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Les Misérables #3
Les Misérables, tome 3
Une fabuleuse interprétation graphique du grand classiqueLes Misérablesde Victor Hugo en numérique !Volume 3/4 (série en cours au Japon)Passé définitivement du côté du bien, Jean Valjean reparaît à l'autre bout de la France, sous le nom de M. Madeleine et opère sa complète rédemption : enrichi honnêtement, il devient le bienfaiteur de la ville de Montreuil-sur-Mer, dont il sera nommé maire.
224 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 14, 2014
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July 15, 2024
“Forgiveness doesn’t erase her crime! If we ignore it… Then what is the point of the law?!” – “Inspector. There is no greater law than one’s conscience.”
Valjean, known as Mayor Madeleine, is doing all he can to help Fantine because he blames himself for all that she has suffered. But when his past comes back to haunt him, he must decide whether to protect himself or his people.
This volume details yet another key moment in Valjean's development and life, a real test of spirit: has he truly changed for the better or has all his philanthropy in the past years been just a show, hollow at its core? Is he ready to self-sacrifice? I think Takahiro Arai captured the conflict he feels over the Champmathieu case very well: you could really sense his inner turmoil. Even though he is in constant danger of slipping back into the man he was, there were some really cool visual clues to show the reader how he has become so much better than who he used to be. When defending Fantine to Javert, we see the lion-like beast he has been represented by in the more visually wacky sequences of the manga now as a shining, calm and stoic, noble animal instead of the raving, scary-looking beast it used to be. The hounds of Javert are now the ones foaming at the mouth, thirsty for the hunt. I like all that visual, symbolic animal stuff Takahiro Arai has added to these characters: they are good and artistically stunning visual depictions of the characters.
The court stuff is not my favorite, even though I, as I said, like what Valjean is going through in this part of the story. Another thing I really appreciated was the way Javert was depicted, not just visually (though he really is perfect - apart from the long hair, I don't know why but I cannot imagine a Javert with long hair, but that's just a me thing) but personality-wise. The author did some nice nods toward his future development in his dialogue with Valjean, which was a lot of fun. He is not an easy character - he represents a skewed sense of justice based only in law rather than human decency and empathy - and he is an antagonist to Valjean, but he is not just a villain. He is, indeed, one of the miserable ones. He is his own kind of victim of society while also being a perpetrator of violence and injustice. He is an interesting character and I think Takahiro Arai established his character really well in this volume.
Reading this series has been a delight so far. And I am so fucking pumped for the next volumes because they will get to my favorite parts of this story and introduce nearly all of my top favorite characters!
Valjean, known as Mayor Madeleine, is doing all he can to help Fantine because he blames himself for all that she has suffered. But when his past comes back to haunt him, he must decide whether to protect himself or his people.
This volume details yet another key moment in Valjean's development and life, a real test of spirit: has he truly changed for the better or has all his philanthropy in the past years been just a show, hollow at its core? Is he ready to self-sacrifice? I think Takahiro Arai captured the conflict he feels over the Champmathieu case very well: you could really sense his inner turmoil. Even though he is in constant danger of slipping back into the man he was, there were some really cool visual clues to show the reader how he has become so much better than who he used to be. When defending Fantine to Javert, we see the lion-like beast he has been represented by in the more visually wacky sequences of the manga now as a shining, calm and stoic, noble animal instead of the raving, scary-looking beast it used to be. The hounds of Javert are now the ones foaming at the mouth, thirsty for the hunt. I like all that visual, symbolic animal stuff Takahiro Arai has added to these characters: they are good and artistically stunning visual depictions of the characters.
The court stuff is not my favorite, even though I, as I said, like what Valjean is going through in this part of the story. Another thing I really appreciated was the way Javert was depicted, not just visually (though he really is perfect - apart from the long hair, I don't know why but I cannot imagine a Javert with long hair, but that's just a me thing) but personality-wise. The author did some nice nods toward his future development in his dialogue with Valjean, which was a lot of fun. He is not an easy character - he represents a skewed sense of justice based only in law rather than human decency and empathy - and he is an antagonist to Valjean, but he is not just a villain. He is, indeed, one of the miserable ones. He is his own kind of victim of society while also being a perpetrator of violence and injustice. He is an interesting character and I think Takahiro Arai established his character really well in this volume.
Reading this series has been a delight so far. And I am so fucking pumped for the next volumes because they will get to my favorite parts of this story and introduce nearly all of my top favorite characters!
May 7, 2023
Ho pianto
June 15, 2016
Akhirnya saya berhasil melalui "badai tragedi Fantine" yang selalu menjadi rintangan terbesar saya dalam menikmati Les Miserables dalam bentuk apapun (film musikal, konser, novel, maupun komik).
