The Tale of One Bad Rat comic books issue 1
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Issue #1
Published Oct 1994 by Dark Horse.$2.65
$2.65
Story and art by Bryan Talbot. Young Helen Potter is running from a monster, one that she calls Father. She's homeless, and her only friend in the world is the small rat she carries around in her shirt. Helen is trying to leave behind her horrible past, but vivid memories and nightmarish visions keep it alive. The streets of London prove to be equally threatening, full of immoral predators seeking to fulfill their twisted desires. When she is rescued from a drunken pervert by a gang of young boys, they offer her a home and a family -- but are they something she can accept? This four-issue series has taken Bryan Talbot three years to research and complete. It's a truly moving story by one of comics' most accomplished creators. This first issue features a special introduction by Neil Gaiman. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #1-1ST
Published Apr 1997 by Dark Horse.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Signed and numbered by Bryan Talbot
1st printing. Collects Tale of One Bad Rat (1994) #1-4.
Story and art by Bryan Talbot.
Bryan Talbot's inspirational story of young Helen Potter and her journey of healing won numerous awards and unending acclaim for the British writer/artist.
His walls are decorated with multiple awards including an Eisner and letters of commendation from Judy Taylor, the chair of the Beatrix Potter Society, numerous teachers and child welfare workers, and such fellow comics-industry luminaries as Neil Gaiman and Alan Moore.
The Tale of One Bad Rat touched the entire comics community and everyone who read it. This is a book that can be enjoyed on many levels; beyond its important message, it's an excellent story. Now Dark Horse is proud to offer a special edition of that ground-breaking graphic novel, a signed-and-numbered hardcover limited to 1,000 copies.
Designed to emulate Beatrix Potter's classic children's books, this keepsake edition features new artwork on the signature plate and all-new illustrations on the front and back four-color endpapers that frame the story. It's the perfect gift for a best friend, especially if you are your own best friend.
Hardcover, full color.
NOTE: Limited to 1,000 copies.
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Issue #1-1ST
Published May 2010 by Dark Horse.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
2nd Edition - 1st printing. Story and art by Bryan Talbot. Helen Potter lived a happy life until she got lost in a nightmare of sexual abuse. Now she's on a journey, a journey which takes her through urban and rural England along the same path that another Potter, Beatrix Potter, once took. Across the decades, two lives touch, and Helen discovers that the strength of two is far greater than one. Bryan Talbot constructs a very special story in The Tale of One Bad Rat, which immediately endears the reader. The victim of childhood sexual abuse, Helen Potter becomes the armored knight before her own personal demons in this story of heroism and courage. o This new deluxe hardcover edition features a new foreword by Neil Gaiman, updated background material, plus entirely new color separations that better highlight the dazzling artwork of this acclaimed, Eisner Award winning graphic novel. Hardcover, 136 pages, full color. NOTE: "A story of strength and pain and survival." - Neil Gaiman"Thoroughly excellent." -Alan Moore Cover price $19.99.
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Issue #1-1ST
Published Oct 1995 by Dark Horse.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
1st printing. Collects Tale of One Bad Rat (1994) #1-4. Story and art by Bryan Talbot. Helen Potter lived a happy life until she got lost in a nightmare of sexual abuse. Now she's on a journey, a journey which takes her through urban and rural England along the same path that another Potter, Beatrix Potter, once took. Across the decades, two lives touch, and Helen discovers that the strength of two is far greater than one. Bryan Talbot constructs a very special story in The Tale of One Bad Rat which immediately endears the reader. The victim of child sexual abuse, Helen Potter becomes the armored knight before her own personal demons in this story of heroism and courage. Softcover, full color. Cover price $14.95.
