Eden

Edén #1

by Pablo Holmberg

A quiet, whimsical world from an Argentinian newcomer
Argentinean artist Pablo Holmberg creates a bucolic, medieval folktale in Eden, where nature is the protagonist and characters are the scenery. Follow a king as he converses with the moon, a star as it is born, and many more in four-panel strips that combine the playfulness of a Sunday comic with the simplicity of a haiku. Surreal yet friendly and approachable, each strip celebrates the thrill of being alive and encourages the reader to do the same. Eden is Holmberg’s chimerical cosmos where the author’s imaginative storytelling is purposely reliant on the reader’s interpretation.
In this playful new collection of comic strips that were originally syndicated on his website, Holmberg reinvents the comic strip convention by emphasizing situations and natural landscapes rather than personalities and human interaction.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics

120 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Denisse · Rating 1 out of 5]

La verdad es que la “sensibilidad” de cómics como este me repugna un poco. Es más cursilería que poesía. Me molestó bastante esa visión que tiene el autor de las mujeres; una visión en la que estamos en la tierra con la única misión de hacer más llevadera la vida de los hombres. Quizás se condiga con la estética decimonónica que tiene Edén. En general, los dibujos no humanos me parecieron adorables. Y fin.

[MariNaomi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book felt simple and sweet as I read it, but something deeper (and darker) than charm stuck with me after I finished it. I can't stop thinking about it.

[Annie · Rating 5 out of 5]

There are too few books in this big wide world that one can just read and put down afterward with a smile with a feeling like no matter what else may give you heartache, be personal or world-weary; because art, literature like this CAN and continues to exist; everything is and will be okay. As long as Art can still lift its voice above all and be Heard, repeating; as long as I am here; all be okay.

[Mza · Rating 4 out of 5]

... crosses the sentimentality line a lot of times without losing a limb.

... similar approach to Clowes' Wilson in building a mosaic out of one-page jokes, except the result here is a landscape, not a portrait, and everything in the landscape can talk to every other thing in the landscape.

[cataa · Rating 3 out of 5]

"He recorrido muchos caminos en mi vida. Algunos estaban impregnados de dolor y quise desviar la mirada. Otros eran tan hermosos que hubiese querido demorarme en ellos eternamente.  Pero siempre, en algún tramo de esos trayectos, llegué a un lugar en el cuál me encontré conmigo mismo."

"Un amigo me dijo que la vida es como un cielo estrellado. Caminamos por lo oscuro y de repente pisamos una estrella. Ese es un momento feliz."                        

"Lo que siento en el presente me trae recuerdos del pasado."

[Karen Patrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful, touching, introspective and poetic. I'm so grateful to have this rare comic in my hands because it's actually such a rare gem. Pablo's simple message and profound thoughts shine through the translation. His comics are tinted in calming earth and sea toned shades. They feel like Peanuts comics sometimes because of how pretty they are. The constant themes of love, afterlife, philosophy and friendship come up time and time again. I loved this collection so much.

[Alejandro Sierra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Si estando en terapia, decidís cambiar de psicólogo porque no sentís conexión.... Haz un pare, respira hondo y lee esta terapia, poema visual, haiku de líneas, biblia silenciosa (ahora entiendo porque su título) y retoma fuerzas. INCREÍBLE... Quiero más.

[Eva · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me encanta la encuadernación, el entintado, las ilustraciones. ME ENCANTA <3
Pero las historias me aburren; originalidad CERO, profundidad ninguna. Por eso pierde una estrella.

[Sandro Augusto Cardoso · Rating 4 out of 5]

Poético.

[jive]

🤎

[natalia león azparren · Rating 5 out of 5]

La flor del principito.

[elena · Rating 2 out of 5]

Algunas de las viñetas son ocurrentes y poéticas.

[Ygor Speranza · Rating 5 out of 5]

Os jardins terão sempre o mais assombroso e o mais tocante da relação do ser humano com a natureza

[Fugo Feedback · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tenía leídas la inmensa mayoría de tiras de este libro (y me gustaron bastante en su mayoría), pero lo pospuse hasta comprármelo para leerlo todito en papel. El promedio final me pareció muy bueno, pero las tiras que no me habían gustado en su momento ahora me gustaron menos todavía.
Vi que ya salió el tomo 2, que pinta bastante lindo. Pero de momento niempedo me lo compro: me niego a pagar más de 1$ la página.

[Leif Erik · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not actually a novel, but a comic kind of along the lines of "The Clouds Above" & "The Last Lonely Saturday Night". Maybe even "Billy Hazelnuts".... Clearly I'm getting soft in my old age but there is something touching about the unabashed sentiment of how people are better served by caring about each other.


Guess I'm out of my Cormic McCarthy phase...

[Kara · Rating 5 out of 5]

I picked this up on a whim because I liked the ghost lady on the front, and I'm so glad I did. Pablo has created a series of four panel comics full of whimsy and magic. His charming drawings and characters exist in a medieval-esque world of Eden, and yet many of the panels explore basic questions of humanity that make them relatable. A few even made me tear up, but most made me smile.

[Michelle Hoogterp · Rating 5 out of 5]

One reviewer writes that the comics "feel like they were written by a friend who loves you deeply" and I wholeheartedly agree. The images aren't saccharine but full of imagination and generosity. There is a spirit that lives in these comics. I highly recommend them!

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

Charming, magical, sometimes philosophical comic strips that occasionally teeter a bit close to the edge of cloying sentimentality but never quite going over. Really like the artist's drawings and color work. Overall, quite a lovely little book, recommended for dreamy types of all ages.

[Erik Erickson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pleasant and soothing 4-panel strips. Why isn't this syndicated in newspapers?

[Van Jensen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brilliant, brilliant book.

[Patrice · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this to be alternately touching, funny and philosophical. It's very simple on the surface, but it really makes you think.

[Carlos Rioja · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un tebeo-cuento encantador, mágico y cotidiano. Para leerlo muchas veces y perderse por sus paisajes y personajes sencillos.

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

The sweetest, gentlest, loveliest, kindest collection of comic strips I have ever read. Poetic in imagery and sentiment as the Little Prince or the book of bedtime stories you loved most as a kid.

[Juan Pablo · Rating 5 out of 5]

excelente

[Dony Grayman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Recopilatorio de las tiras de Edén de Kioskerman. Incluye también una tira de Miguel B. Núñez (página 111).

[Teresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

love the quarters

[Erik · Rating 4 out of 5]

Packs a lot of different thoughts and emotions in each 4 panel strip. Some really good stuff in here.

[Index Purga · Rating 3 out of 5]

Incluye 112 páginas de historieta de Pablo Holmberg y una de Miguel B. Núñez.

[Saoki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet and charming with measured darkness, but, really, not my favourite thing.