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Drawn & Quarterly Vol. 4
D&Q returns in 2001 in another all-new, extravagant full-color "coffee table" book
Volume 4 continues with an international roundup, kicking off with the 54-page "The Adventures of Herge," by French cartoonist Stanislas (written by Bocquet and Fromental), a compelling, meticulously-researched biography of Tintin's famed creator. New cartoonist Miriam Katin explores terrifying childhood memories in Hungary during the time of the Soviet invasion in 1956 and French cartoonist Blutch provides another brutal look at the unsavory history of boxing. Other highlights include "The Bleeding Tree," a haunting story by new Swiss cartoonist Nicolas Robel, a new full color strip by Ron Rege Jr, and the return of R. Sikoryak, with his retelling of "The Scarlet Letter" as seen through the eyes of...Little Lulu? This edition also includes an expanded "Archives" section, with another breathtaking 30 page overview of Frank King's Gasoline Alley Sunday pages in color, focusing on the early years of the strip from 1922 through 1925. D&Q will also delve into the past with an impressive 20 page "poster gallery" of Harry Mayerovitch's stunning World War Two posters he produced at the time for Canada's National Film Board, none of which have been reproduced in color since the 1940's Covers and endpapers by noted illustrator Steven Guarnaccia.
Volume 4 continues with an international roundup, kicking off with the 54-page "The Adventures of Herge," by French cartoonist Stanislas (written by Bocquet and Fromental), a compelling, meticulously-researched biography of Tintin's famed creator. New cartoonist Miriam Katin explores terrifying childhood memories in Hungary during the time of the Soviet invasion in 1956 and French cartoonist Blutch provides another brutal look at the unsavory history of boxing. Other highlights include "The Bleeding Tree," a haunting story by new Swiss cartoonist Nicolas Robel, a new full color strip by Ron Rege Jr, and the return of R. Sikoryak, with his retelling of "The Scarlet Letter" as seen through the eyes of...Little Lulu? This edition also includes an expanded "Archives" section, with another breathtaking 30 page overview of Frank King's Gasoline Alley Sunday pages in color, focusing on the early years of the strip from 1922 through 1925. D&Q will also delve into the past with an impressive 20 page "poster gallery" of Harry Mayerovitch's stunning World War Two posters he produced at the time for Canada's National Film Board, none of which have been reproduced in color since the 1940's Covers and endpapers by noted illustrator Steven Guarnaccia.
176 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2001
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January 17, 2020
Walt & Skeezix strips are always a delight to read. The other portions I enjoyed the most were Blutch's and Ron Regé Jr's comics.
December 12, 2023
The second in D+Qs trilogy of oversized coffee-table comic anthologies.
The Adventures of Herge
Each of these books contains a full-length story, 3 and 5 both have a volume of Monsieur Jean. This one features "The Adventures of Herge" written by French cartoonist Stanislas (written by Bocquet and Fromental). It's a fast-paced biography of the Tintin creator.
Nicolas Robel - The Bleeding Tree
This was a nice short story about a boy who finds a talking rabbit. It's another comic that seems like its for kids, but the story quickly escalates into more adult themes of retribution. I really enjoyed the artwork, but I don't think the story had a good payoff.
Blutch - History of Boxing
This is the second part of this work. I don't know if the translation is a little off, but I find the tone to be very strange. It deals with serious topics of racism, and how the boxing organizations had a vested interest in trying to prevent black fighters from being champions. They're shown as being quite happy with Jack Johnson getting defeated after so many years of being the champion. But the story also drops in a lot of silly jokes that distracted from that theme.
R. Sikoryak - The Scarlet Letter
Sikoryak retells the story of The Scarlet Letter with the characters of Little Lulu. This one went way over my head. I'm not familiar with The Scarlet Letter and I've read very little Little Lulu. I'm not sure if it would have been good even if I was familiar with those two works. I haven't been a big fan of Sikoryak's attempts to do very similar things with the rest of his Masterpiece Comics - stories such as Crime and Punishment told with characters from Batman (two works I am quite familiar with).
Frank King- Gasoline Alley Sunday Strips
This is the second selection of Sunday strips from Gasoline Alley and its every bit as good as the first. I love the idylic setting he explores. I think this book as gotten better with age, every year we move away from the time period in which it was written and set (1920-1930s) it becomes that much more nostalgic and an even more valuable way to explore that time.
