In the Pines : 5 Murder Ballads

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Call Number: Adult Graphic Novel / Kriek, Erik, Adult Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror / Kriek, Erik
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

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Downtown 1st Floor 4-week checkout	Adult Graphic Novel / Kriek, Erik	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror / Kriek, Erik	4-week checkout	On Shelf

Originally published by Scratch Books, 2016, Amsterdam.
Pretty Polly and the ship's carpenter -- Long black veil -- Taneytown -- Caleb Meyer -- Where the wild roses grow -- Murder ballads / Jan Donkers.
"The murder ballad holds a rock-solid position in US roots music and the Great American Songbook for decades. Telling the stories of sometimes true and often not-so-true-crimes and other horrific events, they are raw stories full of unrequited love, betrayal, life, and death. The song form stems from the Anglo-Saxon ballad tradition, where stories were orally passed on to a mostly illiterate population. Dutch cartoonist Erik Kriek was inspired by five old and new murder ballads -- including songs by modern masters such as Nick Cave, Steve Earle, and Gillian Welch -- and used them as a launching point for five special and ruthless graphic narratives that dig deep into the darkness of Americana, in which guns and religion maintain an uneasy balance" -- provided by publisher.

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Savage and Striking submitted by modestpastry on July 24, 2019, 10:46am As to be expected from a book entitled "Murder Ballads", this graphic novel collection is, well, graphic. Fear and hesitance creeps gradually along every page, leading inevitably to violence. In some of the novellas, it's heartrending. The racial violence of a small southern town, the sexual violence against an isolated housewife and the reactionary violence as she recoils. This collection is not for the faint of heart, but it's definitely an experience.

Top notch submitted by kencza on June 19, 2022, 11:01pm Pain and suffering in ballads lead to violent sequences in these familiar songs by known artists. Long Black Veil has been covered by many artists and of course Taneytown is a Steve Earle classic. This is cold-hearted stuff reminds us that lost love, rejection, and a cheating heart can drive the human soul to grief stricken extremes resulting in violence, revenge and loss of life.