Exit

by Thomas Ott

Exit, sorti en 1997 chez Delcourt et reprenant d’anciens travaux des années 1989 et 1994, est une suite de récits courts décrivant avec une ironie glacée différentes morts plus brutales et absurdes les unes que les autres. L’univers de Thomas Ott est profondément désespéré et glauque, peuplé de suicidaire, de malfrats et de femmes fatales.
Mais ce qui renforce encore davantage la puissance cauchemardesques de ses histoires courtes (là aussi, le format court est bien souvent idéal pour ce genre d’ambiance fantastique est celui dans lequel il excelle) est la technique toute particulière que Thomas Ott utilise, est qu’il est d’ailleurs un des rares dessinateurs à systématiser : la carte à gratter.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Horror, Short Stories, Humor, Noir, Fiction

174 pages

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

"Thomas Ott was born in Zürich in 1966. He received training as a graphic artist at the School of Design in Zürich and has been a free-lance comics artist and illustrator since 1987. From 1998-2001 Ott attended film studies at the University of Art and Design (HGK), Zürich. He currently lives and works in Zürich and Paris. Ott is also the lead singer of The Playboys." -Fantagraphics Books

Reviews

[Valéria. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pravidelná dávka morbídnosti: splnené.

[Fefs Messina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bellissimo stile quello di Ott, le illustrazioni "graffiate" hanno proprio quel sapore anni 80-90 che mi piace tantissimo.
Gli episodi sono molto brevi e un po' surreali, non consigliato a chi ricerca una trama o una storia, ma se siete fan di Ott e/o di illustrazioni macabro-surreali con 12 euro vi portate a casa un gioiellino.

[Monica Go · Rating 3 out of 5]

It didn't make much sense at times, to me at least, especially the last one, but the drawings are made in a way that makes everything even creepier and I liked them.

[Javier Jiménez · Rating 3 out of 5]

No lo sabía, pero este libro está formado por las colecciones de relatos "Tales of error", "Greetings from Hellville" y "Breakdown", lo cual fue algo decepcionante para mi ya que esas historias ya las conocía. Es algo frustrante porque Thomas Ott es genial y una vez que lo conoces quieres devorar más y más de sus obras. Pero creo que ya leí todo lo que ha hecho. Espero con ansías poder conocer pronto nuevos relatos suyos.

[Becky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another scratchboard masterpiece!

Stále viac sa dozvedám o technike scratchboard, s ktorou som sa prvýkrát stretla práve pri Cinema Panopticum. Tá technika je skvelá a fascinuje ma.

Čaká vás vyprávanie temné a tejmné. Vyprávanie, ktoré dokáže naladiť správnu atmosféru aj bez slov.

[Rodolfo Pitti · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the most impressive graphic novels I ever read. Thomas Ott is a master of the craft and hands down, the ultimate scratchboard maestro.

[Canavan · Rating 4 out of 5]

✭✭✭½

[kkirkar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Features his best ones in this.

[Paweł P · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dużo nowelek (gdyż to zbiór), przez to poziom i długość różna, ale kilka ma szanse ze mną zostać (niskorosły mężczyzna i pralnia, zabójca w okularach...)

[Robert · Rating 1 out of 5]

More than half is a rebinding of two other books, and the new material is unimpressive - shallowly weird with no substance.

[John Williams]

Good

[Federica · Rating 5 out of 5]

'una copa más, que viva la vida'.

[Homosapiens · Rating 5 out of 5]

Becoming an adict.

[Edward Lebowski · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rivisitazioni di classici della letteratura, storie inedite, pensieri sconnessi, immagini forti.

Il signor Ott deve subire di enormi disturbi, mastodontici proprio.

[Przemysław Skoczyński · Rating 4 out of 5]

Makabra, czarny humor, ironia. Wszystko to (dosłownie) wydrapane na kolejnych kartach niemego komiksu. Klasa.