Staff Pick
I was a fan of Dave McKean's art before I picked up this graphic novel, but ever since I read it, Cages has remained my favorite piece of McKean's. His traditional art style somehow manages to be bold yet simple, and the way he plays with shadows in this graphic novel keeps the eye ever-engaged. Even though the sheer size of this book can be intimidating, I cherished every page. Recommended By Junix S., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Dave McKean's Cages returns in a beautiful remastered edition! Best known for his collaborations with Neil Gaiman, McKean defied expectations with his stunning debut as writer and artist in Cages, winner of the Harvey Award for Best Graphic Album. Filled with complex characters, intriguing flights of fancy, and all the beautiful visuals you'd expect from the director of MirrorMask, Cages is McKean's magnum opus. It chronicles the intersecting lives of a painter, a writer, and a musician living in the same apartment building, and is a profound rumination on art, God, cats, and the cages we build for ourselves. Out of print for years, Cages is finally available again, painstakingly rescanned from the original art and redesigned from the ground up by McKean. This affordable softcover edition provides more readers than ever the opportunity to experience the graphic novel that Terry Gilliam calls "mesmerizing."
Synopsis
"This volume collects Cages numbers one through ten, originally published by Tundra and Kitchen Sink Press between 1990 and 1996, along with additional materials published by Kitchen Sink Press in the Cages hardcover edition, 1998"--T.p. verso.