Harry Mayerovitch - Poster Gallery
A collection of world war era propaganda posters. This one was really fascinating. His art style is wonderful and some of the visual metaphors he pulls off are quite stunning. Unfortunately, I don't think this style of story telling in advertising would work very well today.
Miriam Katin
This short story is very similar to everything else I've read by Katin. It features her exploring her past - this time her childhood during the Soviet invasion of Hungary in 1956. Her character doesn't have a speaking role, it shows her struggling with alcohol as she tries to recall the scenes of her childhood.
Ron Rege Jr,
Ron Rege presents a few short strips mostly concerned with mathematical principles and the idea of posterity. They connect in that finding a breakthrough in math means that your name will survive the ages and you will be remembered. Rege makes that case that wanting to be remembered is a selfish act.
The Adventures of Herge
Each of these books contains a full-length story, 3 and 5 both have a volume of Monsieur Jean. This one features "The Adventures of Herge" written by French cartoonist Stanislas (written by Bocquet and Fromental). It's a fast-paced biography of the Tintin creator.
Nicolas Robel - The Bleeding Tree
This was a nice short story about a boy who finds a talking rabbit. It's another comic that seems like its for kids, but the story quickly escalates into more adult themes of retribution. I really enjoyed the artwork, but I don't think the story had a good payoff.
Blutch - History of Boxing
This is the second part of this work. I don't know if the translation is a little off, but I find the tone to be very strange. It deals with serious topics of racism, and how the boxing organizations had a vested interest in trying to prevent black fighters from being champions. They're shown as being quite happy with Jack Johnson getting defeated after so many years of being the champion. But the story also drops in a lot of silly jokes that distracted from that theme.
R. Sikoryak - The Scarlet Letter
Sikoryak retells the story of The Scarlet Letter with the characters of Little Lulu. This one went way over my head. I'm not familiar with The Scarlet Letter and I've read very little Little Lulu. I'm not sure if it would have been good even if I was familiar with those two works. I haven't been a big fan of Sikoryak's attempts to do very similar things with the rest of his Masterpiece Comics - stories such as Crime and Punishment told with characters from Batman (two works I am quite familiar with).
Frank King- Gasoline Alley Sunday Strips
This is the second selection of Sunday strips from Gasoline Alley and its every bit as good as the first. I love the idylic setting he explores. I think this book as gotten better with age, every year we move away from the time period in which it was written and set (1920-1930s) it becomes that much more nostalgic and an even more valuable way to explore that time.
Harry Mayerovitch - Poster Gallery
A collection of world war era propaganda posters. This one was really fascinating. His art style is wonderful and some of the visual metaphors he pulls off are quite stunning. Unfortunately, I don't think this style of story telling in advertising would work very well today.
Miriam Katin
This short story is very similar to everything else I've read by Katin. It features her exploring her past - this time her childhood during the Soviet invasion of Hungary in 1956. Her character doesn't have a speaking role, it shows her struggling with alcohol as she tries to recall the scenes of her childhood.
Ron Rege Jr,
Ron Rege presents a few short strips mostly concerned with mathematical principles and the idea of posterity. They connect in that finding a breakthrough in math means that your name will survive the ages and you will be remembered. Rege makes that case that wanting to be remembered is a selfish act.
April 19, 2020
This has qualified for more shelves than contender in my long list of anthologies- it has a taste of so many formats from all over the world!
July 24, 2008
[Note: I read more indie comics now than I did two years ago, I bet this would get a higher rating today. Still, this was what I wrote when I read it.]
An anthology series of independent foreign comics and some old Gasoline Alley strips. There is a comic biography of the author of Tin Tin in here which is the best of very mixed material. I think the foreign material loses much in the translation, though, especially the last set which all revolve around math problems.
My issue with this is that it's all a little too pretentious--trying too hard to be literary comics and not enough about just telling an interesting story. (09/06)
Trebby's Take: You can pass on this.
An anthology series of independent foreign comics and some old Gasoline Alley strips. There is a comic biography of the author of Tin Tin in here which is the best of very mixed material. I think the foreign material loses much in the translation, though, especially the last set which all revolve around math problems.
My issue with this is that it's all a little too pretentious--trying too hard to be literary comics and not enough about just telling an interesting story. (09/06)
Trebby's Take: You can pass on this.
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