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WIPEOUT GN
Research chemist Jim Tartaglia dreams of the riches that will be his when he finishes developing his new universal cleaning solvent. His wife, Bawl, dreams of purchasing and expensive, classy hair transplant to replace the cheap wooden one she's been forced to settle for. Virgin Prunes, their neighbor, has promised Jim she'll run away with him - if he helps her get rid of Chonfra, a wealthy entreprener who buys her affections.
80 pages, Hardcover
First published December 29, 2002
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January 30, 2012
Imagine if Double Indemnity was directed by a drug induced Chuck Jones. This somewhat describes Francesca Ghermandi's nightmarishly strange and confusing noir thriller. Told through many different perspectives, The Wipeout, is given an experimental feel to maximize the protagonists isolation and confusion. The plot is incomprehensible, but it only adds to the out of control momentum that drives this book on a roller coaster track to limbo.
March 17, 2020
The story is a straight up noir thriller with femme fatales, backstabs, and vicious twists. In fact, it's only the bizarre art style (beautiful but abstract) that sets it apart. Why these decisions were made is beyond me. The two, writing and art, seem incongruous at first but both are so good that they gel together.
Cartoon noir best describes The Wipeout. The cast of misfits may look like cute advertising mascots and cartoon figurines, but their passions are all too sordidly human. Francesca's hard-boiled fantasia dazzles in its lustrous palette, harking back to vintage Disney cells and Sixties Italian advertising illustration. Like the roller-coaster on the cover, its spiraling logic rattles around the tracks of your mind, long after you have woken up yourself.
Cartoon noir best describes The Wipeout. The cast of misfits may look like cute advertising mascots and cartoon figurines, but their passions are all too sordidly human. Francesca's hard-boiled fantasia dazzles in its lustrous palette, harking back to vintage Disney cells and Sixties Italian advertising illustration. Like the roller-coaster on the cover, its spiraling logic rattles around the tracks of your mind, long after you have woken up yourself.
May 20, 2021
1560975253 is actually a 9" x 12.75" SOFTCOVER
->I've been waiting YEARS to get my hands on this affordably<-
Fascinating art. The various shapes of everybody are as wildly original as the backgrounds and settings! SERIOUSLY unique.
This is a classic femme fatale film noir in luscious color that is very confusing and must be read twice to fully enjoy. The problem is the shifting time continuum that annoyed me tremendously.
I would have cut down the totally of the surprise factor and played it out as it happened with only the characters obscured. You'll know what I'm talking about so just read it and enjoy the weirdness.
->I've been waiting YEARS to get my hands on this affordably<-
Fascinating art. The various shapes of everybody are as wildly original as the backgrounds and settings! SERIOUSLY unique.
This is a classic femme fatale film noir in luscious color that is very confusing and must be read twice to fully enjoy. The problem is the shifting time continuum that annoyed me tremendously.
I would have cut down the totally of the surprise factor and played it out as it happened with only the characters obscured. You'll know what I'm talking about so just read it and enjoy the weirdness.
August 20, 2008
This book is amazing, surreal, and wonderful-- full of feeling. The art is fantastic-- I highly recommend it, especially for people who don't like comics with words! :)
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