Jätti

by Rune Ryberg, Antti Koivumäki (Translatotr)

Jos sattuu olemaan itseluottamusta vailla oleva pikkuheppu, helpoin tapa kohdata vastoinkäymiset on yksinkertaisesti kaahata karkuun. Joskus se ei kuitenkaan ole mahdollista. Esimerkiksi silloin kun alla oleva moottoripyörä muuttuukin yhtäkkiä vaikka miekaksi. Tai jos tuhatsilmäinen paskiaishirviö nielaisee tyttöystävän, ja joutuu itse imaistuksi outoon ulottuvuuteen, jossa väijyy monia, suorastaan jättiläismäisiä vaaroja. Tanskalainen Rune Ryberg vietti lapsuutensa metsissä ja kehittämässään mielikuvitusmaailmassa, joka osoittautui paljon tavallista maailmaa mielenkiintoisemmaksi. Jätti on Rybergin esikoissarjakuva, jossa hän kuvaa energiseen tyyliin ja runsaalla väripaletilla tunteita omasta elämästään.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Fantasy

62 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[J.T. · Rating 4 out of 5]

A classic adventure comic, but the hero is diminutive (echoes of David & Goliath). Expressive drawings, fun monsters and great coloring. Nice packaging, too (hardcover with colored foil stamped title and drawn endpapers)!

[StrictlySequential · Rating 2 out of 5]

Maybe he wrote it in English -there's no translation credit- but I'm shelving as if it was because he's Danish and that's where that sort of stuff goes...

Unfinished. Adhouse needs to tighten-up on what they consider a book. They even added art samples and notes to fill more pages- as if the content earned such examination!

It's just a bunch of action scenes patched together with a weird "ending" that offers another question instead of even a first answer as to why any of it has happened. The spaceman from 2069 was a nice touch but served as naught but novelty.

[Dan Fly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Une BD rafraichissante sur le thème du passage à l'âge adulte et de l'affirmation de soi. Avec un univers complètement barré à base de folie graphique et de dimensions parallèles !
- Chroniqué sur http://pugoscope.fr/3952-geant-et-le-...

[Dtworld · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super ballade dans un univers exotique et tourmenté !!

[Fredrik Strömberg · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a book by a Danish artist making his debut, but it doesn't feel like the work of someone new to making comics. The art is absolutely gorgeous, with hints of influences most specifically from the (nowadays not so new) New wave of French comics, i.e. Joann Sfar, Lewis Trondheim, Christophe Blain and so on. The art is very personal, even artistic, though still clear, easy to decipher, utilising a traditional page layout. And the colouring, using mostly contrasting color schemes of orange and green, is evocative and really, really beautiful.

The story of a man and a woman sent on a trip through different dimensions feels more lika an excuse for drawing all these beautiful images, though. It's lightweight, clearly written by someone used to playing computer games. The story has got that same strange feeling of a narrative, where things just happen one thing after another and everything flows onward towards the end, no matter what. It's not bad, it just doesn't live up to the art. But, this is a debut work, and I look forward to seeing what this talented artist will make next.

This book is yet another example of a Danish publisher deciding to publish comics in Sweden, which is something that has turned int a trend these last few years. First was, I think, Faraos Cigarrer, with their massive edition of The Inkal a few years ago. Then came Cobolt and Zoom/Mooz at about the same time earlier this year. And now Forlæns. As our comics cultures are pretty different, I readily welcome this trend. It has already broadened the scope of comics published in Sweden, and will most surely continue to do so.

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gigant overraskede mig, den var meget 'lettere', end jeg troede at den ville være. Den var slet ikke så mørk som jeg havde regnet med, det var en dejlig overraskelse.
Tegningerne er fantastiske og har gode, flydende overgange. Det er en interresant stil, både tegningerne og selve plottet.
Jeg kunne rigtig godt lide alle de forskellige figurer, de føltes meget virkelige, især Gigant.

[Mette · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful artwork. The lines and colouring was so great. The story is not the main thing for me in this comic, it's a bit weird and it sometimes felt to easy. That's why this comic is not getting the last star. But I really recommend it.

[Stine Spedsbjerg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun, lovely and colorful! Very quick read.

[Robert Marsh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant - fun, surprising story and vivid, dive & dig inside your head art and colors. Loads of fun. Highly recommended.

[Carol Tilley · Rating 2 out of 5]

Felt a lot like Dash Shaw.

[Tyler Robarge · Rating 4 out of 5]

This comic is a really quick read, and the artwork is fantastic. Kinda wish there were more of these stories, so the author could flesh out the entirety of the world. Definitely has potential.