written by master storyteller Neil Gaiman and accompanied by original art by Dave McKean and images from the film; it is a stunning and magical journey.

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Subjects
Dream interpretation > Fiction.
Mothers and daughters > Fiction.
Fantasy fiction.
Published
New York : HarperCollinsPublishers c2005.
Language
English
Main Author
Neil Gaiman (-)
Other Authors
Dave McKean (-)
Edition
1st ed
Item Description
"Based on a story by Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean."
Graphic novella based on the film MirrorMask.
Physical Description
unpaged : col. ill. ; 19 cm
ISBN
9780060821098
9780060821104
Contents unavailable.
Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 6-9-Coraline fans too young for "The Sandman" series (DC Comics) form the most likely audience for this novella of the film MirrorMask. A fitful dream the night before her mother's surgery takes 15-year-old Helena to a world split into light and darkness. The queen of the White City is ill, and only the stolen MirrorMask can save her and her kingdom. As Helena's quest to find the Charm wears on, she realizes that she might not be dreaming after all. McKean's stark but lively pen-and-ink drawings perfectly reflect the narrative's sinister humor. The images from the film, however, are drab and unclear. While entertaining, this scant story is less developed than Gaiman's other work and, being a movie tie-in, threatens to join the growing pile of pop-culture ephemera all too soon.-Lisa Goldstein, Brooklyn Public Library, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Horn Book Review

This eclectic graphic novel version of a fantasy film by Gaiman and McKean blends stills from the movie with edgy cartoons to illustrate a teenage girl's postmodern Alice-in-Wonderland-style dream about traveling to a parallel world. Compelling illustrations and first-person narration follow the girl's quest to oust the angry, bitter alter-ego with whom she has switched places. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.

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