Animus
No. of pages 224
Published: 2018
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There are 224 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2018 by Roaring Brook Press .
Writer/Illustrator Antoine Revoy has a long-held passion for all forms of comics--graphic novels, manga and bandes dessin es--fostered by his childhood living in Paris, France and Tokyo, Japan. Antoine's clients include Der Spiegel and New York Times, and his work has received acclaim by the Society of Illustrators, American Illustration , and Spectrum. Antoine currently teaches at the Rhode Island School of Design. He lives in Providence, RI, with his wife, illustrator Kelly Murphy.
"Revoy's otherworldly adventure moves quickly, but his succinct storytelling keeps readers on track with essential details. Both the contemporary and historical elements of the story's setting come to life in the manga-style art." --Publishers Weekly
"The narrative and illustrations work together seamlessly to create mysteries that are baffling yet intriguing. An eerie graphic novel mystery that is bewildering and unnerving in the best way possible."--Kirkus
"The child protagonists are captivating, and they will entice young readers eager to unravel the mysteries of the playground's supernatural tendencies."--Booklist
"Antoine Revoy's ANIMUS evokes memories of Otomo's DOMU, with its beautiful drawings, keen sense of place, and air of mystery, filled with both menace and wonder. Depicting the small moments of Hisao and Sayuri's friendship, and the surreal and supernatural with equal adroitness, Revoy brings the reader along on a fantastical yet intimate journey filled with light and darkness." --Sonny Liew Eisner award-winning author of The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye
"At once a haunting love letter to Japanese comics and a deliciously creepy mystery, ANIMUS is a stunning debut novel." --LeUyen Pham Award-winning illustrator of Real Friends, The Princess in Black
"Full of haunting turns and lingering images, ANIMUS plumbs the terrors of unfinished business, big and small." --Scott Westerfeld New York Times-best selling author of Spill Zone
"Unsettling, weird and beautiful as only fairy tales can be." --Alex Puvilland New York Times-best selling artist of Spill Zone