The Can Opener's Daughter
By Rob Davis
Paperback, 160 pp, $19.95
In the British Comic Award-winning The Motherless Oven, Scarper Lee asked: "Who the hell is Vera Pike?" Now we get a chance to find out. Vera lives in the cruel world of Grave Acre. Her mother is the Weather Clock, the megalomaniacal Prime Minister of Chance. Her father is a can opener. Charting Vera's childhood, the second part of Rob Davis' trilogy takes us from her home in Parliament to suicide school, and from the Bear Park to the black woods that lie beyond. In the present day, Vera and Castro Smith are determined to see their friend Scarper again – but is he even still alive? Can anyone outlive their deathday?
A darkly inventive sequel, The Can Opener's Daughter answers many of the questions posed in The Motherless Oven, while asking plenty more of its own.
A darkly inventive sequel, The Can Opener's Daughter answers many of the questions posed in The Motherless Oven, while asking plenty more of its own.
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Rob Davis
Rob Davis is the multi-Eisner-nominated creator of The Motherless Oven, The Can Opener's Daughter, and The Book of Forks series for SelfMadeHero, as well as the critically acclaimed graphic adaptation The Complete Don Quixote. He also created, edited and contributed to the award-winning anthology Nelson for Blank Slate books.
Before this Rob worked for 2000AD drawing Judge Dredd, as well as writing and drawing Doctor Who for Panini. He has written and drawn strips for Vertigo and IDW, and was an illustrator and cartoonist on national news titles including The Guardian.
Reviews
"Davis has created a story full of emotion and adventure, following in the footsteps of the best young adult novels and graphic stories."
— The A.V. Club
"A dark, disorientating twist on the classic tale of kids against the world, setting school rivalries alongside talking trumpets and the crushing hand of destiny."
— The Guardian
"It won't be long before Davis is mentioned alongside legends of the form such as Chris Ware, Dan Clowes and Marjane Satrapi."
— Library Journal