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20-07-05 IT'S A GOOD LIFE, IF YOU DON'T WEAKEN ôïõ ÈïäùñÞ ×éþôç Writer/Artist: Seth Drawn & Quarterly |
ÉÓÔÏÑÉÁ: Ï äçìéïõñãüò åðéíïåß Ýíá öáíôáóôéêü óêéôóïãñÜöï, ïíüìáôé Kalo, ï ïðïßïò åß÷å äçìïóéåýóåé Ýíá ìéêñü áñéèìü áðü cartoons óôï ðåñéïäéêü New Yorker êáé ÷ôßæåé ãýñù áðü áõôüí ìéá (çìé-)áõôïâéïãñáöéêÞ éóôïñßá ó÷åôéêÜ ìå ôçí áðüðåéñá ôïõ ßäéïõ ôïõ Seth íá åíþóåé ôá êïììÜôéá ôïõ ðáæë ôçò æùÞò ôïõ Kalo. ÔÉ ÌÁÓ ÁÑÅÓÅ: Ï Seth áðïäïìåß êáé ÷áñôïãñáöåß ìå åêðëçêôéêÞ ëåðôïìÝñåéá ôçí ðñïóùðéêÞ êá ôçí êáëëéôå÷íéêÞ ìïíáîéÜ áëëÜ êáé ôéò ìïíïìáíßåò ôïõ êáëëéôÝ÷íç ôùí comics. ÐñÝðåé íá óçìåéùèåß üôé ôï ó÷Ýäéï ôïõ Seth åßíáé öõóéêÜ êáôáðëçêôéêü êáèþò áðïôåëåß Ýíá óðÜíéï óôõëéóôéêü êñÜìá: áíáêáëåß óôçí ìíÞìç ôçí ïéêïíïìßá êáé ôçí áðëüôçôá ôçò éáðùíéêÞò åéêïíïãñÜöçóçò êáé ôå÷íïôñïðßáò êáèþò êáé ôçí áöçãçìáôéêÞ äåéíüôçôá ôùí äçìéïõñãþí (êáé ü÷é áðëþí comics artists) ôçò äåêáåôßáò ôïõ '50. Ôï óçìáíôéêüôåñï üìùò åßíáé üôé ôåëéêÜ ï Seth ãñÜöåé êáé ó÷åäéÜæåé ôï IT'S A GOOD LIFE IF YOU DON'T WEAKEN êáèïäçãïýìåíïò áðü Ýíá áéóèçôéêü-óõãêñáôçìÝíá óõíáéóèçìáôéêü üñáìá ôï ïðïßï ÷ñçóéìïðïéåß ôç íïóôáëãßá ãéá íá öùôßóåé êáé íá åíåñãïðïéÞóåé ôïõò äçìéïõñãéêïýò ìç÷áíéóìïýò ôïõ óýã÷ñïíïõ êáëëéôÝ÷íç. ÔÉ ÌÁÓ ÅÍÏ×ËÇÓÅ: Marketing áêüìá êáé óôá "áíåîÜñôçôá" comics; ¼ðùò êé áí ôï äåé êáíåßò, åßíáé åëáöñþò ðåñßåñãï ôï ãåãïíüò üôé ï Seth ãéá áñêåôü êáéñü áðü ôçí ðñþôç äçìïóßåõóç ôçò éóôïñßáò áõôÞò äåí åß÷å áðïêáëýøåé üôé ï ðåñéâüçôïò Kalo Þôáí öáíôáóôéêü ðñüóùðï, ïäçãþíôáò áíáãíþóôåò êáé êñéôéêïýò óå ìßá öñåíÞñç áíáæÞôçóç ðåñéóóüôåñùí óôïé÷åßùí ãéá ôïí "ðáñáãíùñéóìÝíï" áõôüí êáëëéôÝ÷íç. ¼ôáí ôåëéêÜ ç áëÞèåéá âãÞêå óôï öùò, ï Seth äÝ÷ôçêå óêëçñÞ êñéôéêÞ êáé ãéá ôï ãåãïíüò áõôþ êáè' åáõôþ ôçò åîáðÜôçóçò