![]() ![]() Sad, funny, and often uncomfortably titillating, Ripple is a remarkably introspective graphic novel, rendered with kinetic realism. ![]() Throughout it all, Ripple is a complex love story poked and prodded from all angles, from Martin and Tina's physical and emotional feelings toward each other, Martin's dishonesty to himself, Tina's self-loathing, and everything in between. Tina's motives in working for Martin are slowly turned upside-down as well, leading towards the book's inevitable, explosive ending. Martin's initial repulsion for Tina slowly turns to attraction, causing him to re-evaluate his own notions of beauty and sexuality. He hires a model, Tina, to pose for a series of paintings he dubs "The Eroticism of Homeliness." Over time, their relationship evolves from a tenuous working relationship to a confused sexual entanglement. ![]() In Ripple, Martin is a floundering painter desperately attempting to pursue his fine-art inclinations rather than toil in the world of commercial art. Originally published in 2004, Dave Cooper's breakthrough book is one of the great graphic novels of the 21st century ("Easily the best new book of the year," hailed the cartoonist Seth in '04), and remains Cooper's landmark opus. In a larger format, hardcover for the first time, with 16 extra pages. The new edition of Dave Cooper's breakthrough book. ![]()
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