The tragical comedy or comical tragedy of Mr. Punch
Subtitle: a romance
By: written by Neil Gaiman ; illustrated & designed by Dave McKean.
Contributors: McKean, Dave.
Edition: 1st paperback ed.
Publisher: Vertigo/DC Comics
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
Subjects: Punch and Judy -- Comic books, strips, etc.; Family -- Comic books, strips, etc.; Graphic novels.
Genres: Comic books, strips, etc.
Other titles: Mr. Punch
Description: "In his grandfather's failing seaside arcade, a young boy encounters a mysterious Punch and Judy man with a dark past, and a woman who makes her living playing a mermaid. As their lives intertwine and their stories unfold, the boy is forced to confront family secrets, strange puppets and a nightmarish world of violence and betrayal, in a dark fable of childhood innocence and adult pain."--Page 4 of cover.