CAGES: by Dave McKean 1-8 NM and Arkham Asylum HC NM

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CAGES: by Dave McKean 1-8 NM and Arkham Asylum HC NM If you have been following my offerings on eBay this past month or so then you know that I am selling off my comic collection. Every thing I offer has been purchased by myself NEW and in 99% of the time it has been kept that way. I began buying in the mid 70's to about '79 and then again about '84 to '95 or so. My offerings have been quality items that people want...in the past month I have offered 48 items (runs, collections a few single issues) and 36 have sold at my starting price. A good many much higher.Cages is a 10-issue comic book limited series by Dave McKean between 1990 and 1996, later collected as a graphic novel. Cages is an ambitious story about artists, belief, creativity and cats, illustrated in a stripped-down pen and ink style influenced by José Muñoz and Lorenzo Mattotti. Produced by Tundra, magazine sized with quality cover stock and interior pages, the printing is clear and crisp. I have issues #1 through #8 today...these have a graded value of $240. Secondly...I'm throwing in my copy of Arkham Asylum. As they say a "Serious House on Serious Earth". Written by Grant Morrison & Illustrated by Dave McKean. Hard cover, never opened, first edition. NM. You may only know McKean as the artist who painted Sandman's lovely and evocative covers, but Cages will acquaint you with McKean the comics writer/artist in his own right, and a brilliant one at that. I've said of Cages that it changed my life, and I'm only very slightly joking when I say that. This is a staggering, ambitious book, and if you are paying attention, you will find that it has a lot to say to you.On the most superficial level, it's about an artist named Leo Sabarsky, and his relationships with Jonathan Rush, a controversial author now living in hiding; and Karen, a botanist who has grown a small forest in her apartment. T's a musician named Angel who may be an angel, a man who was a cat, a God who looks like a middle-aged businessman and likes to chat with cats, and a scientist who dissects objects to find out what it is in them that inspires love. And I haven't even mentioned the jazz yet, or the most beautiful depiction of conversation I've ever seen, drawn without a single word.McKean begins the book with four creation myths; these are myths you've never read in any folklore class, but which seem instantly familiar. It's immediately apparent that something bigger is going on than the story of a creatively blocked painter. In telling the intertwined stories of art, creativity, and the price one pays for it, McKean hints that it's in the act of artistic creation that the human touches the divine.But it's not all gravity and profundity; McKean's dry sense of humor infuses the book throughout, keeping the writing and the art light on its feet despite its ambition. And of course, since this is McKean, the book is gorgeously drawn, encompassing a range of styles nearly as encyclopedic as its range of subjects. The Grading... Cages #1 NM Cages #2 NM Cages #3 NM Cages #4 NM Cages #5 NM Cages #6 NM Cages #7 NM Arkham Asylum NM Cages #8 NM These books have a graded price of $240 I am not a professional grader, but have over 30 years experience in collecting, enjoying and caring for these items. I believe these grades are accurate. If your happy with what you see then please bid. All books ship bagged and boarded unless otherwise indicated. Questions? Concerns? Email me. and I will get right back to you. Although I am new to the ebay aution process I will try to make everything as professional as possible. Shipping and handling: in the United States is FREE for this collection. US Postal Service Media Mail (2 to 9 business days). Insurrance is recommended. I am not responsible for items lost or damaged during the mailing process.I accept paypal for US bidders with a confirmed address only. US bidders may also pay with money orders and cashiers check or personal check (checks must clear bank before... read more

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