Hamlet - (The Shakespearean Tragic-Comics) 2nd Edition by Sarah Boxer (Paperback)

About the Book

"Hamlet: Prince of Pigs," a graphic novel with an all-animal cast, based on "Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, is the first volume in Sarah Boxer's Shakespearean Tragic-Comics series.

Book Synopsis

Welcome to "Hamlet: Prince of Pigs" the first volume of the Shakespearean Tragic-Comics! Hamlet is a little pig, a little ham. Hamlet's uncle Claudius, the murderer, "the bloat king," is a big fat hog. Hamlet's mother, Gertrude, is a pig with lipstick. Ophelia is a cat, because cats don't do well in water. The gravediggers are dogs because dogs love to bury bones. The players of the play within the play are mice because the play they act in is titled "The Mousetrap." The sentries are rats because, well, rats look handsome in helmets. You'll see that "Hamlet: Prince of Pigs" with words by Shakespeare and subtractions by Boxer, is stripped of all fat. And a pared-down Hamlet with animal actors is a funny Hamlet!

Review Quotes

Comics artist Sarah Boxer has broken codes and recast couplets, exposing the great William Shakespeare to the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. - Steve Heller, Print Magazine

Beyond charming-a labor of love and a complete pleasure. May there be many more! - Gish Jen, author of The Resisters

A delicious Shakespeare! ... Just fabulous. A remarkable way to visit the bard without having to spend hours in narrow, ill designed seats. - Van Gordon Sauter, former president CBS News