Flood! A Novel In Pictures [Paperback]

Eric Drooker (Author, Artist)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 2007

An American Book Award winner and an Editor's Choice of the New York Times, Flood! is the powerful first graphic novel by Eric Drooker, frequent cover artist for the New Yorker. Flood! is a modern novel written in the ancient language of pictures, with an expressionist, film noir edge. This "definitive edition" of Flood! is a unique record of our country's turbulent past--and corporate present --and a must-read for students of graphic storytelling. This third edition also features a new cover by Drooker and a complete re-design. Flood! A Novel in Pictures, was followed by Drooker's acclaimed book, Blood Song: A Silent Ballad.

Editorial Reviews

Review

• Winner of the American Book Award
• New York Times notable book of the year

"Flood! is a prophetic book"

--Luc Sante

From the Inside Flap

"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

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Dark Horse; 3rd edition (May 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593076762
• ISBN-13: 978-1593076764
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #409,282 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

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

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!