{"id":22949,"date":"2020-11-07T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2020-11-07T08:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/?p=22949"},"modified":"2020-11-06T17:00:53","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T17:00:53","slug":"the-cosmic-slumber-tarot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/2020\/11\/07\/the-cosmic-slumber-tarot\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cosmic Slumber Tarot"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nBy Tillie Walden<\/strong> with Darren Shill<\/strong>, Sara Botero<\/strong> & Francesca Romano<\/strong> (Liminal 11)
\nISBN: 978-1-91263-417-0 (boxed with felt carry case)<\/p>\n

Win’s Christmas Recommendation: Fabulous Fantasy for All Your Tomorrows\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 10\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

I don’t really believe in anything except the relentless and unstoppable decline of taste and good manners, but I think I know a beautiful thing when I see it. This is one of those\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/em><\/p>\n

Whether or not the ancient life-prognostication tool commonly dubbed Tarot Cards work for you, the sublimely visual aid has certainly beguiled many major artists – comics or other, lesser fields – into crafting their own versions. Novelty cash-ins have included Justice League<\/strong>, Sandman<\/strong>, Disney Villains<\/strong> and even Simpsons<\/strong>-themed sets.<\/p>\n

Now my current absolute favourite comics creator has devised her own delightful traditional hand-painted arcana which comes as a spectacular gift box (138 x 59 x 90 mm and designed Francesca Romano) including 78 full-colour cards, in a beautiful hardback instructional tome all contained in a soft carrying case. I even got some promotional stickers, but that’s probably because I’m really special\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

In case you were wondering, that exceptional creator is Tillie Walden: a prolific Texas-born cartoonist who seamlessly blends fantasy fiction with autobiographical intimacy, engendering a feeling of absolute wonder, combined with a fresh incisive view and measured, compelling delivery in terms of both story and character to everything she does. Her artwork is an invitingly sheer delight.<\/p>\n

Before globally turning heads with such unforgettable tales as On a Sunbeam<\/strong>, A City Inside<\/strong>, Spinning<\/strong>, I Love This Part<\/strong>, and Are You Listening?<\/strong> she began her rise with Ignatz Award-winning debut graphic novel The End of Summer<\/strong> – a compelling and poignant, family drama fantasy, chillingly reminiscent of Nordic literary classicists such as Henrik Ibsen, Astrid Lindgren or Tove Jansson, thematically toned like Brian Aldiss’ Helliconia<\/strong> novels whilst visually recalling Dave Sim’s Cerebus<\/strong> books High Society<\/strong> and Church & State<\/strong>. That too – as well as every other book I’ve cited here – should be at the top of your Christmas gift list.<\/p>\n

Get them, read them, tell a friend. Trust me, one day soon you’ll be seeing all of these as stage plays and movies\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 if we ever have those again\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

So pick up the Tarot set too and maybe see what the future holds.
\nImages and text \u00c2\u00a9 2020 Tillie Walden. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Tillie Walden with Darren Shill, Sara Botero & Francesca Romano (Liminal 11) ISBN: 978-1-91263-417-0 (boxed with felt carry case) Win’s Christmas Recommendation: Fabulous Fantasy for All Your Tomorrows\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 10\/10 I don’t really believe in anything except the relentless and unstoppable decline of taste and good manners, but I think I know a beautiful thing … <\/p>\n

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