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The Barefoot Serpent

By Morse, Scott

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The life of Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa combined with a story of a friendship between a small girl and boy in Hawaii. The story of a small girl and her one-day friendship with a strange boy while on vacation with her family in Hawaii. Their lives are forever changed as they explore the island and themselves. Bookended by full-color biographical excerpts from the life of Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa, the central story's themes reflect those of the filmmaker and is told through black and white half-toned, fully-painted artwork. The Barefoot Serpent is offered as a 128-page hardcover graphic novel, in the same size and format as the Little Golden Books of old. This is definitely Scott's most unique and ambitious graphic novel to date.Read MoreRead Less

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ISBN
978-1-89183-037-2
Publisher
Top Shelf Productions


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Library Journal

Reviewed on November 1, 2003

In this unusual, fully painted book, Eisner Award nominee Morse (Ancient Joe) juxtaposes two very different stories. One is a lushly colored, almost juvenile-level biography of revered Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa (1910-98), which notes his brother's suicide and Kurosawa's own suicide attempt. This is broken up in the middle by a much lon...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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