Whistles (graphic novel)
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Whistles: The Starlight Calliope is the first graphic novel
by Andrew Hussie. A black comedy
and comedy horror
, the series tells the story of a naive young clown named Whistles as he navigates and experiences the horrors surrounding his circus, The Starlight Calliope.
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
by Andrew Hussie. A black comedy
Black comedy
A black comedy, or dark comedy, is a comic work that employs black humor or gallows humor. The definition of black humor is problematic; it has been argued that it corresponds to the earlier concept of gallows humor; and that, as humor has been defined since Freud as a comedic act that anesthetizes...
and comedy horror
Comedy horror
Comedy horror, also known as horror comedy, is a literary and film genre, combining elements of comedy and horror fiction. The comedy horror genre almost always inevitably crosses over with the black comedy genre; and in some respects could be considered a subset of it.The short story "The Legend...
, the series tells the story of a naive young clown named Whistles as he navigates and experiences the horrors surrounding his circus, The Starlight Calliope.