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Cruella. Czerń, biel i czerwień
Manga rozwija wątki słynnego filmu o jednym z najlepiej ubranych disnejowskich czarnych charakterów – nikczemnej Cruelli De Mon! Nie zawsze była Cruellą. Obdarzona talentem i wyobraźnią Estella marzy o karierze projektantki mody, jednak cały świat jakby sprzysiągł się przeciwko niej. Życie opierające się na złodziejskim fachu nie opływa w dostatki, ale Estella wierzy, że w Londynie lat 70., sercu świata mody, jej marzenia wreszcie się spełnią! Dowiedz się, jak wyglądało życie ambitnej projektantki oraz jej najlepszych przyjaciół i wspólników, Horacego i Jaspera, nim na scenie pojawiła się wyrachowana i nieznosząca sprzeciwu Cruella!
176 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2019
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October 13, 2023
Hab jetzt total Lust auf einen Cruella rewatch. 🤭
August 23, 2021
I’m literally obsessed with Cruella and I love that this was another sort of prequel peek into Estella, Jasper, and Horace’s lives. The inner dialogue Estella has with Cruella is very effective and well-done.
August 8, 2021
shut up y'all. cruella is a queen 👯✨
August 24, 2021
Did I love this book? - Yes.
Do I love Estella? - Yes.
Do I love that this book is obviously based on the movie but very different than the movie? - Yes.
Did I love the art? - Yes.
Is Emilia cool? - Yup.
My one issue is that this book does not seem finished... it doesn't have an ending and just fades to black mid story without any resolution
Do I love Estella? - Yes.
Do I love that this book is obviously based on the movie but very different than the movie? - Yes.
Did I love the art? - Yes.
Is Emilia cool? - Yup.
My one issue is that this book does not seem finished... it doesn't have an ending and just fades to black mid story without any resolution
September 26, 2022
✨9/10✨
Birkaç detayı dışında çok beğendim. Çizimler harikaydı. 👏🏻
Birkaç detayı dışında çok beğendim. Çizimler harikaydı. 👏🏻
October 10, 2024
Cruella to była totalnie moja 2021 era, okej?
April 16, 2023
La verdad es que la pase muy bien leyendo esta novela gráfica, fue diferente de la película (lo cual lo agradecí y eso que también me gusto la película) se divide en negro, blanco y rojo y todos los bloques me gustaron, Estella con la moda y sus inseguridades, espero esto sea una primera parte porque espero más y todo el arte estuvo bien, me gusto, la edición es bellísima.
December 14, 2021
Absolutely pointless, a thin scrap of plot that goes nowhere, but the art was nice to look at.
August 27, 2023
Confusingly, this is called an adaptation of the 2021 Cruella movie on the back cover and a prequel in some of the online marketing, but what this really is is a previously untold side story set during the ten-year or so time jump that occurs about fifteen minutes into the film.
The story begins with Estella Miller as a 19-year-old well into her life of street crime with Jasper and Horace as she doodles out her fashion ideas in their hideaway. With her black-and-white hair dyed red because she despises the hues black and white due to her childhood trauma, Estella sets out on the streets of 1970s London for three short adventures. In "Black" she gains a new appreciation for black as she dips her toe in the punk scene. In "White" she gets involved with an unimaginative designer named Emilia who works only in white because she doesn't understand the "art" of fashion. And in the four-page "Red" Estella acknowledges the value of a pop of color when working in black-and-white.
It's all told in the emo, angsty, campy tone of the movie, but it really doesn't work without Emma Stone chewing the scenery.
Based on other comics that use the "Black, White, and Red" sub-title you might expect some spots of color in the course of the book, but it is printed solely in black-and-white with gray standing in for red.
Also, it is called a manga, but it reads from left to right like regular English comics. Despite the Japanese creator, I also think this was commissioned and first published in English and is not an actual Japanese import.
The story begins with Estella Miller as a 19-year-old well into her life of street crime with Jasper and Horace as she doodles out her fashion ideas in their hideaway. With her black-and-white hair dyed red because she despises the hues black and white due to her childhood trauma, Estella sets out on the streets of 1970s London for three short adventures. In "Black" she gains a new appreciation for black as she dips her toe in the punk scene. In "White" she gets involved with an unimaginative designer named Emilia who works only in white because she doesn't understand the "art" of fashion. And in the four-page "Red" Estella acknowledges the value of a pop of color when working in black-and-white.
It's all told in the emo, angsty, campy tone of the movie, but it really doesn't work without Emma Stone chewing the scenery.
Based on other comics that use the "Black, White, and Red" sub-title you might expect some spots of color in the course of the book, but it is printed solely in black-and-white with gray standing in for red.
Also, it is called a manga, but it reads from left to right like regular English comics. Despite the Japanese creator, I also think this was commissioned and first published in English and is not an actual Japanese import.
