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ôïõ Âáóßëç ÓÜêêïõ
24-02-06

Dead Weight

¸íá ýöáóìá ðïõ óå ðñïóôáôåýåé áðü ôçí õãñáóßá óôçí åðéöÜíåéá ôïõ åäÜöïõò êáé óïõ åîáóöáëßæåé ôïõëÜ÷éóôïí óôåãíü ýðíï, óßãïõñá ìðïñåß íá öáíåß ÷ñÞóéìï. Ôï ôß åßäïõò üíåéñá èá Ýñèïõí, üìùò, äåí åßíáé êÜôé ðïõ ìðïñåß íá åîáóöáëßóåé êáíåßò êáé ôßðïôá.

 

RUBBER BLANKET #1

Writer: Dave Mazzucchelli

Artists: Dave Mazzucchelli, Richmond Lewis

Edited By: Dave Mazzucchelli & Richmond Lewis

Rubber Blanket Press

 

Óôéò áñ÷Ýò ôçò äåêáåôßáò ôïõ '90, ï Dave Mazzucchelli áðïöÜóéóå íá áðïìáêñõíèåß áðü ôïí ÷þñï ôùí mainstream comics. Ùò óõíåñãÜôçò ôïõ Frank Miller, óôá DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN êáé BATMAN: YEAR ONE, Üöçóå ôï óôßãìá ôïõ óå äýï åê ôùí óçìáíôéêüôåñùí óôéãìþí ãéá Marvel êáé DC, áíôßóôïé÷á. Ïé éóôïñßåò, üìùò, ðïõ åðñüêåéôï íá äçìïóéåýóåé åêôüò ôïõ ðëÝãìáôïò ôùí ìåãÜëùí åôáéñåéþí, Þôáí áõôÝò ðïõ ôïí âïÞèçóáí íá êÜíåé ôçí ðñáãìáôéêÞ õðÝñâáóç óå åðßðåäï áöÞãçóçò, áéóèçôéêÞò êáé ôå÷íïôñïðßáò.

Ôá ôñßá ôåý÷ç ôïõ RUBBER BLANKET, ðïõ êõêëïöüñçóå ï Mazzucchelli õðü ôç ìïñöÞ áíåîÜñôçôçò áíèïëïãßáò áðü ôï 1991 Ýùò ôï 1994 åðçñÝáóáí áñêåôïýò äçìéïõñãïýò, ìå ôçí äéáöïñåôéêüôçôá ðïõ ôá äéáêñßíåé. ÐñáãìáôéêÜ, íéþèåé êáíåßò îåöõëëßæïíôáò ôá, ðùò ï Mazzucchelli, åß÷å ôüóï ìåãÜëç áíÜãêç íá áðïêôÞóåé ôçí êáëëéôå÷íéêÞ ôïõ áíåîáñôçóßá, ðïõ ç äïõëåéÜ ôïõ áðïêôÜ ôç ìïñöÞ ÷åéìáññþäïõò åîïìïëüãçóçò. ¼óá Ý÷åé íá ðåé, åêöñÜæïíôáé ìå ôüóï åóùóôñåöÞ êáé ó÷åäüí áõôéóôéêü ôñüðï, þóôå ðñïêáëåß Ýêðëçîç ï ó÷åäüí âßáéïò áíôßêôõðïò ðïõ Ý÷ïõí óôéò áéóèÞóåéò. Áðü ôï ìåãÜëï format, Ýùò ôá logos êáé ðÜíù áðü üëá ôïí ÷ñùìáôéóìü ôùí óåëßäùí, üëá ôá óôïé÷åßá ôïõ RUBBER BLANKET ôïíßæïõí ôç èåáìáôéêÞ áðï÷þñçóç áðü ôá mainstream äåäïìÝíá. ×áñÜæïíôáò ôïí äéêü ôïõ îå÷ùñéóôü äñüìï óôá íÝï-ìåëáã÷ïëéêÜ ìïíïðÜôéá ôùí Clowes, Seth êáé Ware, o Mazzucchelli åêöñÜæåé ôéò äéêÝò ôïõ áíçóõ÷ßåò, üðùò áõôÝò äéáãñÜöïíôáé óôç ñá÷ïêïêáëéÜ ôïõ ðñþôïõ ôåý÷ïõò.

Óôï "Near Miss", ï Steven ãõñíÜåé óôï óðßôé ôïõ, ðáíéêüâëçôïò, êÜèéäñïò, Ý÷ïíôáò ìÜèåé êÜôé ôï óõãêëïíéóôéêü. ¸íáò ìåôåùñßôçò ðáñáëßãï íá óõãêñïõóôåß ìå ôç ãç. Ï ìç÷áíéóìüò áõôïáíÜöëåîçò Ý÷åé Þäç óçìÜíåé óôï ìõáëü ôïõ êáé ÷ùñßò ðïëëÜ ëüãéá, åãêáôáëåßðåé ôïí ðïëéôéóìü, ãéá íá çñåìÞóåé óôçí êáñäéÜ åíüò öáñáããéïý. ÌÝóá óôïí ðáñïîõóìü ôïõ, íéþèåé ðùò áããßæåé ôçí ïõëÞ ìéáò êïðÝëáò ðïõ èõìßæåé Ýíá ÷Üñáãìá óôï óðÞëáéï üðïõ âñßóêåé êáôáöýãéï. Ôçí äßíç ôçò óáìáíéóôéêÞò ó÷åäüí, áíáæÞôçóÞò ôïõ, Ýñ÷åôáé íá äéáêüøåé ôï âïõçôü åíüò ðïëåìéêïý áåñïóêÜöïõò. Ï öüâïò åðéóôñÝöåé êáé ï ðïëéôéóìüò åßíáé êÜôé ðïõ äåí ìðïñåß íá îåñéæþóåé áðü ìÝóá ôïõ, ìå ôßðïôá. Ìå ëéãïóôÝò ëÝîåéò êáé ôç äé÷ñùìßá ðïõ ÷áñáêôçñßæåé êáé ôéò õðüëïéðåò óåëßäåò ôïõ ôåý÷ïõò, ï Mazzucchelli óìéëåýåé åéêüíåò ðáñÜíïéáò áðü ôçí áðôÞ, ãñáíéôÝíéá åðéöÜíåéá ìéáò óõìâáôéêÞò ðñáãìáôéêüôçôáò. Ôï öáñÜããé êáé ç ïäÞãçóç ìÝóá óôçí Ýñçìï, åßíáé åéêüíåò ðïõ äå ÷ñåéÜæïíôáé ôçí slide guitar ôïõ Ry Cooder, ãéá íá ìåôáäþóïõí ôïí ôüíï áðåëðéóßáò ðïõ èÝëåé íá äþóåé ï Mazzucchelli, ï ïðïßïò êáé äéáðåñíÜ êáé ôéò õðüëïéðåò óåëßäåò.

