The Comical Tragedy or Tragical Comedy of Mr. Punch by Neil Gaiman, art by Dave McKean, 112 pagesWhen our unnamed narrator was a young boy, he visited his grandparents and met a mysterious Punch and Judy puppeteer at his grandfather's arcade. This simple story is masterfully told through Gaiman's easy, conversational style and through McKean's haunting artwork. As much a fan I am of Gaiman's, it's McKean's mix of drawing, photography, and sculpture imagery that makes this volume so breathtaking. Originally released in 1994, this 20th-anniversary edition also offers a few extras regarding the graphic novel, a short film based on it, and some additional artwork that was created for a companion CD-ROM (that, as far as I can tell, never came to be).
This book is beautifully constructed, and should be on any list of must-read graphic novels.
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