With laptop away and TV in possession of reality shows. I had no other option but to read. The Books I read last week:
Astroboy 3 : Osamu Tezuka (Dark Horse) 
Osamu Tezuka is called The Father of Manga. Despite being a huge fan of his work and his visual story telling, I avoided reading Astroboy for years, thinking of it as a kiddie stuff. While reading Pluto Series I was astonished to see Urasawa referring to the original Astroboy story - The Greatest Robot On Earth (1964-65) as one of the must read titles. After reading Pluto, I had to read this volume which has the original story and before I could finish the book I was an Astroboy Fan! Highly Recommended!
Pluto : Astro Boy 3 Comparison courtesy : Warren Peace
Aaron's wonderful story telling also shows the amount of research went into the series and Guera's moody drawing style adds a new dimension to the story and once you start reading it, it kind of grows on you slowly (though there is an ongoing debate on how this series portrays (Red)Indians. The twists in the story, the flashbacks, the characterization everything is so cool that I am hooked to this title.To The Heart of The Storm : Will Eisner (W.W.Norton & Co.)
Read any Eisner Graphic Novel and you'll understand why he is called The Leonardo of the comic-book form. To The Heart of The Storm is a story told in a series of flashbacks; another installment in Eisner's series of semi-autobiographical graphic novels told by the maestro in his inimitable style. IMHO this is Eisner's is simply one of his best work.
Last Day in Vietnam : Will Eisner (Dark Horse)
Frank Miller once said, "Eisner's the best. He can still kick all our butts." and he really mean it! Last Day in Vietnam contains 6 short stories based on Eisner's experience as a soldier (during the 2nd World War) and as a correspondent for P.S. Magazine (during the Vietnam War).
Mouse Guard Fall 1152 : David Peterson (Villard Books)
David Peterson's Mouse Guard is an Eisner award winning mini series. Brilliantly written and superbly drawn Mouse Guard is a story about an underground mouse civilization, their culture and some dark secrets. Second installment in the series Winter 1152 is in NYT Bestsellers list for more than 5 weeks.
1 comment:
Toonfactory, Well, your experiment with Astro Boy, has made me also to look forward for these titles. Tezuka's charcter, which is so revered in Japan, should certainly have this punch in the plot. Eager to experience them.
No denying of the fact on the classic touch to the Into the Storm and Last Days in Vietnam, in Eisner's style. The master was clearly on his the best, as always.
Great Reads, my friend.
Post a Comment