December 23, 2021
Really nice view of some things!
Some lessons to be learned as well.
I want more!
Some lessons to be learned as well.
I want more!
April 13, 2024
I really liked this book 😁
August 26, 2022
This is my first “manga” and the art is amazing! I’ll read anything Disney Villains related tbh. I expected this to be a illustrated novel of the film but it was more like an adaption. It just kind of faded and finished without a plot.. Would be great if they made this into a series!
March 6, 2022
Great book with incredible art but definitely could have had more storyline to it, would serve great as a trilogy
June 1, 2022
Super!
December 17, 2023
Been wanting to watch Cruella, but I settled for this manga, for now at least.
I thought the story would be as fun as the movie…it was fine.
I thought the story would be as fun as the movie…it was fine.
March 26, 2023
Those are some fun back-up stories for fans of the movie. They are not bad - there are some good ideas and the art is really good, but they are just back-up stories. So I enjoyed reading it, but I'm also a bit disappointed.
July 15, 2021
Cruella is a Queen
November 29, 2022
Ishie Hachi (also known as ZAKK) is a fantastic artist that brings that punk London fashion scene with attitude. Set before the Disney Cruella film, it shows Estella coming to grips with who she is and her style in a fashion designer. Fans of Paradise Kiss, Nana, Crazy Rich Asians, Devil Wears Prada and any other media involving women finding their place (and looking fabulous) will enjoy this story spun with determination and gorgeous outfits!
July 22, 2023
4,8/5
January 30, 2025
Cruella is my lifeeee
February 1, 2022
while i haven’t seen the movie yet, but i found the manga to be a very interesting read, providing a fresh look into cruella as an indidual. it delved into the history of estella, which i didn’t know previously. (i’m unsure the movie goes over the details). being a movie adaptation, i really look forward to watching the new movie (yes, i’m surprised i haven’t seen it either!!)
the plot wasn’t particularly interesting, and i assume it’s of no fault to the author (being a film adaptation). the characters weren’t particularly likeable either. however, i found learning about the history of a disney villain to be very fun. i love villain origin stories, and will definitely enjoy reading more along similar lines.
while it wasn’t the best book i’ve read, it was still interesting and i devoured it in one sitting! i loved the artwork, and think the author did a fantastic job on what they had to work with.
the plot wasn’t particularly interesting, and i assume it’s of no fault to the author (being a film adaptation). the characters weren’t particularly likeable either. however, i found learning about the history of a disney villain to be very fun. i love villain origin stories, and will definitely enjoy reading more along similar lines.
while it wasn’t the best book i’ve read, it was still interesting and i devoured it in one sitting! i loved the artwork, and think the author did a fantastic job on what they had to work with.
September 8, 2021
Art is a 5/5 but cruella is too much of a femcel for me to actually enjoy the book. The plot was also not that good. Overall eh
February 2, 2022
Boring and just cruellas inner monologue and it really wasn’t much. You didn’t get to see much of her fashion style or who she was and who she would become. Just a a lot of day to day her getting stressed with no really reason. You got a couple of snatches of what happened to her mum but it wasn’t built on or address in any way.
I really enjoyed the movie and had high hopes for this but it was a disappointment and if I had read this before watching the movie it would have but me of watching it.
I really enjoyed the movie and had high hopes for this but it was a disappointment and if I had read this before watching the movie it would have but me of watching it.
January 23, 2023
Love the drawings but the plot leaves a bit to be desired (especially the "red" segment seems unfinished). I love the distinct visual contrasts between Estella and Cruella and how the author imagined the two sides of her personality communicating. Although I wish a lot the dialog wasn't so stilted.
Still, worth a read.
Still, worth a read.
August 30, 2022
Para conocer un poco más a Cruella.
October 3, 2023
Interesante historia sobre los orígenes de Cruella
January 9, 2022
Ishie's illustrations almost make me wish I could see this manga be fully animated. I love how expressive she's able to draw Estella. The way she draws her, especially her mouth, reminds me of the original '61 film character designs for Cruella. It was fun, I'd like more please.
March 16, 2023
Es ist mein erster Manga, deshalb hab ich nicht viel Vergleichsmaterial, aber ich kann sagen, dass die Zeichnungen wirklich schön sind und sich Text und Bild gut ergänzen. Der Text erscheint manchmal sehr übersetzt (zu formell oder mit grammatischen Fehlern), aber sonst ist es ein gutes Buch:)
April 24, 2023
Почувствах се емоционално свъзрана с образа на Круела, много, много добро начало, идея и добър потенциал на историята, артът е просто невероятно добър (рисунката, режисурата, детайлите, всичко!) Но от сценария... определено очаквах повече. Много неща останаха неясни (за миналото ѝ) , други не се развиха, трети се разминаваха с общата ми представа, създадена в мен от синописа на гърба на книгата. Как точно светът пречи на Круела да развие таланта си и да стане добър дизайнер? Не, тя сама си пречи. Да опита, да я отхвърлят множество пъти. Тогава ще говорим. Много ми допадна позицията ѝ за изкуството, за запазването на идеите и за търсенето на себе си.