Óôï "Beyond The Last Pier" , ç Ýííïéá ôçò öõãÞò áðü ìéá êáôáðéåóôéêÞ ýðáñîç åßíáé êáé ðÜëé áéóèçôÞ ìå ôéò ëÝîåéò ôïõ Mazzucchelli íá äÝíïõí áðüëõôá ìå ôï óïõñåáëéóôéêü óêßôóï ôïõ Richmond Lewis. H äé÷ñùìßá åßíáé êáé ðÜëé åõåñãåôéêÞ, êáèþò óõíáéóèÞìáôá ðïõ êï÷ëÜæïõí êÜôù áðü Ýíáí õðåñâïëéêÜ ëåðôü õìÝíá êïéíùíéêþí óõìâÜóåùí êáé ðñïó÷çìÜôùí, êáôïñèþíïõí êáé îå÷åéëßæïõí óå êýìáôá óÜðéá, ðç÷ôþí ãñáììþí. Ôï ðëÜóìá ðïõ ðñïóðáèåß íá áðåëåõèåñùèåß áðü Ýíá êëïõâß, áðïôéíÜóóåé äÝñìáôá åðéôÞäåõóçò, óå ìéá ìáíéáóìÝíç ðñïóðÜèåéá áíáãÝííçóçò. ÈáììÝíåò åëðßäåò êáé êáôáðéåóìÝíåò åðéèõìßåò, âñßóêïõí êáôáöýãéï óå ìéá ëõôñùôéêÜ áèþá üóï êáé âáóáíéóôéêÞ, ïìïéïêáôáëçîßá:

I shrieked and I wailed 'til my tongue filled with blood,
I choked on my tears 'til my eyes ceased to flood.

TÝëïò, óôï "Dead Dog", ôá ÷ñþìáôá íôýíïõí ìéá öèéíïðùñéíÞ åëåãåßá ãéá ôïí ãõìíü, ÷áìÝíï ÷ñüíï. Ç ãéáãéÜ ôïõ Carl áñãïðåèáßíåé, èáììÝíç áíÜìåóá óå öùôïãñáößåò íåêñþí óôéãìþí. Îåøõ÷Üåé, êñáôþíôáò ôçí öùôïãñáößá ôïõ íåêñïý ôçò óêýëïõ. "Who would want a picture of a dead woman's dog?". Ï Carl ôçí èÜâåé êáé ãåìßæåé ôï ëÜêêï ìå ôéò öùôïãñáößåò. Ç ìçôÝñá ôïõ äå èõìÜôáé ðïëëÜ ðñÜãìáôá. Óõíåéäçôïðïéåß ìüíï üôé ïé ìÝñåò óõññéêíþíïíôáé êé üôé ï ÷ñüíïò ðåèáßíåé ìáæß ìå ôçí ìçôÝñá ôçò. Äåí èõìÜôáé áí ï Carl åßíáé ãéïò Þ áäåñöüò ôçò. ¸íáò ÷åßìáññïò áíáìíÞóåùí ôçí ðíßãåé. Ï ÷ñüíïò ôç óõíèëßâåé êáèþò óõóðÜôáé. Ï Carl ìïíïëïãåß, ìå ôçí ìáêÜâñéá êõíéêüôçôá êáé ôï Üäåéï âëÝììá åíüò Gregor Samsa: "you know, to kill time means to engage in some easy or amusing that will keep us from getting bored while we wait for something to happen... but, in fact, we actually do kill time by doing that."

Óôï ôÝëïò, ç ìçôÝñá ôïõ ìÝíåé ìüíç ôçò êñáôþíôáò ôçí öùôïãñáößá åíüò íåêñïý óêýëïõ, ìå ôá õãñÜ ðïõ åêêñßíåé Ýíáò åðéèáíÜôéïò óðáóìüò, íá ôçí ðåñéâÜëëïõí. Óêüíç êé Ýíá Üäåéï äùìÜôéï. Ôï âëÝììá ôçò áäåéÜæåé üðùò áõôü ôïõ Carl:

"Was this the end of history? She was trying to remember something -her name- but the word, like the sun, was slowly dropping away behind her, 93 million miles away, blocked by a speck the size of a dust mote."

 

MUSICA
Natas: Ciudad De Brahman
Breach: Friction
Minutemen: Double Nickels On The Dime

TV TORMENT
The Outer Limits
Battlestar Galactica
Kids In The Hall

 



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