Flood!: A Novel in Pictures [Paperback]

Eric Drooker (Author), Eric Drooker (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 27, 2002

Long out of print and now at its tenth anniversary, Flood! conveys all the joys and sadness that intermingle in our large cities ... and gives us a look at a possible future. This edition features a new introduction by historian and poet Luc Sante, a new cover by Drooker, and a complete redesign.

Editorial Reviews

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"Strong black-and-white artwork, bent to strange purpose". -- Frank Miller

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"A complex, dream-charged vision of alienation in the wet, mean streets of New York City, where primal, natural urges are suppressed in the lonely isolation of crowds. It's a picture of a soulless civilization headed toward the apocalypse. It's a poetic and lyrical novel--told virtually without words . . . Mr. Drooker has discovered the magic of pulling light and life out of an inky sea of darkness." --Art Spiegelman, The New York Times Book Review --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Dark Horse (September 27, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569718210
• ISBN-13: 978-1569718216
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 6.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,924,164 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

ERIC DROOKER is a painter and graphic novelist, born and raised on Manhattan Island.
He's the award-winning author of "Flood! A Novel in Pictures," "Blood Song: A Silent Ballad" and "Howl: A Graphic Novel."
He designed the animation for the recent film, "Howl," a movie based on the epic poem by Allen Ginsberg, who collaborated with Drooker on the book "Illuminated Poems."
His paintings appear on covers of The New Yorker, and hang in numerous collections. He regularly draws from the figure, and is working on a series of nude paintings for an upcoming book.

visit: www.Drooker.com

Customer Reviews

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous, spellbinding, gritty, emotional., October 14, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Flood!: A Novel in Pictures (Paperback)

This book is one of the most precious things I own. It is beautiful beyond words. A story, in painstaking, gorgeous, graphic images, of an artist's metamorphisis and life in the city. You can watch Drooker's work progress as each scratchboard image becomes more refined, more gorgeous. Stunning.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic, August 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Flood!: A Novel in Pictures (Paperback)

this book really touches me. so deep, empathetic, real. no words, everything expressed thru those poetic woodcuts. i bought 5 books and give them as presents to my best friends.......

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing graphic novel!, December 29, 2010

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This review is from: Flood! A Novel In Pictures (Paperback)

This -- and its sister story found in Eric Drooker's BLOOD SONG -- are truly wonderful novels, amazing story, amazing artistic illustration -- visual poetry! I cannot give any graphic novel higher praise than FLOOD! Try to get the volume that has the interview with Drooker at the end, if you can (added insights into the art and artist) -- but definitely experience FLOOD in all its glory!