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Summary:

Julie Maroh burst onto the scene in 2013 with Blue Is the Warmest Color, a tender, bittersweet graphic novel about lesbian love, in which a young woman named Clementine becomes infatuated with Emma, a girl with blue hair. The book spawned a controversial and acclaimed feature film that won the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival as well as accolades for its stars Adèle Exarchopoulos and Lea Seydoux; the book itself is a New York Times bestseller and received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Library Journal. Julie's follow-up graphic novel, Skandalon, marks a startling change of pace: a fiery, intense story about the recklessness of fame. "Skandalon," found in the Gospels, refers to a persistent trap or obstacle, such as the one that confounds the mesmerizing, Jim Morrison-like lead character Tazane. He is a true rock icon: passionate, arrogant, selfish, and sometimes violent, the charismatic singer is a beacon for controversy and scandal. But the public that worships him and the media that lavishes attention on him are waiting for him to fall from grace. At times shocking, Skandalon is a powerful and relentless meditation on the high cost of fame, and the demons awaiting anyone who refuses to be wary of them.

Author/Creator:

Maroh, Jul, 1985-, artist, author

Contributors:

Homel, David, translator

Languages:

English
French

Language Notes:

Translation of French book with same title.

Main Work:

Skandalon [by Maroh, J.] (English

Other Related Resources:

Other format: Skandalon [by Maroh, J.] (CaOONL Number 20149043864)

Subjects:

Rock musicians — Comic books, strips, etc.

Fame — Comic books, strips, etc.

Rock musicians

Fame

Genres:

Graphic novels

Comic books, strips, etc.

General Notes:

Chiefly illustrations.
Includes bibliographical references (page 157).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (157 pages) : color illustrations

Call Numbers:

PN6747.M36 S53 2014eb

ISBNs:

9781551525525 (pbk.)
1551525526 (pbk.)
9781551525532 (epub)
1551525534 (epub)

Other Standard Numbers:

[Unknown Type]: 99966397021

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2014486199

OCLC Numbers:

1053418626
870289360 [Invalid]