Marilyn's Monsters #1
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
This is Marilyn Monroe like you've never seen her before...
PUBLICATION IN 1 VOLUME - COMPLETED WORK
Chasing fame and immortality, a downtrodden Norma Jean Baker runs away to the famously twisted Holy Wood, where dreams become reality.
She gives in to the powers that be, and allows herself to be reinvented into Marilyn, a real movie star. Though Marilyn dances in the limelight, it’s not bright enough to purge the demons that crept through Norma’s past, and lurk in the shadows of her present.
Written and illustrated by Tommy Redolfi, Marilyn’s Monsters immerses readers—through its abstract and evocative art and cinematic storytelling—in a beautifully dark world that obscures the line between dreams and nightmares.
THE BOOK
The famous Hollywood Hills. A strange spooky forest filled with freaks and old trailers. This is where movie stars are born in this alternate world.
Determined to become one, shy Norma Jean Baker (Marilyn Monroe) comes to this ghost-town with hopes and dreams. She'll have to face all kinds of monsters to reach her ultimate goal.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Although Marilyn Monroe's life story has been told and retold before, this harrowing graphic novel proves that there are still provocative ways to delve into her tale. Stuttering and demure, Norma Jeane Baker sets out into Holy Wood, a sacred gloomy forest filled with former carnies and show business caravans. Initially met with failure and cruelty, she chases her dream to become a star and finds herself under the watch of the mysterious and oracular Wilcox couple: "The Founders" of Holy Wood. With their help, she sacrifices herself to become Marilyn Monroe. As the spotlight closes in on Marilyn, she must struggle to determine who she really is, and what monsters of the past lie still in the darkness. The evocative artwork, with careful shadowing and keenly drawn facial expressions, creates a lingering sense of empathy between the reader and Marilyn. Colors shift in warmth and intensity as the story progresses. While staying true to the real-life tale of Norma Jeane's transformation to Monroe, this fantasy creates a rich imaginary world that pays homage to the struggles of the late actress.
