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JAR OF FOOLS

ôïõ Áñéóôåßäç Êþôóç

Writer/Artist: Jason Lutes

First Published: 1994 (in different form by Penny Dreadful Press), 1997 (First complete edition by Black Eye Books)

Format: Original graphic novel

Drawn & Quarterly


ÉÓÔÏÑÉÁ: Ï Ernie Weiss åßíáé Ýíáò áëêïïëéêüò, áðïôõ÷çìÝíïò ìÜãïò (stage magician). Æåé óôïé÷åéùìÝíïò áðü ôï öÜíôáóìá ôïõ áäåñöïý ôïõ, áëëÜ êáé áðü ìéá áðïôõ÷çìÝíç ó÷Ýóç. ¼ôáí âñåèåß, ãéá ìéá áêüìç öïñÜ, ìå ôïí ìÝíôïñá ôïõ, Al Flosso, ðïõ ôï Ý÷åé óêÜóåé áðü Ýíá ãçñïêïìåßï, èá óõíáíôÞóïõí Ýíá ìéêñïáðáôåþíá êáé èá áíáëÜâïõí íá åêðáéäåýóïõí ôçí êüñç ôïõ óôá ìõóôéêÜ ôçò ìáãåßáò. ÌåôÜ ôçí åìöÜíéóç óôç æùÞ ôïõ êÜðïéùí áíôéêåéìÝíùí êáé ðñïóþðùí áðü ôï ðáñåëèüí ôïõ, èá âñåé Üñáãå êÜðïéá ëýôñùóç Þ èá âñåèåß óå ÷åéñüôåñï áäéÝîïäï áð' üôé ðñéí;


ÔÉ ÌÁÓ ÁÑÅÓÅ: Ï Jason Lutes, óôï ðñþôï ôïõ comic, åðéäåéêíýåé ôéò éêáíüôçôåò åíüò óðïõäáßïõ êáëëéôÝ÷íç, ðïõ êáôÝ÷åé ðÜñá ðïëý êáëÜ ôï ÌÝóï. Ãíùñßæåé ðïëý êáëÜ üôé ôá comics åßíáé ç ÔÝ÷íç ôùí êåíþí áíÜìåóá óôéò åéêüíåò êáé óå ìåãÜëï âáèìü, ç éóôïñßá äåí åêôõëßóóåôáé ìðñïóôÜ óôá ìÜôéá ôïõ áíáãíþóôç, ìÝóá óôá êáñÝ, áëëÜ áíÜìåóá óå áõôÜ. Ôá ðåñéóóüôåñá óôïé÷åßá ôçò ðëïêÞò ãßíïíôáé ðñïöáíÞ ìÝóá áðü õðáéíéãìïýò - ìéá êßíçóç, Ýíá íåýìá, Ýíá ìéóüëïãï, Ýíá âëÝììá, áðïêáëýðôïõí ðåñéóóüôåñá áðü üóá óáöþò ëÝãïíôáé. ¸ôóé, åíþ óôï ôÝëïò ôïõ âéâëßïõ ï áíáãíþóôçò Ý÷åé ìéá ðïëý óáöÞ åéêüíá ôïõ êüóìïõ êáé ôùí ÷áñáêôÞñùí, óôçí ðñáãìáôéêüôçôá ðïëý ëßãá ðñÜìáôá Ý÷ïõí åéðùèåß.

×ñçóéìïðïéþíôáò ëéôü ëüãï êáé ÷ùñßò íá ðñïóðáèåß íá åíôõðùóéÜóåé ìå ôçí ôå÷íéêÞ ôïõ éêáíüôçôá, ï Lutes ãñÜöåé ìéá éóôïñßá âáèéÜ áíèñþðéíç, ìå ÷áñáêôÞñåò ðñáãìáôéêïýò. Ôï ó÷Ýäéï ôïõ åßíáé êáé áõôü ëéôü, áëëÜ êáé ëåðôïìåñÝò óôçí áðåéêüíéóç ôùí backgrounds. ¸íôïíåò åßíáé ïé åðéññïÝò ôïõ áðü åõñùðáúêÜ comics, ìå ìåãáëýôåñç áðü áõôÝò, óýìöùíá ìå ôïí ßäéï, ôïí Herge.


ÔÉ ÌÁÓ ÅÍÏ×ËÇÓÅ: ¼ôáí ï Lutes îåêßíçóå íá äçìéïõñãåß ôï JAR OF FOOLS, äåí ãíþñéæå ðïëëÜ ãéá ôïõò ÷áñáêôÞñåò êáé ôçí éóôïñßá ðïõ èá Ýëåãå. Áõôïó÷åäßáæå, Ýôóé, êáôÜ ôç äéÜñêåéá ôçò äçìéïõñãßáò ôïõ, ÷ùñßò íá Ý÷åé ðÜíôá óõãêåêñéìÝíï óôü÷ï. ÊÜðïéåò åíäåßîåéò ãéá áõôü, õðÜñ÷ïõí áêüìç óôï comic, ÷ùñßò üìùò ôåëéêÜ íá ëåéôïõñãïýí áñíçôéêÜ.


