Trashing the house later in the book means the infected are recreating an atmosphere more like their home into the woods. It is where they felt they should be, the woods are a representation of their choice to banish themselves from society. Those who are infected with Bug are sent to the woods where they can hide in peace and be independent and isolated. Here are the questions and answers that were discussed at the graphic novel book club at Koelbel on August 29th.

Burns is much like the other author/illustrators we've read ( Mike Mignola, Jeff Smith) their graphic novel(s) took years to complete, but turned out to be a critically acclaimed work of art. It's also a great book club choice if I do say so myself because some plot elements are ambiguous and there are symbols and motifs on every page. This is the most adult graphic novel we've read so far, at least from a surface viewpoint. Sex, drugs, STDs, sex, and drugs are abound. The drawing style is almost instantly recognizable to the point that he has regular gigs drawing covers for magazines and advertisements.īlack Hole is set in Seattle in the 1970s and chronicles the lives of four teenagers.

Burns' beautifully illustrated work took him ten years to complete and it shows. Have you ever flipped through a graphic novel and said, 'WHOOOAAA, what's going on in that panel?' Every other page or so of Black Hole is a 'WHOOOAAA' page.

Charles burns graphic novels