Long Gone Don: The Monstrous Underworld
No. of pages 64
Published: 2014
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This book features in the following series: Long Gone Don, The Phoenix Presents .
There are 64 pages in this book.
This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).
This book was published in 2014 by David Fickling Books .
Lorenzo Etherington dreamed of being an artist from a very early age. His first word was 'pencil'. His second was 'paper'. He studied Fine Art at Falmouth Art School where he learnt useful life skills, such as how to construct a full-size JCB digger out of scrap metal. He lives in sunny Bristol, where he has a garden. The Etherington brothers have been producing original comic material since 2003. The Etherington Brother's live show is loved by school children up and down the country and they often travel as far abroad as New Zealand and Singapore to perform! Both Robin and Lorenzo live in sunny Bristol. Lorenzo has a garden. Robin has mice.
"Rocket-paced, spectacular, absorbing and utterly hilarious, this uncanny adventure is conceived and rendered in a gorgeous, loving pastiche of the magnificent style of Goscinny and Uderzo, a kind of Asterix in the Underworld meets Eric the Viking. Fast, fun and funny, Long Gone Don is a superb serving of macabre mirth no lovers of daft or dark delights can afford to miss" Now Read This! ; "The complex ridiculousness of the mechanics of getting Don face down in his soup is indicative of the invention of The Etherington Brothers when they're really on form. There's so much to enjoy here in Don, a manic energy at times, loads of quick-fire dialogue going on, great action, great art" Forbidden Planet International ; "It is so good! The story has traditional tropes mixed with surreal elements, creating a wicked amalgamation of content that both kids and adults will enjoy - it's so accessible that kids will enjoy the colours and visual personality on display, they'll engage with this wonderful piece of imagination" Utter Biblio
