Howl: a Graphic Novel
HarperCollins · Paperback · August 31, 2010
A graphic novel version of Allen Ginsberg’s legendary poem First published in 1956, Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" is a prophetic masterpiece—an epic raging against dehumanizing society that overcame censorship trials and obscenity charges to become one of the most widely read poems of the century.
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- Who it’s for
- A graphic-poetry oddity with enough edge and pedigree to reward the curious.
- Genres
- Adapted Comics, American Poetry, Literary Graphic Novels
- Published
- HarperCollins, August 31, 2010
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A graphic novel version of Allen Ginsberg’s legendary poem First published in 1956, Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" is a prophetic masterpiece—an epic raging against dehumanizing society that overcame censorship trials and obscenity charges to become one of the most widely read poems of the century. When it became a major motion picture directed by two-time Academy Award-winners Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman, the two directors hired Eric Drooker to animate the poem.
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Howl: A Graphic Novel visualizes the poem–stanza by stanza—with full color animation art Drooker designed for the film. The gorgeous art book has French flaps and spot gloss on cover, making it the perfect gift book.
Graphic Poetry
A graphic-poetry oddity with enough edge and pedigree to reward the curious.
Come here for
- graphic-poetry crossover
- collector-friendly category mashup
Expect
- historical nonfiction framing
- comic-book pacing with literary gravity
Where it sits
| Adapted Comics | 54% |
|---|---|
| American Poetry | 54% |
| Literary Graphic Novels | 41% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Erotic Comics
- Literary Graphic Novels
- Historical Graphic Nonfiction
- Historical Fiction Comics
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- Adapted Comics
- Dystopian Comics
- Comics Reference & Guides
- Essay Collections
- Authors
- Allen Ginsberg, Eric Drooker
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- August 31, 2010
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- Erotic Comics