áëëÜ êáé åðåéäÞ ðëÝïí õðÞñ÷áí óïâáñÝò áìöéâïëßåò ãéá ôçí åãêõñüôçôá ôïõ IT'S A GOOD LIFE IF YOU DON'T WEAKEN ùò áõôïâéïãñáöéêïý comic. ÓÕÍÏËÉÊÇ ÅÊÔÉÌÇÓÇ: ¼ôáí ï Alan Moore êáé ï Frank Miller, êáôÜ ôç äéÜñêåéá ôçò äåêáåôßáò ôïõ 80, äéÜëåîáí íá áíáèåùñÞóïõí êëáóéêÜ Þ êáé îå÷áóìÝíá êïììÜôéá ôçò éóôïñßáò ôùí õðåñçñùéêþí comics, åðÝëåîáí íá ÷ñçóéìïðïéÞóïõí óôïé÷åßá Ýîù áðü ôïí ðñïäéáãåãñáììÝíï ÷þñï ôïõ åßäïõò: ôï áóôõíïìéêü ìõèéóôüñçìá, ç åðéóôçìïíéêÞ öáíôáóßá ðïõ äçìïóéåýïíôáí óå ðåñéïäéêÜ ôýðïõ AMAZING STORIES, êéíçìáôïãñáöéêÝò ôå÷íéêÝò êáé óõìâÜóåéò, êáñéêáôïýñåò ðïëéôéêþí ðñïóþðùí êáé êáôáóôÜóåùí, ðáëÝôåò ÷ñùìáôéêÝò ïé ïðïßåò ðáñáðÝìðïõí óå Üëëåò åðï÷Ýò êáé Üëëá êáëëéôå÷íéêÜ åßäç. Óêïðüò êáé ôùí äýï äçìéïõñãþí óôç óõãêåêñéìÝíç ÷ñïíéêÞ ðåñßïäï Þôáí íá êáôáäåßîïõí, ÷ñçóéìïðïéþíôáò ìéá ëåðôÞ åéñùíåßá, ôçí éäåïëïãßá êáé ôçí åîÝëéîç ôïõ åßäïõò ðñïò ìéá óõãêåêñéìÝíç êáôåýèõíóç. Ôï áðïôÝëåóìá Þôáí öõóéêÜ ôï áíôßèåôï: ôéò äïõëåéÝò ôùí Miller êáé Moore áêïëïýèçóáí áíáèåùñÞóåéò ïé ïðïßåò êáôáóôñþèçêáí êáé åðéíïÞèçêáí ÷ùñßò ß÷íïò åéñùíåßáò êáé êñéôéêÞò äéÜèåóçò. ×ñüíéá ìåôÜ, ï Seth ÷ñçóéìïðïéþíôáò ôå÷íéêÝò ðáñüìïéåò ìå ôéò âéíéÝôåò ðïõ óõíüäåõáí, óõìðëÞñùíáí êáé ó÷ïëßáæáí ôçí êõñßùò áöÞãçóç óôï WATCHMEN, áðïäïìåß ôçí íïóôáëãßá ãéá ôéò "ðáëéÝò êáëÝò åðï÷Ýò". ÐÁÑÁËËÇËÇ ÐÑÏÔÁÓÇ: Tï I NEVER LIKED YOU ôïõ Chester Brown, ôï THE POOR BASTARD ôïõ Joe Matt êáé ôï A COMPLETE LOWLIFE ôïõ Ed Brubaker ðñïóåããßæïõí ôçí áõôïâéïãñáöéêÞ åéêïíïãñáöçìÝíç áöÞãçóç ìÝóá áðü áñêåôÝò êïéíÝò èåìáôéêÝò äéáäñïìÝò ìå ôï IT'S A GOOD LIFE IF YOU DON'T WEAKEN. Ôï åðüìåíï storyline ôïõ Seth óôï PALOOKAVILLE, "Clyde Fans", äåí Ý÷åé áõôïâéïãñáöéêÞ èåìáôïëïãßá, äéáèÝôåé üìùò ðïëý äõíáôÞ fiction quality. | |
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