Tras Agujero negro y Vista final, Charles Burns se consagra internacionalmente con una nueva obra maestra de tintes autobiogr ficos - LIBRO DEL A O* The New Yorker The Washington Post Publishers Weekly - PREMIO EISNER* Mejor autor completo (guionista/dibujante) «El virtuosismo de Burns se muestra aqu en todo su esplendor. ...] Se dir a que Charles Burns naci para escribir Laberintos . The Washington Post De ni o, Brian Milner rodaba pel culas de ciencia ficci n en su casa con la colaboraci n de toda su pandilla, que interpretaba a v ctimas de aterradores asesinatos usando l piz de labios para simular sangre. Hoy, Brian es un talentoso aspirante a cineasta, y planea un viaje a una caba a remota en el bosque junto con sus amigos Jimmy, Tina y Laurie (esta ltima se ha convertido en su musa, aunque con cierta reticencia). Quiere rodar una aut ntica pel cula de terror y ciencia ficci n con una vieja c mara de 8 mil metros, que a la vez ser un homenaje a su pel cula favorita: La invasi n de los ladrones de cuerpos. Aunque se hace evidente que los sentimientos de Brian por Laurie no son correspondidos, l decide seguir adelante con una fantas a en la que ella es la chica de sus sue os, su damisela en apuros y su salvadora, todo a la vez. Laberintos es una obra repleta de referencias a filmes cl sicos en la que las vi etas parecen desbordarse con impresio--tes representaciones de la naturaleza, el lenguaje cinematogr fico y los paisajes de lo surreal, difumi--do la frontera entre los sue os de Brian y la realidad. Presentamos ahora los tres lbumes que componen la obra reunidos en un nico volumen: una mirada magistral a qu significa expresarse a trav s del arte, reconocida internacionalmente como la obra m s personal de Charles Burns. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION After Black Hole and Last Look, Charles Burns cements his international reputation with a new autobiographical masterpiece. - BOOK OF THE YEAR* The New Yorker The Washington Post Publishers Weekly - EISNER AWARD* Best Complete Author (writer/artist) "Burns' virtuosity is on full display here... One might say Charles Burns was born to create Labyrinths." --The Washington Post As a child, Brian Milner made science fiction films at home with the help of his friends, who played victims of terrifying murders using lipstick to simulate blood. Now an aspiring filmmaker, Brian plans a trip to a remote cabin in the woods with his friends Jimmy, Tina, and Laurie (his reluctant muse). He hopes to shoot a true horror and sci-fi movie on an old 8mm camera, paying homage to his favorite film, Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Though it becomes clear that Laurie does not return his feelings, Brian presses on, lost in a fantasy where she is the girl of his dreams, his damsel in distress, and his savior all at once. Labyrinths is a work filled with references to classic cinema, where the panels overflow with striking depictions of nature, cinematic language, and surreal landscapes, blurring the line between Brian's dreams and reality. This edition collects all three volumes in a single book--a masterful exploration of what it means to express oneself through art, recognized worldwide as Charles Burns' most personal work.
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