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Jul. 13th, 2008
bookblogging
Jul. 13th, 2008 05:43 pmGraphic novels/comics/cartoons:
Rucka, Greg, writer, Steve Rolston, artist: Queen and Country: Operation: Broken Ground
(that's a lot of colons).
Caldwell, Ben, penciller and colorist, Bill Halliar, inker, Michael Mucci, writer/adapter: Bram Stoker's Dracula
(I was surprised by how much I liked this. It's a stylish, colorful, cartoony adaptation of the material, and I think actually my favorite version of Dracula to date. (No, I have not ever seen any of the movies.) It's worth checking out if only for the art. Caldwell's Jonathan Harker is downright woobie, which makes me care more about his part in the story, and, as that is a fairly large part, more interested in the story altogether).
Frazetta, Frank: Small Wonders: The Funny Animal Art of Frank Frazetta.
Moore, Alan, writer, Oscar Zarate, artist: A Small Killing
(stunning art, particularly the large establishing panels).
Various: Drawn and Quarterly vol. 4
(contributors to this volume include Hincker Blutch, Bocquet, Fromental and Satislas (a collaborative trio), Henry Mayerovitch, Frank King, Nicolas Robel, Miriam Katin, and Ron Rege Jr. Notable pieces include the biographical short "The Adventures of Herge," by the abovementioned trio; "Hester's Little Pearl," which is a weird parody of The Scarlet Letter retold in the style of Little Lulu, and, irritatingly, uncredited; and reprints of some of King's classic Gasoline Alley strips).
Hernandez, Gilbert: Luba in America
(whoops, I'm reading stuff out of order. Well, what the hell, the stories jump around in chronology and memory so much anyway that I don't think it matters.
Have I mentioned that so far, the Hernandez stuff is blowing my mind? It is. I have become ridiculously fond of Fritz and Venus. To think, this stuff has been around for ages, and I'm only just reading it now. What the hell have I been doing?
I love it with far less reservation than Strangers in Paradise. I think it's because it's less of a soap opera and more of a sort of sprawling chronicle of family relationships and individual stories; less rides on you liking or believing in any one character or romance, and the various sorts of bad life choices carry less weight and are less frustrating to watch--you're invested in the family as a whole, not just three or four characters.
It's also so intense and flamboyant that it can't be easily derailed by weird twists. It's like going to a carnival: you expect color and fervor and bizarre spectacles).
Rucka, Greg, writer, Steve Rolston, artist: Queen and Country: Operation: Broken Ground
(that's a lot of colons).
Caldwell, Ben, penciller and colorist, Bill Halliar, inker, Michael Mucci, writer/adapter: Bram Stoker's Dracula
(I was surprised by how much I liked this. It's a stylish, colorful, cartoony adaptation of the material, and I think actually my favorite version of Dracula to date. (No, I have not ever seen any of the movies.) It's worth checking out if only for the art. Caldwell's Jonathan Harker is downright woobie, which makes me care more about his part in the story, and, as that is a fairly large part, more interested in the story altogether).
Frazetta, Frank: Small Wonders: The Funny Animal Art of Frank Frazetta.
Moore, Alan, writer, Oscar Zarate, artist: A Small Killing
(stunning art, particularly the large establishing panels).
Various: Drawn and Quarterly vol. 4
(contributors to this volume include Hincker Blutch, Bocquet, Fromental and Satislas (a collaborative trio), Henry Mayerovitch, Frank King, Nicolas Robel, Miriam Katin, and Ron Rege Jr. Notable pieces include the biographical short "The Adventures of Herge," by the abovementioned trio; "Hester's Little Pearl," which is a weird parody of The Scarlet Letter retold in the style of Little Lulu, and, irritatingly, uncredited; and reprints of some of King's classic Gasoline Alley strips).
Hernandez, Gilbert: Luba in America
(whoops, I'm reading stuff out of order. Well, what the hell, the stories jump around in chronology and memory so much anyway that I don't think it matters.
Have I mentioned that so far, the Hernandez stuff is blowing my mind? It is. I have become ridiculously fond of Fritz and Venus. To think, this stuff has been around for ages, and I'm only just reading it now. What the hell have I been doing?
I love it with far less reservation than Strangers in Paradise. I think it's because it's less of a soap opera and more of a sort of sprawling chronicle of family relationships and individual stories; less rides on you liking or believing in any one character or romance, and the various sorts of bad life choices carry less weight and are less frustrating to watch--you're invested in the family as a whole, not just three or four characters.
It's also so intense and flamboyant that it can't be easily derailed by weird twists. It's like going to a carnival: you expect color and fervor and bizarre spectacles).