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Ghosts, Etc.
Ghosts, Etc. is a collection of strips from illustrator and designer George Wylesol.
His work deals with environments, his “characters” are objects or abstract shapes. He has self-published various comics and zines including The Rabbit and Worthless, which are featured in this collection along with a new comic, Ghosts.
George Wylesol is an illustrator/designer/writer from Philadelphia, living and working in Baltimore.
His work deals with environments, his “characters” are objects or abstract shapes. He has self-published various comics and zines including The Rabbit and Worthless, which are featured in this collection along with a new comic, Ghosts.
George Wylesol is an illustrator/designer/writer from Philadelphia, living and working in Baltimore.
88 pages, Unknown Binding
First published May 1, 2017
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George Wylesol
9 books43 followersGeorge Wylesol is an American illustrator, designer, cartoonist and educator from Philadelphia, best known for his abstract alternative comics.
Wylesol currently lives in Baltimore and teaches illustration at Towson University and the Maryland Institute College of Art.
Wylesol currently lives in Baltimore and teaches illustration at Towson University and the Maryland Institute College of Art.
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December 12, 2022Wish that first story in the hospital had been longer... but also don't because it's perfect. Incredibly my sort of thing!!!
January 21, 2024
Trzy wczesne prace George'a Wylesola to pełne niedopowiedzeń historie, których naczelną zasadą jest wzbudzenie w czytelniku niepokoju.
Najpierw tytułowy "Ghost" - historia stworzona ze zdawkowych relacji pracownika doglądającego sieci tuneli, znajdujących się pod budynkiem szpitala. Poszczególne kadry nie tworzą płynnej fabuły, to raczej przeskoki między osobnymi obrazami, prezentującymi szczegóły otoczenia, budują napięcie. Pustka, odosobnienie, samotność - oto codzienność bohatera, zwiedzającego kolejne pomieszczenia niekończącego się labiryntu. Nie wiadomo czy pojawiająca się co jakiś czas zjawa to wytwór wyobraźni narratora, śledzimy za to jego proces uciekania od nieprzyjemnych skojarzeń poprzez wyobrażanie sobie życia innych ludzi, widniejących w szpitalnych kartotekach. Samotność dominuje również w opowiadaniu "Rabbit", które estetyką może kojarzyć się z rysunkami Michaela Deforge i podobnie jak "Ghost" sprawia wrażenie słabej jakości kopii wydrukowanej na starym sprzęcie. Fabularnie to opowieść o chłopcu przemierzającym nieprzyjazny las i doświadczający tam prawdopodobnie pierwszego uczucia straty. Wreszcie "Worthless" - surrealistyczna, oparta w znacznej części na piktogramach historia, w której mieszają się piekło, niebo i marketowe wnętrza - rzecz odbierana bardziej intuicyjnie niż dosłownie
Przy pierwszym kontakcie z "Ghost, ETC." nie bardzo wiedziałem, co z tym zbiorem zrobić. Ponowne odczytania powoli, krok po kroku, wyniosły go do rangi wyzwania, które niesie więcej satysfakcji niż czytelniczej frustracji. Obecnie intryguje na tyle, że rozpocząłem poszukiwania pozostałych prac autora
Najpierw tytułowy "Ghost" - historia stworzona ze zdawkowych relacji pracownika doglądającego sieci tuneli, znajdujących się pod budynkiem szpitala. Poszczególne kadry nie tworzą płynnej fabuły, to raczej przeskoki między osobnymi obrazami, prezentującymi szczegóły otoczenia, budują napięcie. Pustka, odosobnienie, samotność - oto codzienność bohatera, zwiedzającego kolejne pomieszczenia niekończącego się labiryntu. Nie wiadomo czy pojawiająca się co jakiś czas zjawa to wytwór wyobraźni narratora, śledzimy za to jego proces uciekania od nieprzyjemnych skojarzeń poprzez wyobrażanie sobie życia innych ludzi, widniejących w szpitalnych kartotekach. Samotność dominuje również w opowiadaniu "Rabbit", które estetyką może kojarzyć się z rysunkami Michaela Deforge i podobnie jak "Ghost" sprawia wrażenie słabej jakości kopii wydrukowanej na starym sprzęcie. Fabularnie to opowieść o chłopcu przemierzającym nieprzyjazny las i doświadczający tam prawdopodobnie pierwszego uczucia straty. Wreszcie "Worthless" - surrealistyczna, oparta w znacznej części na piktogramach historia, w której mieszają się piekło, niebo i marketowe wnętrza - rzecz odbierana bardziej intuicyjnie niż dosłownie
Przy pierwszym kontakcie z "Ghost, ETC." nie bardzo wiedziałem, co z tym zbiorem zrobić. Ponowne odczytania powoli, krok po kroku, wyniosły go do rangi wyzwania, które niesie więcej satysfakcji niż czytelniczej frustracji. Obecnie intryguje na tyle, że rozpocząłem poszukiwania pozostałych prac autora
October 28, 2020
This is such a cool lil book. The first two stories are my fav. In the first, a guy describes his job (of basically... plugging in wires?) during the night shift in the vacant tunnels under a hospital. He thinks there must be over 100 miles of tunnels, creepy hallways with various medical equipment. He sees ghosts out of the corner of his eye in different rooms and hallways. To distract himself from the ghosts, he looks at the computer files of different patients, sees where they live, and imagines other lives for himself in those towns.