Силно се надявам да има продължение, което да подобри и завърши историята.
Силно се надявам да има продължение, което да подобри и завърши историята.
March 2, 2024
I really did not expect to like this as much as I did.
But... it's Cruella.
Manga Cruella is still Cruella, at least from the 2021 movie. Wild, spontaneous, creative, unconventional, eccentric, amazing, a mite unhinged, no-limits, n0-boxes, no-effs-given Cruella. She can't hide her true self, even when she is trying to blend in and look "normal".
I love how she's drawn here - every panel featuring her (which is nearly all of them) is unique, stylish, edgy (figuratively and literally), and totally not conventionally attractive or pretty for a woman; if anything she's designed to look much older than her late teens to her twenties.
Estella/Cruella is a "crazy lady", and you cannot look away from her. She's like Miranda Priestly, Harley Quinn, the Beatles era and punk rock all rolled into one unstoppable storm. Villain or antiheroine, you adore her.
'Disney Cruella: The Manga: Black, White, and Red' is not a direct adaptation of the 2021 film. It's a midquel to it, a minisode based on Estella's life when she is pickpocketing with Jasper and Horace in 1970s London. The manga is about her trying to figure herself out, and how to be who she is meant to be. But she is not ready; she is not quite there yet. Not when she is still dealing with PTSD from a horrific tragedy in her childhood, and is living in poverty in a world that won't give women like her a chance to thrive and shine.
There are surprisingly a lot of life lessons to be taken away from this, especially for women who feel boxed and pressured by a patriarchal society that hates and fears them and wants to keep them in limited, safe, boring confines. In Estella's own words: "I may have gotten too used to hiding myself." 'Black, White, and Red' is about a young Cruella finding herself, and perhaps, unexpectedly on her part, helping other women find themselves, too; their own unique selves.
"The only person who can represent me is myself."
Tastes in clothes and fashion is a part of that expression.
It's quite beautiful. Very special. It's not really mad or maddening, but it's mad in that it loudly and powerfully breaks down the walls of conventional storytelling and character development. The story is not as weak and insubstantial as it might appear on a first read, and there is strong character analyses punching it up. If its messages don't hit you right way, they creep up on you, and you won't be able to forget any of it.
An example of unconventional story structuring, especially for a Disney product, is there is no villain in this little story. Unless you count the London cops, which I do. Eff the police. Eff the brutal upholders and abusers of a corrupt, unfair and unjust system.
I have to say that Jasper is drawn and written to be very insightful, and cute. In a way he's as eye-catching and irresistible as Estella.
Now, the negatives of 'Black, White, and Red' are:
First, its titular colours are never actually, well, coloured in properly in this black-and-white-only manga - of course red isn't shown - so in that sense nothing stands out visually. The cover is the most colour you're going to get out of it. Which is unfortunate since colour and expression are such majors themes here. The clothes presented could have been more if we could see the colours.
Second, the ending is a bit abrupt.
Third, it is obvious that the English translation process was done from the American English perspective, as the dialogue doesn't technically suit the 1970s British linguistics and dialect. So the historical setting and aesthetic aren't authentic, therefore not believable. Where's the slang? No slang in the lower-class-and-poverty-stricken streets of London, are you joking?! Throw some cockney in there, for pete's sake!!! We hardly ever call police "cops", either. It's towards, not toward! And colour is spelled with a U over here!
And fourth, for what is a 'One Hundred and One Dalmatians' spinoff piece, and a Cruella de Vil character study, Jasper's and Horace's little dogs barely appear; in fact dogs in general are largely absent in 'Black, White, and Red'. No hint of Estella being "dangerous" with cute canines, unless you count her brief and slight annoyance with them at the very beginning, and the very end, of the manga. I like that at least the detail of Cruella "seeing spots" is downplayed and muted, not overdone like it easily could have been, for sometimes less is more, especially in psychological fields of study. Though another thing in the manga that is underused, but which doesn't need to be, is Horace. He hardly does or says anything. A sad waste, for he could have been a fine comic relief (not that Estella can't be funny, far from it) like he is in the movie.
I recommend 'Disney Cruella: The Manga: Black, White, and Red' to fans of the 'Cruella' film, and to feminists and those studying feminism, believe it or not. Who knew there would be great insights to be found in a manga tie-in to a Disney Live Action Movie Remake and villain origin reimagining? I know, I'm shocked, too.
But then again, Cruella herself is supposed to be shocking and defy expectations, so it makes a bizarre kind of sense, intentionally done or not.
Outrageous and fabulous.