ÓÕÍÏËÉÊÇ ÅÊÔÉÌÇÓÇ: Ï Lutes åðéäåéêíýåé ôçí áãÜðç ôïõ ãéá ôç ìáãåßá êáé ôïõò stage magicians êáé áîßæåé íá óçìåéùèåß ç åììïíÞ ôïõ ìå ôï ðñüóùðï ôïõ Harry Houdini. Ôï üíïìá ôïõ ðñùôáãùíéóôÞ, Üëëùóôå, ðáñáðÝìðåé åõèÝùò óôï ðñáãìáôéêü üíïìá ôïõ Houdini (Ehrich Weiss). Ìå áöåôçñßá ôçí áãÜðç áõôÞ, äçìéïõñãåß Ýíá åîáéñåôéêü comic, åêìåôáëëåõüìåíïò ðïëëÝò áðü ôéò äõíáôüôçôåò ôïõ ÌÝóïõ.

Ïé ÷áñáêôÞñåò óôï JAR OF FOOLS ìïéÜæïõí êáôáäéêáóìÝíïé. ÁðïâñÜóìáôá ôçò êïéíùíßáò, æïõí óôï ðåñéèþñéï, Þ ðéï óõãêåêñéìÝíá, êÜôù áðü Ýíáí áõôïêéíçôüäñïìï, óå Ýíá äÜóïò áðü êïëþíåò. Ç æùÞ ìïéÜæåé íá ôïõò Ý÷åé ðñïóðåñÜóåé. Åßíáé ÷áñáêôÞñåò ðïõ áíÞêïõí óå ìéá Üëëç åðï÷Þ êáé ðñïóðáèïýí íá äéáóþóïõí üôé Ý÷ïõí êáé áãáðïýí, óõíÞèùò, üìùò, ÷ùñßò åðéôõ÷ßá. Ôï ìüíï åñþôçìá ðïõ ìÝíåé óôïí áíáãíþóôç åßíáé áí êáé ðïéïò èá êáôáöÝñåé ôåëéêÜ íá áðïäñÜóåé, Þ áí Ý÷ïõí ìðëÝîåé üëïé óå Ýíá ÷ïñü êáôáñáìÝíùí...

O Chris Ware (ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY) Ý÷åé ÷áñáêôçñßóåé ôï JAR OF FOOLS "ãñïèéÜ óôï ðñüóùðï óå áñãÞ êßíçóç". Ï áíáãíþóôçò Ý÷åé üëï ôïí ÷ñüíï ðïõ ÷ñåéÜæåôáé ãéá íá ôçí áðïöýãåé, áëëÜ ìÝíåé ãéá íá äéáðéóôþóåé áí ìéá slow motion ãñïèéÜ ðïíÜåé. Êáé öõóéêÜ, ðïíÜåé åîßóïõ.


ÐÁÑÁËËÇËÇ ÐÑÏÔÁÓÇ: Ôï magnum opus ôïõ Jason Lutes åßíáé ôï BERLIN, ðïõ âñßóêåôáé áêüìá óå åîÝëéîç. Ìðïñåßôå, üìùò, íá áíáæçôÞóåôå ôï ðñþôï volume, ìå ôßôëï CITY OF STONE. Ðñüóöáôá êõêëïöüñçóå ôï HOUDINI: THE HANDCUFF KING, üðïõ ï Lutes óõíåñãÜæåôáé ìå ôïí Nick Bertozzi, ìå èÝìá ìéá ìÝñá áðü ôç æùÞ ôçò óðïõäáßáò áõôÞò ðñïóùðéêüôçôáò. Èá ðñüôåéíá, åðßóçò, íá áíáæçôÞóåôå comics ôïõ James Sturm, üðùò ôï THE GOLEM'S MIGHTY SWING, áëëÜ êáé ôï FANTASTIC FOUR: UNSTABLE MOLECULES. Áí áõôü ðïõ óáò Üñåóå, ðÜëé, åßíáé ðåñéóóüôåñï åßíáé ôï ó÷Ýäéï, ôüôå êáëÜ èá êÜíåôå íá áíáæçôÞóåôå ôéò ðåñéðÝôåéåò ôïõ Tintin, áöïý áðïôåëïýí êáé ôç óçìáíôéêüôåñç åðéññïÞ ôïõ Lutes.



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