Delphine No. 1

Delphine #1

by Richard Sala

A mysterious traveler gets off the train in a small village surrounded by a thick sinister forest. He is searching for Delphine, who vanished with only a scrawled out address on a scrap of paper as a trace. In his newest mystery, Richard Sala takes the tale of Snow White and stands it on its head, retelling it from Prince Charming's perspective (the unnamed traveler). This twisted tale includes all the elements of terror from the original fairy tale with none of the insipid saccharine coating of the Disney animated adaptation. Be sure not to miss the first volume of what promises to be Sala's best work.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Comix, Horror

32 pages, Softcover

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Richard Sala grew up with a fascination for musty old museums, dusty old libraries, cluttered antique shops, narrow alleyways, hidden truths, double meanings, sinister secrets and spooky old houses. He has written and drawn a number of unusual graphic novels which often combine elements of classic mystery and horror stories and which have been known to cause readers to emit chuckles as well as gasps. Although most of his books are written with teens and older readers in mind, his book, CAT BURGLAR BLACK, can be enjoyed by younger readers as well.

To view current art and activity, please visit: http://richardsala.tumblr.com

Note: I am new to GoodReads ~ and I am happy to have a place dedicated to sharing my love of books with other book lovers. Please be patient with me if I seem rather slow and clumsy! Thanks to all my readers over the years!

Reviews

[Sharon Layburn · Rating 2 out of 5]

Review for Delphine volumes 1-4:
I've read a few works by Sala, and was impressed enough to hunt down this series. Unfortunately, although I admire the artwork, the storyline felt too slight for a four volume arc. It also seemed like either Sala created it during a bad acid trip, or that only a reader coming down from such a trip would fully appreciate it. Sorry, not a fan.

[David Alday · Rating 2 out of 5]

Massive walls of text in a truly terrible font. Fun idea, but probably would have been better as a novela.

[Soteralzobooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.4 Digital

[Mirko, "Chel dai libris" · Rating 1 out of 5]

Possono trenta pagine di un fumetto far sentire a disagio il lettore? Si.
Richard Sala (già passato "da queste parti" con la lettura di "Peculia"), crea grazie ai suoi disegni e al color seppia delle vignette una storia che s'infittisce. Il lettore si aspetta sempre il peggio, nei colpi di scena. Vignetta dopo vignetta.

Il lato "negativo", a trovarne uno, sono le sole 30 pagine. Poche ma belle cariche di momenti sconcertanti da film. Dettaglio che si nota nell'aletta posteriore: Tutte quelle teste dei manichini mi hanno fatto subito pensare al film "Nel fantastico mondo di Oz" del 1985 e in particolare alla Regina Mombi e la sua collezione di teste femminili in teche di vetro.

Riuscirà questo sfortunato viaggiatore a ritrovare la ragazza che ama o le atmosfere cupe avranno la meglio?

😱😱😱😱 su 5, "Breve ma intenso". Consigliato...ai fan di Tim Burton e a tutte le piccole "Emily the strange" presenti su bookstagram e goodreads.

[Icats · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delphine No. 1 is a retelling of the fairy tale Snow White from the perspective of the “prince” in a more modern, uh, unusual setting. A university student goes looking for the young co-ed, Delphine, who left to take care of her sick father. A vague address leads him to a rustic village surrounded by a dark and foreboding forest. He stops at an eerie wig shop to ask for directions that end up leading him deeper into the mystery. Several times during the book I would say to myself, “Oh, I would not do that if I was you.” But needless to say he does and finds himself in some frightening places with worrisome characters. A total cliffhanger at the end, and yes, I will now have to get Delphine No. 2 to find out what happens.

[VAle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un buon incipit per una storia ancora tutta da svelare.