The Metamorphosis
Kafka s stoic Euro-alienation meets and merges with Kuper s thoroughly American rock and roll alienation. Jules FeifferThe ride from book to comic can be bumpy. Mr. Kuper navigates the transition with precision. New York TimesKafka s anguished archetypal characters are easily rendered into visual equivalents and given new life in Kuper s raw, expressionistic graphic style. Publishers WeeklyDarkly appropriate . . . Kuper s work rivals that of Art Spiegelman. Chicago Sun-TimesBubbling beneath the surface is a caustic batch of black humor that is as much unsettling as it is absurd. This is the magic of Kafka. And Kuper gives it a postmodern edge here, with an intriguing dance of picture and text. Gannett News ServiceKuper s scratchboard style . . . is reminiscent of the German expressionist artists . . . and his cartoony approach accentuates Kafka s dark humor. Booklist --Booklist--This text refers to an alternatePaperbackedition.