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Title	:	Harlequin Valentine (Neil Gaiman's Telling Tales)
Author	:	Neil Gaiman
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 40 pages
Published	:	(first published March 1999)
Categories	:	Sequential Art. Graphic Novels. Comics. Fantasy. Fiction. Graphic Novels Comics

Harlequin Valentine (Neil Gaiman's Telling Tales) Paperback | Pages: 40 pages

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In this modern retelling of a classic commedia dell' arte legend of tomfoolery and hopeless, fawning love, creators Neil Gaiman (Sandman) and John Bolton (Manbat: Batman) update the relation of Harlequin and Columbine. A buffoon burdened with a brimming heart, Harlequin chases his sensible, oblivious Columbine around the streets of a city, having given his heart freely. Consumed with love, the impulsive clown sees his heart dragged about town, with a charming surprise to bend the tale in a modern direction. Gaiman's writing is poetic and as loopy as the subject matter. Bolton's art, a combination of digitally enhanced photo-realism and dynamic painting provides sensational depth with bright characters over fittingly muted backgrounds. Those who have spent Valentine's Day alone know that the cold February holiday can be hard to swallow. Gaiman and Bolton want you to know that all it takes is a steak knife, a fork, and a bottle of quality ketchup.Contains an additional 8-page backup feature written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by John Bolton on the history of commedia dell' arte!

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Original Title:	Harlequin Valentine
ISBN:	1840234113 (ISBN13: 9781840234114)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Neil Gaiman's Telling Tales

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Ratings: 3.78 From 2989 Users | 125 Reviews

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...a wondefully twisted little love story... The artwork is stunning, and the text and pictures complement each other perfectly.

I had read the story before and find it up to Gaiman's usual standard, mixing dreamy myth and realistic grit.The art is functional, but I feel it is a bit too photo-realistic to be as expressive as the Harlequin narrator calls for. My biggest complaint is that the font the letterer chose is rendered too small for easy reading. A plainer font may have been fine at that size, but not the more calligraphic style used.

I love Gaimans short stories.I love them accompanied by illustrations.I was drawn in by the striking cover art.I was however, upset by the quality of the printing and the lettering in the edition I purchased (In plastic... no sneak peeks to save me).The style of the art work wasnt what I expected from the cover. Thats just a matter of taste, and not reflected in my rating.The other issues were far more disappointing (especially at the price point. Owch). Just. Not the best experience, and my

Prosaic writing, a lifeless story, a shoddy execution, and very unpleasant artwork make Neil Gaiman's "Harlequin Valentine" a forgettable book that you will be glad is only 32 pages.

Once upon a time, I wanted to own everything that Gaiman wrote. Then I realized that I would like to spend money on other artists. And like, food. So library it was! And I'm so happy. Because this is not something I would have been happy to buy. The story is just.... boring. Just meh.I'm neither better nor worse off than I was before I read this. But I guess not everything one writes can be good.

Not bad just not for me....extremely short. You could read this in one sitting although the font is very tiny for the few pages this is. The artwork is the best thing about this.

I get that this is supposed to be a modern retelling of the Harlequinade stories, but it falls flat in my opinion. It's rather depressing, honestly, since I generally love Gaiman's work. The artwork being ghastly certainly doesn't help. The interview at the end, explaining the history for those who don't already know, was interesting at least.[Edit: I'm looking at the reviews for the first time and apparently a lot of people love the artwork. Perhaps my tastes are unsophisticated? Ehn.]