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Le quotidien d’une humanité, notre humanité, qui mène une vie pathétique dominée par ses bas instincts. Ivan Brun prend le lecteur à la gorge pour dénoncer l’apathie et la déchéance du monde contemporain.Artiste peintre, chanteur d’un groupe de hardcore français et auteur de BD issu du milieu underground, Ivan Brun n’est pas un créateur comme les autres. No commentest une suite de courts récits au graphisme subtil et faussement naïf qui forment un panorama impitoyable de la condition humaine à l’orée du XXIe siècle. En créant une apparente empathie graphique pour ses protagonistes, Brun, sans jugement moral ni commentaire, révèle finalement leur misère structurelle et le désert affectif au sein duquel ils évoluent. Rien n’est épargné au lecteur : la pauvreté, la drogue, les rapports de domination, la violence, l’absurdité de relations sociales viciées par la réalité économique... Un véritable pavé dans la mare, pour réveiller les consciences, et dont la lecture ne laissera personne indifférent.
86 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2008
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July 23, 2023
A silent comic, although there are a lot of dialogue bubbles but filled with symbols and not words.
Ivan Brun draws short figures with big heads so it seems pretty cutesy but the content is very dark. "Falsely naive graphics" as the blurb states. Here we're shown a bunch of short stories in a lower class first-world setting (France I believe - where Ivan Brun resides).
The concept of "no comment" is great. Ivan Brun shows these mostly horrific stories but doesn't share his own moral judgement, just letting it sit with the reader.
We see scenes of rape, power dynamics, poverty, drugs, gang violence, police violence. Most feature people suffering under poor economic conditions.
Bumped up from a 3 to a 4. It's a unique comic with some lasting imagery.
It feels a bit like Joan Cornella's brand of nihilism but leans into the dramatic and less humorous.
As far as criticism - I felt like there was a dedication to it being silent to keep the really cool title but it I really hate the symbolic dialogue. I think it would have been stronger with (sparse) dialogue. Some of the stories get a bit hard to follow, and just some minimal narration or dialogue would have solved that.
Ivan Brun draws short figures with big heads so it seems pretty cutesy but the content is very dark. "Falsely naive graphics" as the blurb states. Here we're shown a bunch of short stories in a lower class first-world setting (France I believe - where Ivan Brun resides).
The concept of "no comment" is great. Ivan Brun shows these mostly horrific stories but doesn't share his own moral judgement, just letting it sit with the reader.
We see scenes of rape, power dynamics, poverty, drugs, gang violence, police violence. Most feature people suffering under poor economic conditions.
Bumped up from a 3 to a 4. It's a unique comic with some lasting imagery.
It feels a bit like Joan Cornella's brand of nihilism but leans into the dramatic and less humorous.
As far as criticism - I felt like there was a dedication to it being silent to keep the really cool title but it I really hate the symbolic dialogue. I think it would have been stronger with (sparse) dialogue. Some of the stories get a bit hard to follow, and just some minimal narration or dialogue would have solved that.
June 12, 2021
Trudno polecać, bo to raczej komiks od którego poczujesz się gorzej, ale mimo wszystko proponowałbym się choć raz z nim zmierzyć. Na pierwszy rzut oka groteska i wyolbrzymienie, ale z czasem zdajesz sobie sprawę, że to tylko kwestia spojrzenia z odpowiedniej perspektywy. Świat jest chory, a komiks Brauna pokazuje to za pomocą tych krótkich, niemych historii dobitniej niż cokolwiek innego. Ostrzegam, że kopie bardzo mocno
December 13, 2017
There are no words in this graphic novel, the images do all the talking and they speak volumes. The art style may initially look cutesy but the themes here are dark and depressing, Ivan paints the pages with the brutalities and suffering of the world. This was a quick read that won't be to everyone's taste and will leave you thinking nihilistic thoughts long after you've finished.