Yeeeessss!! Mulai jilid depan udah beralih ke cerita Om Jean Valjean ngasuh Cosette!! Bagian yang bisa dibilang paling saya sukain di keseluruhan kisah Les Miserableskarena si Gie gak pernah bisa tahan cerita tentang om-om ngurus bocah <3333
Di jilid ini, saya paliiiing suka penggambaran Om Jean jadi singa gagah pas ngelindungin Fantine dari Javert. Suka banget. Si Om emang cocok banget jadi singa, "grao grao"(?) soalnya~ *apa*
Saya suka penggambaran mental image tiap-tiap tokoh kalau dihadapi pada suatu masalah. Misalnya, Om Jean terkadang jadi singa gagah berani, tapi terkadang jadi monster juga, tergantung emosinya saat itu. Itu seolah menggambarkan dirinya bukan terdiri dari hanya satu sisi, melainkan ada sisi-sisi lain yang gak bisa ditampik merupakan bagian dirinya juga.
Saya harap Om Jean semakin bisa menerima dirinya seutuhnya, termasuk masa lalunya. Dan jangan selalu menyalahkan diri sendiri dong, Ooooommm.... Saya sedih ngeliat Om begitu :"( Si Om Jean ini pada dasarnya terlalu baik hati, jadi kalo ada orang lain menderita sedikit aja, dia otomatis(?) merasa harus bertanggung jawab.
Ugh, saya jatuh cinta (lagi) pada Om Jean Valjean.
Terima kasih pada temen penulis yang dulu memberi saya kopian film musikal dan konsernya--yang dalam sekejap membuat saya menggemari Les Miserables dan jatuh cinta sama Valjean hingga sekarang <3
Lanjut baca jilid berikutnya <333
Yeeeessss!! Mulai jilid depan udah beralih ke cerita Om Jean Valjean ngasuh Cosette!! Bagian yang bisa dibilang paling saya sukain di keseluruhan kisah Les Miserables
Di jilid ini, saya paliiiing suka penggambaran Om Jean jadi singa gagah pas ngelindungin Fantine dari Javert. Suka banget. Si Om emang cocok banget jadi singa, "grao grao"(?) soalnya~ *apa*
Saya suka penggambaran mental image tiap-tiap tokoh kalau dihadapi pada suatu masalah. Misalnya, Om Jean terkadang jadi singa gagah berani, tapi terkadang jadi monster juga, tergantung emosinya saat itu. Itu seolah menggambarkan dirinya bukan terdiri dari hanya satu sisi, melainkan ada sisi-sisi lain yang gak bisa ditampik merupakan bagian dirinya juga.
Saya harap Om Jean semakin bisa menerima dirinya seutuhnya, termasuk masa lalunya. Dan jangan selalu menyalahkan diri sendiri dong, Ooooommm.... Saya sedih ngeliat Om begitu :"( Si Om Jean ini pada dasarnya terlalu baik hati, jadi kalo ada orang lain menderita sedikit aja, dia otomatis(?) merasa harus bertanggung jawab.
Ugh, saya jatuh cinta (lagi) pada Om Jean Valjean.
Terima kasih pada temen penulis yang dulu memberi saya kopian film musikal dan konsernya--yang dalam sekejap membuat saya menggemari Les Miserables dan jatuh cinta sama Valjean hingga sekarang <3
Lanjut baca jilid berikutnya <333
December 31, 2017
Fermeture du tome sur Cosette, qu'on aperçoit brièvement, et j'ai hâte mais j'appréhende car ses bourreaux veillent. Encore un très bon tome avec lequel j'ai passé un très bon moment de lecture.
Mon avis complet : bloggalleane.blogspot.com/2017/11/les...
Mon avis complet : bloggalleane.blogspot.com/2017/11/les...
March 7, 2021
Sempre più innamorata di questi manga: Hugo e Jean Valjean rivivono in queste pagine ed è qualcosa di davvero meraviglioso.
May 25, 2021
a touching readed
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July 10, 2022
L’uomo che ha rivelato la verità sapendo quali conseguenze sarebbero venute, aveva mostrato alle persone riunite in quell’aula oscura una grande e potente luce.
June 24, 2023
იმის მიუხედავად, რომ რომანტიკა მძაგს, აქ არსებულმა სიყვარულმა წიგნი კიდევ უფრო მეტად შემაყვარა(i think that tells everything)
March 26, 2024
this is the one where enjolras shows up. arai made the pacing a little weird but i love the art + bonus points for drawing enjolras how hugo intended him to be (twink)
May 26, 2016
Komik yang diangkat dari kisah klasik karangan Victor Hugo ini cukup enak dibaca walau kadang cara penggambaran emosi karakter agak berlebihan. Tapi saya mengoleksi komik ini terutama karena saya penasaran dengan kisahnya. Saya sendiri belum membaca literatur aslinya, karena itu membaca komik ini cukup mengasyikkan dan menghemat waktu saya
June 15, 2016
I condemn Javert more and more. Why cant he leave Valjean alone!
In this manga, Javert is depicted as ferocious black dog, while Valjean is a noble white-haired lion. Cheers for the lion!
In this manga, Javert is depicted as ferocious black dog, while Valjean is a noble white-haired lion. Cheers for the lion!
October 23, 2016
It's a manga day ^^"
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