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Cup of tea? A drop of milk? A spoonful of poison? At first sight, nothing would make the very select club called Green manor stand out from any other English club. Yet behind its thick wall, sunk into its deep chairs, hides the biggest bunch of con artists, bandits and murderers that Queen Victoria's England has ever seen...
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Fabien Vehlmann, 37, made his debut with Green Manor. Recognized immediately as one of the cleverest scriptwriters of his generation, he has written many successful graphic novels, such as The Marquis of Anaon; a Spirou one-shot, and a new series, Alone. The drawings of Denis Bodart, 45, entered the graphic novel world in 1985. He has tried his hand at all genres of comic books. Denis received the best drawing award in 2006 for Green Manor Part II from the Belgian Chamber of Experts in graphic novels.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This looks and reads like a picture book version of a long lost Disney movie.
And that's no bad thing.
The artwork is highly reminiscent of late 60s Disney (Aristocats, 101 Dalmations) while the short stories are all very Roald Dahl with unexpected twists and strong characterisations.
The Green Manor club is used as a link between different stories with different characters in different time frames, all told in flashback and neatly tied together by a bracketing tale of the old club butler - a nice nod to the traditional "what the butler saw" theme.
The artwork is detailed and evocative of period while also conveying action and character, working well with the text. Although translated from French, the text shows no obvious signs of having suffered the transition, the tone and humour coming through intact.
Huge fun and an unexpectedly successful device to get our resident reluctant reader to sit quietly with his nose in a book. For that alone I am grateful and recommend this book. Vol 2 is already on order.
And that's no bad thing.
The artwork is highly reminiscent of late 60s Disney (Aristocats, 101 Dalmations) while the short stories are all very Roald Dahl with unexpected twists and strong characterisations.
The Green Manor club is used as a link between different stories with different characters in different time frames, all told in flashback and neatly tied together by a bracketing tale of the old club butler - a nice nod to the traditional "what the butler saw" theme.
The artwork is detailed and evocative of period while also conveying action and character, working well with the text. Although translated from French, the text shows no obvious signs of having suffered the transition, the tone and humour coming through intact.
Huge fun and an unexpectedly successful device to get our resident reluctant reader to sit quietly with his nose in a book. For that alone I am grateful and recommend this book. Vol 2 is already on order.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This slim (56 page) import features six seven-page stories, all of which begin in the cozy, smoke-filled rooms of London's Green Manor Club. Set between 1870-1900, these are tales of murder most foul, but with twists that beg comparison to their obvious influences (Conan Doyle and Edgar Allen Poe being the most obvious). The plotting by French comics superstar Fabien Vehlmann is stunning clever, managing to create stories both horrific and hilarious in only a few short scenes. I'd never come across his work before, and I can only hope that more of it makes its way into English translation tout de suite! Each story stands alone as a wonderful short story, and one can easily imagine them as the basis for a fun television series. "Delicious Shivers" sets the tone by posing the question of whether or not there can be a murder without either murderer or victim. One of my favorites is "Post-Scriptum," in which a man proposes to kill a lady at a certain hour and place, and bets a famous detective that he can't prevent the murder. A more amusing one is "21 Halberds," in which two gentlemen decide to pull off the perfect murder, only to fall victim to bad taste! And the artwork is perfectly pitched to the material, suffused in dark browns and greys, as befits the gaslight era. There's lovely detail in almost every panel, and the characters are expressive without getting too cartoony. Great stuff, highly recommended for anyone who loves the gaslight crime genre, or just good storytelling. A second collection of "Green Manor" stories is also available, and I'll be doing my best to track it down!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Bought this on the basis of Bodart's gorgeous art expecting little from the actual stories but in fact I loved the whole package. Vehlmann's delicious tales of murder and foul play in Victorian London are exactly to my tastes: dark, funny, clever and compact, each one satisfyingly complete in around half a dozen pages at a time. Wonderful. I only hope that more of both Bodart's and Vehlmann's other works may also make their way into print in English translation.
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