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The Adventures of John Blake: Mystery of the Ghost Ship
by Philip Pullman
A mind-bending time-travel adventure featuring John Blake, a boy who is perennially aboard the Mary Alice, a near-mythical schooner that has crew from all periods of history.
In the present day, Carlos Dahlberg is a multi-millionaire inventor of the Apparator (read Steve Jobs/iPhone), which has young people addicted to it due to its hi-tech wizardry. However, John Blake knows that Dahlberg has a secret about the technology, and Dahlberg knows he knows...
So we go back and forth here and there as people avoid each other and get angry. There are some brilliant panels - pieces of art in their own right - and there are some massively cheesy parts too. Looking forward to seeing what my reading group make of it.
In the present day, Carlos Dahlberg is a multi-millionaire inventor of the Apparator (read Steve Jobs/iPhone), which has young people addicted to it due to its hi-tech wizardry. However, John Blake knows that Dahlberg has a secret about the technology, and Dahlberg knows he knows...
So we go back and forth here and there as people avoid each other and get angry. There are some brilliant panels - pieces of art in their own right - and there are some massively cheesy parts too. Looking forward to seeing what my reading group make of it.