Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde - Volume 1 - The Selfish Giant/The Star Child

One of comic art's most respected and pioneering artists, well known for his opera adaptations and beautiful fantasy work, P. Craig Russell is in the process of adapting Oscar Wilde's famous fairy tales in a series of landmark volumes. This volume includes The Selfish Giant and The Star Child. Graphic adaptations of two fairy tales written by Oscar Wilde. In "The Devoted Fried," a Linnet tells a Water-rat about little Hans and his "devoted" friend, the rich miller. In "The Nightingale and the Rose," a nightingale witnesses a young student consumed by love and, unknown to him, decides to aid him with a selfless sacrifice. "The selfish giant won't let the children play in his garden. The dire consequences make him see the light. The star child lets his uniqueness and fair looks fill him with vanity, cruelty and haughtiness ... until he meets his beggarwoman mother."--Back cover v. 1. The selfish giant. The star child v. 2. The young king. The remarkable rocket v. 3. The birthday of the infanta v. 4. The devoted friend. The nightingale and the rose. EVERY AFTERNOON, AS THEY WERE COMING FROM SCHOOL, THE CHILDREN USED TO TO AND PLAY IN THE GIANT'S GARDEN. Wilde's tales are adapted into a comic book format and use fairy tale elements and Christian symbolism. Eight tales include "The Remarkable Rocket," "The Nightingale and the Rose," and "The Selfish Giant." Presents the enchanting tales of Oscar Wilde as put into comic art form