Mr. Punch 20th Anniversary Edition, Neil Gaiman

"A dark and frightening fully painted novella, Mr. Punch tells the tale of a young boy''s loss of innocence results from a horrific confrontation with his past. Spending a summer at his grandfather''s seaside arcade, a troubled adolescent harmlessly becomes involved with a mysterious Punch and Judy Man and a mermaid-portraying woman.

But when the violent puppet show triggers buried memories of the boy''s family, the lives of all become feverishly intertwined. With disturbing mysteries and half-truths uncontrollably unraveling, the young boy is forced to deal with his family''s dark secrets of violence, betrayal, and guilt."--