Django unchained

by Hudlin, Reginald,

Format: Print Book 2013
Availability: Available at 6 Libraries 6 of 6 copies
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Summary
Set in the South two years before the Civil War, DJANGO UNCHAINED stars Django, a slave whose brutal history with his former owners lands him face-top-face with German-born bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz. Schultz is on the trail of the murderous Brittle brothers, and only Django can lead him to his bounty. The unorthodox Schultz acquires Django with a promise to free him upon the capture of the Brittles--dead or alive. Success leads Schultz to free Django, though the two men choose not to go their separate ways. Instead, Schultz seeks out the South's most wanted criminals with Django by his side. Honing vital hunting skills, Django remains focused on one goal: finding and rescuing Broomhilda, the wife he lost to the slave trade long ago. Django and Schultz's search ultimately leads them to Calvin Candie, the proprietor of "Candlyand", an infamous plantation. Exploring the compound under false pretenses, Django and Schultz arouse the suspicion of Stephen, Candie's trusted house slave. Their moves are marked, and a treacherous organization closes in on them. If Django and Schultz are to escape with Broomhilda, they must choose between independence and solidarity, between sacrifice and survival.
Published Reviews
Booklist Review: "Adapted by Hudlin from the first draft of Tarantino's screenplay of the same name, Django Unchained is the rare case of a comic following a feature film. In case you're not already familiar with the iconic director's latest revenge fantasy, Django Unchained follows a slave named Django in the years leading up to the Civil War as he is freed by a German bounty hunter, Dr. King Shultz, who needs Django to identify his former owners, who are wanted dead or alive. In exchange for Django's help, Schultz agrees to help him find his indentured wife and take on the warped plantation owner who owns her. Fans of Tarantino's wordy banter will be pleased to find it intact and tucked among the panels. Though it echoes the film, Hudlin's careful adaptation wrestles free thanks to the gritty, western-themed art, particularly from Guera. At its best, this collection provides an insightful look into Tarantino's scripting process. Fans of Guera's Scalped will be drawn to Django's exciting, revenge-filled brutality.--Spanner, Ben Copyright 2010 Booklist"
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Publisher's Weekly Review: "This graphic novel amounts to a highly visual narrative abridgment of the first draft of Tarantino's Oscar-winning screenplay for last year's film. As Tarantino notes in his introduction, anything he had to excise in the process of putting his story on the big screen has made its way into the graphic novel. The story, set two years before the advent of the Civil War, brings together a slave named Django and Dr. King Schulz, a German bounty hunter, who happens to be in hot pursuit of Django's former owners. With the honesty and brutality that we've come to expect from Tarantino, the story examines the relationship between these unlikely partners, and terrifyingly illuminates one of the darkest eras in American history. Despite adding much new material, this graphic adaptation is pitch-perfect, and the illustrations are gorgeous, despite their brutality. Although Tarantino is often thought of as a filmmaker who forces horrifying clarity on viewers, as this graphic novel reminds us, often what he chooses not to show us is even worse. (Nov.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved."
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Additional Information
Subjects Bounty hunters -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Enslaved persons -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Plantation owners -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Married people -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels.
Publisher New York, NY :DC Comics,2013
Other Titles Django unchained (Motion picture)
Django unchained.
Contributors Guéra, R. M., artist.
Latour, Jason, 1977- artist.
Cowan, Denys, artist.
Žeželj, Danijel, artist.
Floyd, John (Illustrator), artist.
Tarantino, Quentin. Django unchained.
Audience Suggested for mature readers.
Language English
Notes "Originally published in single magazine form in Django unchained 1-7"--Title page verso.
Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
ISBN 9781401241933 (hardback)
140124193X (hardback)
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