
Juanita and the Frog Prince
Description
A miscreant, misanthrope, and misfit, two-nosed Luther Jukes lands in jail for murdering a man who insulted his froglike facial features. As Luther schemes in his cell, "hoosegow scullery maid" Juanita Sparks frets over an unwanted pregnancy. But there may be a bit of magic that can sort out this mess.
In the style of underground comix, Ed McClanahan and J. T. Dockery present Juanita and the Frog Prince, an outrageous tale adapted from McClanahan's novella of the same name, originally published in A Congress of Wonders. Set in 1940s Kentucky, Juanita features a cast of characters trying to get ahead at all costs, including the Right Reverend Philander Cosmo Rexroat, redheaded rich boy Warren Harding Skidmore, and "Bad-Cess" Sallie Jukes, the town apothecary rumored to have "access to sinister forces." Rendered in bold strokes of ink that swirl from panel to panel, Luther's and Juanita's stories become further entangled until, in desperation, they attempt to harness the power of a lucky toadstone to create their own fairytale ending -- or do they?
Juanita and the Frog Prince is a southern Gothic psychedelic trip of a comic that will enrapture readers until the stroke of midnight -- and the final KLANG of the clocktower bell.
Product Details
Publisher | South Limestone |
Publish Date | March 31, 2020 |
Pages | 56 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9781949669138 |
Dimensions | 12.0 X 9.2 X 0.4 inches | 1.1 pounds |
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Reviews
"Artfully told, [McClanahan's] droll, neo-gothic fairy tales are richly embroidered with threads of alchemy -- and love." -- Publishers Weekly, reviewing A Congress of Wonders
"Inimitable... McClanahan's old-timey slang and down-home wit endow his trash, drifters, cons, and rubes with poetry and magic." -- Kirkus Reviews, reviewing A Congress of Wonders
"What a treat it is to pick up a book, begin reading, then break out laughing deep from the gut not once, but repeatedly." -- Book World, reviewing A Congress of Wonders
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