Jim Henson's Tale of Sand: The Original Screenplay (Paperback)

from mrgan

Beautiful art and a superbly produced book. The story, what little there is of it, is art-school stuff, but Perez illustrates it very dynamically.

from hopeevey

Genre: Graphic NovelShort Summary: This book is a graphic novel adaptation of an un-produced screenplay. The surreal, abstract story is more about moods and feelings than actions, although there is some riveting action. Some of the action even makes sense! Our main character is on some kind of qu...

from gonzobrarian

Reflecting upon the varied yet consistent work of Jim Henson, culminating in his Tale of Sand, I've come to realize I've never been disappointed in any of his productions. That's really astounding, given the breadth of his creativity and talent for dreamy and adventurous escapism. Like any of his...

from Literate.Ninja

I picked this up at the library because I like Jim Henson and I liked the style of the artist, Ramon Perez. I flipped through it (dialog heavy, this is not). Then I read through it. Then I read through it again, stopping to stare for several minutes at every page. By the end of the 4th re-reading...

from booklover3258

This was a very very very strange book. The illustrations were great and that's why it got the two stars. Other than that not a lot of words and it was very confusing. I had no idea what it was about and at the end I guess it's a loop? Definitely a weird read.