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Expected 6 Apr 27David is caught between childhood and adolescence, and his end-of-year play will be an opportunity to step offstage into adulthood...
David is 14―an age at which kids want to be grown-ups but, somehow, without changing too much, too soon. Taking part in the end-of-year play, in which he will play Aslan, the wise and powerful lion who created the world of Narnia, marks a subtle turning point. It’s a chance to step into the adult world―or at least a rehearsal for it. It is the moment when the games of childhood lose their appeal, when the playground becomes too small, when we grow a few inches taller. It is the moment of first loves and first secret beers. It is the moment when, off stage and away from prying eyes, we prepare for the role of "grown-up" that we will soon play.
Adding subtle touches with his signature precision, Jon McNaught once again manages to paint a reality that is both indescribable and universal, using sublime words and images to capture the rhythm of nature, the passage of time, adolescence, boredom, and beauty, transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. A successor to Richard McGuire or Chris Ware, McNaught's seemingly insignificant moments transport us into the gentle melancholy of our everyday lives.
David is 14―an age at which kids want to be grown-ups but, somehow, without changing too much, too soon. Taking part in the end-of-year play, in which he will play Aslan, the wise and powerful lion who created the world of Narnia, marks a subtle turning point. It’s a chance to step into the adult world―or at least a rehearsal for it. It is the moment when the games of childhood lose their appeal, when the playground becomes too small, when we grow a few inches taller. It is the moment of first loves and first secret beers. It is the moment when, off stage and away from prying eyes, we prepare for the role of "grown-up" that we will soon play.
Adding subtle touches with his signature precision, Jon McNaught once again manages to paint a reality that is both indescribable and universal, using sublime words and images to capture the rhythm of nature, the passage of time, adolescence, boredom, and beauty, transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. A successor to Richard McGuire or Chris Ware, McNaught's seemingly insignificant moments transport us into the gentle melancholy of our everyday lives.
120 pages, Hardcover
First published January 31, 2025
About the author
Jon McNaught
11 books45 followersJon McNaught was born in 1985. He lives in London where he draws comics, and works as an illustrator, printmaker and lecturer.
His Clients include; Penguin Books, Faber, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, Walker Books, Picador, and the BBC.
He is also a regular cover artist for the London Review of Books.
He is the Author of Kingdom, Birchfield Close, Pebble Island and Dockwood (Winner of the Angouleme ‘Prix Révélation’ award in 2012).
His Clients include; Penguin Books, Faber, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, Walker Books, Picador, and the BBC.
He is also a regular cover artist for the London Review of Books.
He is the Author of Kingdom, Birchfield Close, Pebble Island and Dockwood (Winner of the Angouleme ‘Prix Révélation’ award in 2012).
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July 28, 2025
3.4 (retour)
February 10, 2025
Des planches superbes pour illustrer ce passage assez flou de l'enfance à l'adolescence et la volonté d'être adulte. Trouver le bon équilibre entre grandir et garder sa part d'innocence, c'est très tendre et très beau !
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January 11, 2026Super chou. Dessins envoûtants et réconfortants.
David sort de l'enfance et se bat entre les jeux de môme et les premières cuites.
Toute la BD est traversée par les répétitions qu'il fait pour une pièce théâtre dans laquelle il joue Aslan, le lion puissant et souverain.
David sort de l'enfance et se bat entre les jeux de môme et les premières cuites.
Toute la BD est traversée par les répétitions qu'il fait pour une pièce théâtre dans laquelle il joue Aslan, le lion puissant et souverain.
July 12, 2025
beautifully realised homage to the transition between child and adult for males. shame there is no English publisher yet publishing it in the original language.
Review of advance copy received from Edelweiss+
Lovely graphic novel and illustrations.
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Enjoy!
January 8, 2026
Quel plaisir de retrouver Jon McNaught ; toujours ces teintes en clair-obscur, ces vignettes et dessins pleine page, et ce récit qui prend le temps.
June 20, 2025
Una storia di formazione all'interno di quadri dal colore lucido. McNaught è un pittore con la P maiuscola.
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