The Crackle of the Frost
2002
First Published
3.68
Average Rating
118
Number of Pages
Full-color graphic novel of love and loss from the co-creator of Stigmata and The Raven . When confronted with his girlfriend’s request that they have a child together, Samuel fled that relationship. But now, a year later, when he receives a letter from Alice announcing she is expecting a baby, old emotions flare up and he embarks on a long journey to see Alice again ― to re-open, or perhaps close forever, that important chapter of his life. The Crackle of the Frost is the story of what he sees, hears, experiences, and learns during that journey. Last year, Fantagraphics presented the extraordinary Stigmata, a stunning display of Mattotti’s whirling, emotional, black and white linework put in the service of a devastating story ― as well as his painted illustrations for Lou Reed’s The Raven . The Crackle of the Frost ups the visual ante even on those masterpieces, combining the narrative drive of the former with the lush color illustrations of the latter to create a graphic-novel masterpiece with panel after panel of sumptuous full-color paintings, as if Edward Hopper had suddenly decided to jump into comics. Full color throughout
Avg Rating
3.68
Number of Ratings
353
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Authors
Jorge Zentner
Author · 2 books
Jorge Zentner (Basavilbaso, Entre Ríos, Argentina, 1953) es un escritor y guionista de historietas argentino, creador del personaje Dieter Lumpen.
Lorenzo Mattotti
Author · 6 books
Lorenzo Mattotti is an Italian comics and graphic artist living in Paris. A frequent contributor of covers for The New Yorker, he's recognized as one of the most outstanding international exponents of comics art. Mattotti won an Eisner Award for his graphic novel Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. He collaborated with Lou Reed in re-imaging Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven.
