The Man (graphic novel)
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The Man is an illustrated children's book by British
author Raymond Briggs
, first published in 1992. It tells the story of a boy who is visited by the titular Man, a minuscule human who arrives in the boy's bedroom unclothed and hungry. The boy initially believes he is dreaming, but soon realises that the Man is indeed real, and starts to take care of him. The Man shows himself to be demanding, bossy and messy, but nevertheless a bond forms between the pair. The story follows their relationship over the next few days.
Unlike Briggs' earlier story The Snowman
, both characters have full dialogue throughout, with each character's lines formatted differently so that they can be distinguished. Occasionally, the dialogue and drawings will be interspersed, so that speech bubbles surround certain lines of text.
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author Raymond Briggs
Raymond Briggs
Raymond Redvers Briggs is an English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist, and author who has achieved critical and popular success among adults and children...
, first published in 1992. It tells the story of a boy who is visited by the titular Man, a minuscule human who arrives in the boy's bedroom unclothed and hungry. The boy initially believes he is dreaming, but soon realises that the Man is indeed real, and starts to take care of him. The Man shows himself to be demanding, bossy and messy, but nevertheless a bond forms between the pair. The story follows their relationship over the next few days.
Unlike Briggs' earlier story The Snowman
The Snowman
The Snowman is a children's book by English author Raymond Briggs, published in 1978. In 1982, this book was turned into a 26-minute animated movie by Dianne Jackson for the fledgling Channel 4. It was first shown on Channel 4 late on Christmas Eve in 1982 and was an immediate success. The film was...
, both characters have full dialogue throughout, with each character's lines formatted differently so that they can be distinguished. Occasionally, the dialogue and drawings will be interspersed, so that speech bubbles surround certain lines of text.