"Why hide when I'm this talented?"
"Their normal is abnormal for us."
"The only thing I trust is my own intuition."
"It is not for you to determine who I will become."
"When are you gonna wake up... Cruella?"
'Art will survive'
Final Score: 3.5/5
But... it's Cruella.
Manga Cruella is still Cruella, at least from the 2021 movie. Wild, spontaneous, creative, unconventional, eccentric, amazing, a mite unhinged, no-limits, n0-boxes, no-effs-given Cruella. She can't hide her true self, even when she is trying to blend in and look "normal".
I love how she's drawn here - every panel featuring her (which is nearly all of them) is unique, stylish, edgy (figuratively and literally), and totally not conventionally attractive or pretty for a woman; if anything she's designed to look much older than her late teens to her twenties.
Estella/Cruella is a "crazy lady", and you cannot look away from her. She's like Miranda Priestly, Harley Quinn, the Beatles era and punk rock all rolled into one unstoppable storm. Villain or antiheroine, you adore her.
'Disney Cruella: The Manga: Black, White, and Red' is not a direct adaptation of the 2021 film. It's a midquel to it, a minisode based on Estella's life when she is pickpocketing with Jasper and Horace in 1970s London. The manga is about her trying to figure herself out, and how to be who she is meant to be. But she is not ready; she is not quite there yet. Not when she is still dealing with PTSD from a horrific tragedy in her childhood, and is living in poverty in a world that won't give women like her a chance to thrive and shine.
There are surprisingly a lot of life lessons to be taken away from this, especially for women who feel boxed and pressured by a patriarchal society that hates and fears them and wants to keep them in limited, safe, boring confines. In Estella's own words: "I may have gotten too used to hiding myself." 'Black, White, and Red' is about a young Cruella finding herself, and perhaps, unexpectedly on her part, helping other women find themselves, too; their own unique selves.
"The only person who can represent me is myself."
Tastes in clothes and fashion is a part of that expression.
It's quite beautiful. Very special. It's not really mad or maddening, but it's mad in that it loudly and powerfully breaks down the walls of conventional storytelling and character development. The story is not as weak and insubstantial as it might appear on a first read, and there is strong character analyses punching it up. If its messages don't hit you right way, they creep up on you, and you won't be able to forget any of it.
An example of unconventional story structuring, especially for a Disney product, is there is no villain in this little story. Unless you count the London cops, which I do. Eff the police. Eff the brutal upholders and abusers of a corrupt, unfair and unjust system.
I have to say that Jasper is drawn and written to be very insightful, and cute. In a way he's as eye-catching and irresistible as Estella.
Now, the negatives of 'Black, White, and Red' are:
First, its titular colours are never actually, well, coloured in properly in this black-and-white-only manga - of course red isn't shown - so in that sense nothing stands out visually. The cover is the most colour you're going to get out of it. Which is unfortunate since colour and expression are such majors themes here. The clothes presented could have been more if we could see the colours.
Second, the ending is a bit abrupt.
Third, it is obvious that the English translation process was done from the American English perspective, as the dialogue doesn't technically suit the 1970s British linguistics and dialect. So the historical setting and aesthetic aren't authentic, therefore not believable. Where's the slang? No slang in the lower-class-and-poverty-stricken streets of London, are you joking?! Throw some cockney in there, for pete's sake!!! We hardly ever call police "cops", either. It's towards, not toward! And colour is spelled with a U over here!
And fourth, for what is a 'One Hundred and One Dalmatians' spinoff piece, and a Cruella de Vil character study, Jasper's and Horace's little dogs barely appear; in fact dogs in general are largely absent in 'Black, White, and Red'. No hint of Estella being "dangerous" with cute canines, unless you count her brief and slight annoyance with them at the very beginning, and the very end, of the manga. I like that at least the detail of Cruella "seeing spots" is downplayed and muted, not overdone like it easily could have been, for sometimes less is more, especially in psychological fields of study. Though another thing in the manga that is underused, but which doesn't need to be, is Horace. He hardly does or says anything. A sad waste, for he could have been a fine comic relief (not that Estella can't be funny, far from it) like he is in the movie.
I recommend 'Disney Cruella: The Manga: Black, White, and Red' to fans of the 'Cruella' film, and to feminists and those studying feminism, believe it or not. Who knew there would be great insights to be found in a manga tie-in to a Disney Live Action Movie Remake and villain origin reimagining? I know, I'm shocked, too.
But then again, Cruella herself is supposed to be shocking and defy expectations, so it makes a bizarre kind of sense, intentionally done or not.
Outrageous and fabulous.
"Why hide when I'm this talented?"
"Their normal is abnormal for us."
"The only thing I trust is my own intuition."
"It is not for you to determine who I will become."
"When are you gonna wake up... Cruella?"
'Art will survive'
Final Score: 3.5/5
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