July 16, 2021
Francuski punkowiec w komiksie bez słów bezlitośnie punktuje wszystkie najciemniejsze strony i ohydztwa gatunku człowieczego. Jest brzydko, przygnębiająco i beznadziejnie. Uch, za mocne to było. Nie chcę wierzyć, że jest z ludzkością aż tak źle, choć coraz trudniej.
October 23, 2022
Crudo, descarnado y asfixiante. Sin concesiones y sin palabras. Quizás más pendiente de provocar la náusea que despertar la reflexión. Roza el nihilismo.
November 3, 2025
no comment fr, that's how life goes ig..
April 1, 2019
Exaggerated? Yes, thats the point
November 5, 2011
No me para de sorprender que el autor de esta obra sea francés, si parece más sudaca que Calle 13, y parece que todos sus dibujos los haya hecho en base a megápolis del continente. Este libro auna un montón de tiras mudas de temática claramente social abordadas desde una sátira que tiene poco de gracioso pero mucho de cierto. Brun agarra tópicos como los reality shows y los despedaza hasta dejar cachos de realidad que no por estar exagerada termina siendo menos cruda y cierta. Un sopapo tras otro hasta completar el libro, pocas tiras sacan sonrisas pero ninguna te deja indiferente. Quizás le falta remate a varias de las historias, pero como se nota que el objetivo no es lanzar una buena "punch-line" tras la situación mostrada, se entiende, se perdona y hasta se aplaude que muchas de las historias queden aparentemente en nada. Ahora seguro me lance cuando pueda a Lowlife y los capítulos cortos que incluyeron en Suda-Mery-K. Dependiendo de qué tantas tiras nuevas vea ahí me fijo si las reviewo por su lado o qué.
February 18, 2013
Completely terrifying in his portrayal of the raw brutality of everyday life.
March 26, 2016
what a powerful work. contradictory style and contents make synergy.
July 18, 2023
A.I. August 2008 = D.L. September 2008 = 13,90€ = eo
AVOID this if you don't want to be disgusted.
It's a bunch of GRIM stories, with zero gross-out filter, about the lowest "economic classes" being ravaged in the worst kind of ways by the wealthy and others who have various forms of power.
It's an eye opener to those who are in denial about how bad things really are outside of the world that their parents, and the trajectory that their privilege afforded, kept them from realizing.
Annoyingly, it's one of those wordless that actually take me longer to read because I need to understand so many things that are not being told through phylactere. The best one took me what felt like ten minutes per page- only to end abruptly without me being able to understand how it ended.
The art is interesting and works well for the subject material somehow.
AVOID this if you don't want to be disgusted.
It's a bunch of GRIM stories, with zero gross-out filter, about the lowest "economic classes" being ravaged in the worst kind of ways by the wealthy and others who have various forms of power.
It's an eye opener to those who are in denial about how bad things really are outside of the world that their parents, and the trajectory that their privilege afforded, kept them from realizing.
Annoyingly, it's one of those wordless that actually take me longer to read because I need to understand so many things that are not being told through phylactere. The best one took me what felt like ten minutes per page- only to end abruptly without me being able to understand how it ended.
The art is interesting and works well for the subject material somehow.
January 28, 2021
I always find myself reading these types of comics- ones that aim to represent the violence/issues in our society with extremely graphic imagery- heavily coated with nostalgia and the devastating awareness that these shocking images are our reality- images such as these might be the only way to leave a lasting impression- make the reader desire more knowledge on the topics addressed. However, I felt at times that there was violence for violence's sake without a powerful underlying message- this was a bit of a turn off and made it a hard for me to stick with it and finish the collection. I wouldn't really recommend this book to anyone unless I knew they enjoyed this specific kind of illustration.
April 5, 2018
Cutesy, chibi-styled art used to tell pretty dark and depressing stories about urban life. Some of these seem ironic, and a few of them do have ironic punchlines at the end, but a lot of these end without any kind of ironic twist, as just another day in somebody's miserable life.
thought-provoking read, certainly not for kids.
thought-provoking read, certainly not for kids.
