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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 741.5944 EAN: 9781561634019 ISBN: 1561634018 Label: Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing Manufacturer: Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 96 Publication Date: August 31, 2004 Publisher: Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing Studio: Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing Editorial Review: Product Description: Welcome to Dungeon, the looniest world of horror and heroic fantasy you?ll ever be transported into! This series, a best-seller in many countries, starts with the apogee of Dungeon, a mighty castle filled with monsters, trolls and goblins kept by a wily bird, the Dungeon Keeper, and the object of desire of many an uncouth and disgusting form of life (and afterlife) and Herbert the Timorous Duck is assigned to defend it! Thank goodness, the Dungeon Keeper has assigned Marvin the Dragon, a blood-thirsty, uh, vegetarian, warrior, to his side Average Rating:
 Rating:  - strange and entertaining seriesDungeon is not my personal favorite among the pile of Trondheim and Sfar books that have been translated by now. I prefer Sfar's more 'literary' historical magical realist books like "The Rabbi's Cat" and "Klezmer" and Trondheim's funny pantomime books like "Mister O" and "A.L.I.E.E.E.N.". However, after having read a couple of more "Dungeon" books, the series is slowly starting to impress me. At first I saw it as a good-natured and sweet fantasy parody in the style of Sergio Aragones' "Groo", or ... Read More Rating:  - awtosomalBoy I sure hope this book is way more popular in France, where it was originally published, than here in the states. I would never have heard of it if I hadn't chance encountered an online blog raving about how good it is. And indeed, what a gem to have missed. The first page opens with a great expository introduction to the world of Dungeon and I was hooked from there unto the end. Characterization, gags, artwork, and story are all top notch. I was sad when I plowed through it in one ... Read More |
