Salamandre

<b><i>Salamandre</i> is a sweeping evocative graphic novel from award-winning artist and writer I.N.J. Culbard (<i>The Umbrella Academy: You Look Like Death Everything Brink The New Deadwardians</i>). <p/>Kaspar Salamandre is a bereaved young artist who is sent to stay with his enigmatic grandfather in a land ruled under an oppressive regime where there can be only one loved one: The Emperor.</b> <p/>In this land where flowers are contraband music is illegal and art is created in hiding Kaspar discovers a world of art revolutionaries espionage and the Secret Police. <p/>His search for answers will bring him face to face with the meaning of sacrifice. But will anything bring him closer to overcoming his loss? <p/>An incredibly moving uplifting coming-of-age story from a creator working at the top of his ability. Not to be missed.--<i>Library Journal</i> <p/><i></i>Culbard's evocative illustrations and subtle nuanced palette strike a dreamy balance in a coming-of-age adventure story. The result is an irresistible combination of childlike wonder and adult paranoia.<i> --Publishers Weekly</i> <p/>I.N.J. Culbard deftly tells a story of resilience of secret joys and complex pains and in doing so shows us that human beings are much bigger on the inside than you might think.--Ram V (<i>The Many Deaths of Laila Starr Swamp Thing</i>) <p/>Culbard is a master storyteller. I can't think of a single comic creator so adept at immersing the reader into another world. An adventure worth getting lost in.--Christian Ward (<i>Invisible Kingdom Blood Stained Teeth</i>) <p/>Tender and precisely observed <i>Salamandre</i> is a Ghibli-esque celebration of the healing power of imagination drawn in a stunning clear-line style that effortlessly blends the magic of childhood and a world just to the left of ours.--Cliff Chiang (<i>Paper Girls Catwoman: Lonely City)</i>