But before I started blogging about reading comics, so I had no idea. Perhaps Spugna just wanted to draw this and not much beyond that? Tess Parks: Tess Parks an Those Who Were Seen Dancingġ5:59: Follow Me In by Katriona Chapman (Avery Hill) It’s also kinda pointless? I mean, I have no idea what Spugna is after here - there’s not really much of a story here beyond “everybody dies” (and some people die a lot). Huh, Avery Hill included a bunch of signed postcards in the package.ġ5:54: Stiched Up by Spugna (Hollow Press)Īnd very violent. It’s a pretty simple story, and it goes down easy. Bill Callahan & Bonnie Prince Billy: Blind Date Party (2)ġ5:48: Barbarians by Rachel Smith & Mathias Kom (Avery Hill) The storytelling is really original - the way this snakes around and then hits an emotional centre is amazing. This started off in a kinda dry, somewhat offputting way… Bill Callahan & Bonnie Prince Billy: Blind Date Party (1)ġ5:20: Lights, Planets, People! by Molly Naylor & Lizzy Stewart (Avery Hill) But the ones that do work are something to behold. I love the artwork (especially the colours), but many of these jokes don’t quite land. This reminds me quite a lot of Joan Cornellà, but it’s from 2012, so I guess that couldn’t be a direct inspiration? Bill Callahan & Bonnie Prince Billy: Blind Date Party (1)ġ4:57: White Cube by Brecht Vanderbroucke (Bries) In any case: It means that so much more cool stuff is possible to read for somebody who doesn’t speak French, Italian and Latvian than just a decade ago. I guess some of this is due to technical progress: Doing smaller editions is apparently cheaper now, so publishers like Hollow Press are doing both Italian and English language editions of their books. ![]() I’ve mentioned this before, but one of the most thrilling developments in European art comics has been that a lot of publishers are publishing in English, which increases the potential audience from dozens to several dozens of readers. ![]() ![]() This week, I’ve been shopping from some European publishers: Bries (Belgium), Avery Hill (UK) and Hollow Press (Italy).
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |