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Juokseva mäyrä #1
Vala auringolle
Etelä-Dakota, Amerikan Yhdysvallat 1969. Nuori Tom Barnett on valkoisten parissa kasvanut Sioux-nuorukainen, jonka ympäristön ylenkatse ja julmuus on ajanut lainsuojattomaksi. Nyt hän on tullut tiensä päähän ja hänen ainoa mahdollisuutensa on paeta virkavaltaa villien sukulaistensa pariin. Seuranaan hänellä on ainoa ystävänsä, intiaanien kasvattama valkoinen Michael. Tom on koko ikänsä tuntenut itsensä ulkopuoliseksi valkoisessa yhteiskunnassa, mutta sopeutuuko hän enää yhtään paremmin oman kansansa pariin?
Vala auringolle on rakkaudella ja huolella tehty suurtyö. Se on kunnianhimoinen sukellus maailman eniten käytetyn ja vähiten tunnetun alkuperäiskansan historiaan. Hiltunen riisuu intiaanien yltä mytologian ja populaarikulttuurin luomat kaavut, ja näyttää intiaanit, ei soimaten eikä puolustaen, vaan omana ainutlaatuisena kulttuurinaan.
Vala auringolle on rakkaudella ja huolella tehty suurtyö. Se on kunnianhimoinen sukellus maailman eniten käytetyn ja vähiten tunnetun alkuperäiskansan historiaan. Hiltunen riisuu intiaanien yltä mytologian ja populaarikulttuurin luomat kaavut, ja näyttää intiaanit, ei soimaten eikä puolustaen, vaan omana ainutlaatuisena kulttuurinaan.
- GenresComics
84 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1997
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About the author
Petri Hiltunen
78 books30 followersPetri Hiltunen is a Finnish comic book artist, writer and illustrator. Hiltunen has produced work in a variety of genres, but is most notable for his fantasy and horror work. He has won the prestigious Puupäähattu award in 2002, which is regarded as the highest honour for Finnish comic artists. He is also a well-known figure in Finnish science fiction fandom and a regular panelist and guest of honour at conventions, such as Finncon.
His own comic albums include the horror/fantasy tale Laulu yön lapsista ("Song of the children of the night") and a comic version of Macbeth. The fantasy world of Jaconia, created for his Praedor comics, has been adapted into a role-playing game of the same name. His work has also been featured in the science fiction magazine Tähtivaeltaja, the Finnish Conan magazine and twice in the war comics magazine Korkeajännitys: a western story and one story set in the Finnish War. His drawing style is quite detailed, particularly with his characters, and features heavy lines.
Hiltunen is best known in the Finnish popular consciousness from his much lighter, humorous newspaper comic strip Väinämöisen paluu ("The Return of Väinämöinen"), published in many major newspapers and as comic books. In it, the Eternal Sage of Kalevala ends his self-imposed exile to find that he might have been gone for too long. He must try to adjust to modern Finland (e.g. finding out that these newfangled "potatoes" are now considered a traditional food) as modern Finland must try to adjust to him (e.g. a group of neo-nazis coming to greet him and introducing themselves as indigenous Finns; they are nonplussed when he starts apologizing and it turns out he thought they were Sami.) As the culture shock gradually faded, the strip became a more character-based comedy but eventually faded in turn.
His own comic albums include the horror/fantasy tale Laulu yön lapsista ("Song of the children of the night") and a comic version of Macbeth. The fantasy world of Jaconia, created for his Praedor comics, has been adapted into a role-playing game of the same name. His work has also been featured in the science fiction magazine Tähtivaeltaja, the Finnish Conan magazine and twice in the war comics magazine Korkeajännitys: a western story and one story set in the Finnish War. His drawing style is quite detailed, particularly with his characters, and features heavy lines.
Hiltunen is best known in the Finnish popular consciousness from his much lighter, humorous newspaper comic strip Väinämöisen paluu ("The Return of Väinämöinen"), published in many major newspapers and as comic books. In it, the Eternal Sage of Kalevala ends his self-imposed exile to find that he might have been gone for too long. He must try to adjust to modern Finland (e.g. finding out that these newfangled "potatoes" are now considered a traditional food) as modern Finland must try to adjust to him (e.g. a group of neo-nazis coming to greet him and introducing themselves as indigenous Finns; they are nonplussed when he starts apologizing and it turns out he thought they were Sami.) As the culture shock gradually faded, the strip became a more character-based comedy but eventually faded in turn.
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May 6, 2021
Nautin tämän lukemisesta paljon, vaikka tarina olikin kovasti alisteinen lakota-kulttuurin esittelylle. Mutta olihan tämä nyt komea sarjakuva-albumi ja Hiltusen hieman staattinen piirrostyyli oli kaunista ja toimi hyvin. Näki, että tähän oli satsattu.
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