The Silence

Bruce Mutard

Allen & Unwin, 2009 - Comics & Graphic Novels - 174 pages

When Choosy McBride discovers an extraordinary artwork she is determined to track down the unknown artist. With her partner Dmitri, an artist wrestling with his own creative demons, she follows the trail to an exhibition at an enigmatic gallery in Northern Queensland, but the creator of the mysterious artworks remains elusive. Increasingly frustrated, and resolved on a dramatic course of action, Choosy insists they make a final visit to the gallery. But will the truth revealed there be what either of them expect?

'The action is in the emotions. There is anger, politeness, self-doubt, and white sandy beaches. A beautiful graphic novel that explores the nature and culture of art.' Bernard Caleo

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User Review  - questbird - LibraryThing

A graphic novel about art and artists, set in Australia. A Sydney couple, Choosy and Dimitry, travel to Port Douglas in far north Queensland in pursuit of a mysterious artist who gives his or her ...

The Silence

User Review  - Thorpe-Bowker and Contributors - Books+Publishing

This graphic novel by Bruce Mutard, a graphic novelist of 15 years, questions the place of art in the modern world. Choosey McBride, an art gallery manager and her partner, Dmitri Pansalidis, an ...

Contents

• TWO: 13
• THREE: 25
• FOUR: 35
• FIVE: 67
• SIX: 89
• SEVEN: 104
• EIGHT: 137
• NINE: 160
• About the author: 177
• Acknowledgements: 179

About the author

Bruce Mutard has been writing and drawing comics for twenty years, producing four graphic novels: The Sacrifice (Allen & Unwin, 2008), The Silence (Allen & Unwin, 2009), A Mind of Love (Black House Comics, 2011), The Bunker (Image Comics, 2003) and Stripshow (Milk Shadow Books, 2012). He has also has short stories in Overland, Meanjin, The Australian Book Review and Tango, and has illustrated several books for Macmillan Education's Stories From Australia's History, series. He is currently working on the follow-up to The Sacrifice.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Silence
• Author: Bruce Mutard
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin, 2009
• ISBN: 1741761409, 9781741761405
• Length: 174 pages
• Subjects: Comics & Graphic Novels / General