November 16, 2018
I’ve read and enjoyed a lot of wordless comics. But this whole mess is just confusing. Too bad. I kinda dig the art style :(
April 2, 2021
Šareni crnjaci bez teksta. Odnosno sa piktogramskim tekstom. Dosta prvoloptaški šok, imam osjećaj namjenjen publici koja želi šok i eksplicitnost, ali ga prihvata samo ko je stiliziran i angažiran.
November 1, 2022
Дуже страшна збірка гидотних оповідей, де все зрозуміло без єдиного слова. Мені зайшло, бо іноді я люблю страшне і гидотне, але там є такі сильні тригери і стільки графічного зображення насилля, що комусь її рекомендувати - гибле діло. Якщо Pinocchio, Beautiful Darkness, Pim and Francie: The Golden Bear Days або Abandon the Old in Tokyo прийшлися до смаку, значить і цей мальопис зайде.
January 28, 2015
Peste douăzeci de istorii grafice în care se oglindeşte societatea. Toate abundă în scene de violenţă extremă, dar se găseşte loc şi pentru situaţii comice. Personajele comunică intens, însă autorul reuşeşte să exprime toate mesajele doar prin elemente grafice. E impresionant şi faptul că toate personajele au figuri de copii. Cu atît mai mult şochează actele de violenţă pe care le înfăptuiesc.
Subiecte abordate: violenţa în familie, violenţa la televiziune, spectacolele de divertisment, acte de terorism în şcoli, absurditatea reality-show-urior, abuzurile la serviciu şi relaţiile şef-subordonat, intervenţia structurilor de stat şi militare în viaţa privată, drogurile, pornografia, poluarea mediului, violenţa în stradă, contrastul între diferite pături sociale, religia şi ipocrizia, problemele şi crizele tineretului, coruperea instituţiilor de drept, desensibilizarea morală, indiferenţa faţă de bătrîni, conflictele dintre poliţie şi manifestanţi etc.
Subiecte abordate: violenţa în familie, violenţa la televiziune, spectacolele de divertisment, acte de terorism în şcoli, absurditatea reality-show-urior, abuzurile la serviciu şi relaţiile şef-subordonat, intervenţia structurilor de stat şi militare în viaţa privată, drogurile, pornografia, poluarea mediului, violenţa în stradă, contrastul între diferite pături sociale, religia şi ipocrizia, problemele şi crizele tineretului, coruperea instituţiilor de drept, desensibilizarea morală, indiferenţa faţă de bătrîni, conflictele dintre poliţie şi manifestanţi etc.
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October 3, 2014Historietas a color de temática social publicada en la Colección Noir Blanc. Algunas de estas páginas fueron también incluidas en el tomo Low Life, del mismo autor.
April 26, 2017
Magnifique!
Cette BD est une pépite, qui illustre la vie de tous les jours avec une honnêteté crue.
L'avantage de "No comment" c'est qu'il n'y a pas de discussion. Aucun mot! La BD peut donc être lue par des personnes du monde entier. (Adultes uniquement)
Il s'agit, en quelque sorte, de dépeindre une réalité que nous connaissons tous mais que nous choisissons d'ignorer.
Les dessins sont très réussis aussi.
Mon premier Ivan Brun et bien sur un petit coup de cœur.
Je recommande vivement!
Cette BD est une pépite, qui illustre la vie de tous les jours avec une honnêteté crue.
L'avantage de "No comment" c'est qu'il n'y a pas de discussion. Aucun mot! La BD peut donc être lue par des personnes du monde entier. (Adultes uniquement)
Il s'agit, en quelque sorte, de dépeindre une réalité que nous connaissons tous mais que nous choisissons d'ignorer.
Les dessins sont très réussis aussi.
Mon premier Ivan Brun et bien sur un petit coup de cœur.
Je recommande vivement!
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