Award-winning graphic novelist Matt Phelan delivers a darkly stylized noir
Snow White set against the backdrop of Depression-era Manhattan. The scene: New
York City. The dazzling lights cast shadows that grow ever darker as the glitzy
prosperity of the Roaring Twenties screeches to a halt. Enter a cast of familiar
characters: a young girl, Samantha White, returning after being sent away by her
cruel stepmother, the Queen of the Follies, years earlier; her father, the King
of Wall Street, who survives the stock market crash only to suffer a strange and
sudden death; seven street urchins, brave protectors for a girl as pure as snow;
and a mysterious stock ticker that holds the stepmother in its thrall, churning
out ticker tape imprinted with the wicked words ""Another . . . More Beautiful .
. . KILL."" In a moody, cinematic new telling of a beloved fairy tale,
extraordinary graphic novelist Matt Phelan captures the essence of classic film
noir on the page and draws a striking distinction between good and evil.“
Author Biography
Matt Phelan is the author-illustrator of three previous graphic novels: the
Scott O Dell Award winning "The Storm in the Barn, Around the World, " and
"Bluffton, " which was nominated for three Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards,
including Best Graphic Album. He is the author-illustrator of "Druthers” and
the illustrator of many books for young readers, including “Marilyn
s Monster” by Michelle Knudsen and “The Higher Power of Lucky” by Susan
Patron, winner of the Newbery Medal. Matt Phelan lives in Pennsylvania."
