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| author = [[Gary K. Wolf]] | |||
| date = June 6, 1981<ref name="Amazon">[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0036HP07C Who censored Roger Rabbit? - 1981 publication: Gary K. Wolf: Amazon.com: Books]</ref><ref name="garywolf">[https://garywolf.com/whocensoredrogerrabbit.php Gary K. Wolf]</ref> | |||
| publisher = St. Martin's Press | |||
| isbn = ISBN 0-345-30325-3 | |||
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| next = ''[[Who P-P-P-Plugged Roger Rabbit?]]'' | |||
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a mystery novel written by [[Gary K. Wolf]]. It was later adapted by [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] and [[Amblin Entertainment]] into ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit (film)|Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''. It was originally published on June 6, 1981.<ref name="Amazon"/><ref name="garywolf"/> | |||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
[[Eddie Valiant]] is a | [[Eddie Valiant]] is a hardboiled private eye, and [[Roger Rabbit (character)|Roger Rabbit]] is a second banana comic strip character. The rabbit hires Valiant to find out why his employers, the DeGreasy Brothers, the sleazy owners of a cartoon syndicate, have reneged on a promise to give Roger his own strip. Soon after, Roger is mysteriously murdered in his home. His speech balloon, found on the crime scene, indicates his murder was a way of "censoring" the star, who apparently had just heard someone explain the source of his success. Valiant's search for the killer takes him to a variety of suspects, including Roger's widow [[Jessica Rabbit]] and his former co-star [[Baby Herman]]. | ||
== Comparison == | == Comparison == | ||
=== <u>To ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit''</u> === | === <u>To ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit''</u> === | ||
Although the book features many of the same characters used in the film, some of their characteristics, as well as the basic plot, are significantly different. The novel is set in the present day and in a strange universe in which humans and cartoon characters co-exist. The cartoons of the novel are primarily comic strip characters, as opposed to animated cartoon stars, with famous strip characters making cameos, such as Dick Tracy, Snoopy (from ''Peanuts''), Dagwood & Blondie Bumstead, Beetle Bailey, and Hägar the Horrible. Strips are produced by photographing cartoon characters. In this version, "Toon" characters speak in word balloons which appear above their heads as they talk. Although some characters have learned to suppress this and speak vocally, the use of word balloons forms several important plot points. | Although the book features many of the same characters used in the film, some of their characteristics, as well as the basic plot, are significantly different. The novel is set in the present day and in a strange universe in which humans and cartoon characters co-exist. The cartoons of the novel are primarily comic strip characters, as opposed to animated cartoon stars, with famous strip characters making cameos, such as Dick Tracy, Snoopy (from ''Peanuts''), Dagwood & Blondie Bumstead, Beetle Bailey, and Hägar the Horrible. Strips are produced by photographing cartoon characters. In this version, "Toon" characters speak in word balloons which appear above their heads as they talk. Although some characters have learned to suppress this and speak vocally, the use of word balloons forms several important plot points. | ||
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== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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Who Censored Roger Rabbit alternate cover.jpeg|<center>Alternate cover</center> | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||