In the second story, a person under a blanket with a creepy mask walks through a forest. The person comes across some kind of creature who decides to accompany them, but the person unintentionally leads the gentle creature to a violent death. The person feels the forest's anger, and they carry the creature to a place where they surround it with a wreath of flowers--the creature is eventually one with the forest again.
The third story... I couldn't tell you what it was about, honestly, it was kinda nuts.
All of the art in this book is fantastic; the three stories all have their own unique art style, and it's pretty genius. Definitely definitely worth picking up, this book is eerie and beautiful.
In the second story, a person under a blanket with a creepy mask walks through a forest. The person comes across some kind of creature who decides to accompany them, but the person unintentionally leads the gentle creature to a violent death. The person feels the forest's anger, and they carry the creature to a place where they surround it with a wreath of flowers--the creature is eventually one with the forest again.
The third story... I couldn't tell you what it was about, honestly, it was kinda nuts.
All of the art in this book is fantastic; the three stories all have their own unique art style, and it's pretty genius. Definitely definitely worth picking up, this book is eerie and beautiful.
April 29, 2023
Ghosts, Etc. is really a great bit of urban gothic horror, and it's immediately apparent with the opening pages featuring a photo of a bare, decripit looking office. The design choices in the panel layouts stand out immediately, and make this such an engrossing read.
The first story, "Ghosts", is my personal favorite from this collection because of George Wylesol's implementation of a hypnotic yet eerie sense of design to the storytelling. The story is told from the perspective of someone who works the night shift in a hospital where they spend most of their time in the vacant basement which has a network of tunnels. The worker estimates that the tunnels span for over fifty miles, used for various transportation needs such as for medicine, equipment, waste, food, organs and corpses. The entire story is told without any real interactions between people, instead the reader is treated to barren hallways and rooms and all the fixtures and appliances. It reminds me quite a bit of Martin Vaughn-James' The Cage with the use of a disembodied narrator and use of sparse images to settle on a rather bleak tone. As the narrator navigates their nightly duties, they often feel like they see entities out of the corner of their eyes. Wylesol's impeccable design choices really make the implementation of the supernatural elements so well done. It could just as easily be a trick of the eye than anything more, but the isolated nature of the story makes it feel like anything could really be happening. I haven't finished Wylesol's more recent book, "2120", yet, but I can easily see this story being the basis towards creating that one.
The second and third stories definitely feel like the "etc." since they feel subtantially different in aesthetic and narrative style, but the surrealism still shines through. There's an uncanny sense to everything happening, and Wylesol doesn't linger on any story too long, leaving me in a somewhat befuddled state as to what I just read. But confusing storytelling aside, this collection was a blast of a time.
The first story, "Ghosts", is my personal favorite from this collection because of George Wylesol's implementation of a hypnotic yet eerie sense of design to the storytelling. The story is told from the perspective of someone who works the night shift in a hospital where they spend most of their time in the vacant basement which has a network of tunnels. The worker estimates that the tunnels span for over fifty miles, used for various transportation needs such as for medicine, equipment, waste, food, organs and corpses. The entire story is told without any real interactions between people, instead the reader is treated to barren hallways and rooms and all the fixtures and appliances. It reminds me quite a bit of Martin Vaughn-James' The Cage with the use of a disembodied narrator and use of sparse images to settle on a rather bleak tone. As the narrator navigates their nightly duties, they often feel like they see entities out of the corner of their eyes. Wylesol's impeccable design choices really make the implementation of the supernatural elements so well done. It could just as easily be a trick of the eye than anything more, but the isolated nature of the story makes it feel like anything could really be happening. I haven't finished Wylesol's more recent book, "2120", yet, but I can easily see this story being the basis towards creating that one.
The second and third stories definitely feel like the "etc." since they feel subtantially different in aesthetic and narrative style, but the surrealism still shines through. There's an uncanny sense to everything happening, and Wylesol doesn't linger on any story too long, leaving me in a somewhat befuddled state as to what I just read. But confusing storytelling aside, this collection was a blast of a time.
August 30, 2020
Estoy obsesionada hasta la médula con el estilo, las ilustraciones, los detalles, la sencillez y dónde pone el foco.
Este cómic es un conjunto de 3 y todos te llevan flotando a otro lugar cogida de la ropa por espíritus.
Este cómic es un conjunto de 3 y todos te llevan flotando a otro lugar cogida de la ropa por espíritus.
April 25, 2023
Le puse dos estrellas porque lo que entendí (la primera parte, Ghosts) me encantó.
Todo el resto, dos tercios más o menos, se me escapó por completo. No lo entendí.
Primer libro extraño que leo en 2023.
Todo el resto, dos tercios más o menos, se me escapó por completo. No lo entendí.
Primer libro extraño que leo en 2023.
May 18, 2019
A little surrealistic for me.
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