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1949. Quelque part en Europe centrale, existe un orphelinat où sont admis des enfants qui ont survécu au contact d'un mystérieux virus transformant les gens en monstres. L'arrivée d'une nouvelle pensionnaire, Sarah, une petite fille de 10 ans, va mettre en lumière les secrets que renferment les vieux murs de ce lieu que ses pensionnaires nomment le manoir des murmures.
56 pages, Hardcover
First published November 1, 2007
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David Muñoz
233 books8 followersGuionista. Cine (The Devil's Backbone, No mires a los ojos), cómic (15, Sordo, Infectado, Abandonados) y TV. Profesor. Autor de Escribir con viñetas.
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July 8, 2022
This is interesting. If you like Pan's Labyrinth, you might like this. I am getting frustrated by the girls always hating each other, aka "only one good girl" trope, however.
July 4, 2018
Très belle découverte.
Une histoire entrainante et un brain angoissante avec un suspense bien mené et croissant.
Et comment ne pas parler du dessin et surtout des couleurs : magnifique !
C'est sûr, je vais me laisser tenter par la suite !
Une histoire entrainante et un brain angoissante avec un suspense bien mené et croissant.
Et comment ne pas parler du dessin et surtout des couleurs : magnifique !
C'est sûr, je vais me laisser tenter par la suite !
March 19, 2026
هممم...مثيرة للإهتمام
July 8, 2020
The art style is gorgeous it's just the beginning of the story I'm sure it's going to be better. I'm looking forward to it.
November 7, 2022
This is volume one of a Spanish graphic novel series. I have read both the French and English editions, but only the English one is on Goodreads as yet. Both editions are available on kindle unlimited.
The art is superb: detailed, dynamic, expressive, full of visual storytelling. The colourist is unusually (for a European cartoon) given equal billing to the writer and inker, but this is fully justified as colours provide much of the information in each panel. My only gripe is that some of the panels are too small: I want more!
The story writing is very good, maintaining the mystery and the tension whilst letting all the characters, even minor ones, grow sympathetically (except perhaps the Marketa character - what’s up with her?) and add to vampire lore rather than stick to tropes.
I think the English translation is a bit dodgy in places. French seems to work better.
Overall, a pleasure to read and reread. I’ll definitely be following the series.
The art is superb: detailed, dynamic, expressive, full of visual storytelling. The colourist is unusually (for a European cartoon) given equal billing to the writer and inker, but this is fully justified as colours provide much of the information in each panel. My only gripe is that some of the panels are too small: I want more!
The story writing is very good, maintaining the mystery and the tension whilst letting all the characters, even minor ones, grow sympathetically (except perhaps the Marketa character - what’s up with her?) and add to vampire lore rather than stick to tropes.
I think the English translation is a bit dodgy in places. French seems to work better.
Overall, a pleasure to read and reread. I’ll definitely be following the series.
July 28, 2026
This another one of the Humble Bundle offerings and I have to say I do enjoy them as I get to read books I would otherwise would over look or procrastinate over for forever but here I gave it a go and I will admit I enjoyed it - probably more than others have.
The story is pretty usual in that you are looking at a little girl who clearly is at the mercy of the system (what ever that is) but of course you know has both great potential and a future since she will be the focus of the story.
So why did I enjoy it so much if I felt I knew what was in store - well with all comics and graphic novels there 2 parts - the story and the art and for me the artwork really brought it all to life. So yes I may be easily impressed by the imagry but you know what I have alway been envious of those that can draw and I make no secret of it.
The story is pretty usual in that you are looking at a little girl who clearly is at the mercy of the system (what ever that is) but of course you know has both great potential and a future since she will be the focus of the story.
So why did I enjoy it so much if I felt I knew what was in store - well with all comics and graphic novels there 2 parts - the story and the art and for me the artwork really brought it all to life. So yes I may be easily impressed by the imagry but you know what I have alway been envious of those that can draw and I make no secret of it.
December 24, 2021
The Devil's Backbone is one of my favorite films, so when I learned that co-writer David Muñoz had written a series of graphic novels, I jumped at the chance to read them. The first book introduces us to Sarah, a young orphan, and a few of the other isolated residents of a Czechoslovakian orphanage in 1949. They are not the only creatures in the building -- ghosts? monsters?
May 2, 2022
Esto está demasiado bueno..
October 31, 2013
Bon maintien de la tension à travers ce premier tome.
October 23, 2016
¡Con muchas ganas de más!
March 18, 2016
A strange story... I'm curious to know what will happen next.
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