Mcguire Mark - Clay Footed Giants - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Set in Montr al Clay Footed Giants is a tragicomic meditation on parenthood masculinity and violence. Being a parent is so much harder than Pat ever imagined. While his partner Ester is away on a work trip. Pat loses his temper and transforms into a grizzly bear of a father scaring his children and compounding his guilt. His friend Mathieu's stay - at - home - dad parenting advice is of no help and only emphasizes Mathieu's professional shortcomings. The two men soon realize their children are mirrors reflecting old wounds that might never heal. Meanwhile an unexpected package arrives from Pat's Estranged father containing letters photos and a mysterious medal from his time as a soldier in Vietnam and it propels Pat's obsessive quest to understand his family's dark past. As Pat plunges deeper into h i's research he and his family reach their breaking p o i n t . With help from Mathieu and Pat's mom. Pat digs down to the roots of their family's intergenerational trauma and learns how to heal himself in the process Growth is possible but so is oblivion. Eventually the light pours in.
Title: Clay Footed Giants
Author(s): Mcguire Mark
Publisher: Papercutz
Barcode: 9781545808412
Pages: 240 Pages, 1 Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 10/8/2024
Category: Graphic Novels