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02-08-05 NAT TURNER #1 ôïõ ÄçìÞôñç Óáêáñßäç Writer/Artist: Kyle Baker Kyle Baker Publishing |
Êõñßåò êáé êýñéïé, åäþ Ý÷ïõìå Ýíá ðñáãìáôéêÜ óçìáíôéêü comic! Ï Kyle Baker, Ýíáò áðü ôïõò óçìáíôéêüôåñïõò cartoonists ôçò åðï÷Þò ìáò, áðïöáóßæåé íá îåêëÝøåé ëßãï ÷ñüíï áðü ôéò -áíáðüöåõêôåò, ãéá êáèáñÜ âéïðïñéóôéêïýò ëüãïõò- mainstream áó÷ïëßåò ôïõ êáé íá äçìéïõñãÞóåé, ãéá ëïãáñéáóìü ôçò ðñïóùðéêÞò ôïõ åôáéñßáò (Kyle Baker Publishing), Ýíá comic ðïõ ìðïñåß -ìå ìéá ðñþôç ìáôéÜ- íá ìçí áöïñÜ ðïëëïýò, áëëÜ åíäÝ÷åôáé íá áðïôåëÝóåé Ýíá áðü ôá óðïõäáéüôåñá åðéôåýãìáôá ôçò ¸íáôçò ÔÝ÷íçò, ðáñ' üëï ðïõ ç áîßá ôïõ ìðïñåß íá áíáãíùñéóôåß ðïëëÜ ÷ñüíéá áñãüôåñá. ÁðïöáóéóìÝíïò íá ðáñïõóéÜóåé óå Ýíá áíõðïøßáóôï -åíäå÷ïìÝíùò êáé áðáßäåõôï- êïéíü ôçí áëçèéíÞ êáé ïëïêëçñùìÝíç éóôïñßá ôïõ Ìáýñïõ ÇãÝôç, Nat Turner, åíüò áíèñþðïõ ðïõ îÝöõãå áðü ôç óêëáâéÜ êáé áðïôÝëåóå -áðïôåëåß áêüìç, óôçí ðñáãìáôéêüôçôá- Ýíá ëáìðñü ðáñÜäåéãìá ðñïò ìßìçóç êáé ìéá ðçãÞ Ýìðíåõóçò ãéá üëïõò ôïõò áíèñþðïõò ôïõ ÐëáíÞôç ðïõ ðéóôåýïõí óå êÜðïéá áíþôåñá éäáíéêÜ, ï Baker âÜæåé üëç ôïõ ôç ìáåóôñßá êáé êáôáöÝñíåé, áðü ôï ðñþôï êéüëáò ôåý÷ïò, íá èÝóåé ôéò âÜóåéò ãéá Ýíá äçìéïýñãçìá ðïõ -óå Ýíáí éäáíéêü êüóìï- èá áðÝöåñå óôï äçìéïõñãü ôïõ ðëÞèïò âñáâåßùí êáé äéáêñßóåùí. Ç éóôïñßá îåêéíÜ óå Ýíá ÷ùñéü, êÜðïõ óôçí ÁöñéêÞ, üðïõ ïé öéëÞóõ÷ïé êÜôïéêïé æïõí áðëÜ êáé ëéôÜ ôç æùÞ ôïõò, ÷ùñßò íá åíï÷ëïýí êáíÝíáí êáé ÷ùñßò íá Ý÷ïõí -öáéíïìåíéêÜ- íá öïâçèïýí ôßðïôå. ¼ëá áõôÜ áëëÜæïõí äñáìáôéêÜ üôáí óôï ÷ùñéü åéóâÜëëåé ìéá ïìÜäá ïðëïöïñåìÝíùí áíèñþðùí ðïõ óêïôþíïõí áäéáêñßôùò üðïéïí ôïëìÞóåé íá ôïõò áíôéóôáèåß êáé áé÷ìáëùôßæïõí ôïõò ðåñéóóüôåñïõò êáôïßêïõò ôïõ ÷ùñéïý, ôïõò ïðïßïõò Ýðåéôá ïäçãïýí óôï ëéìÜíé ìå óêïðü íá ôïõò öïñôþóïõí óå êáñÜâéá ðïõ èá ôïõò ìåôáöÝñïõí óôçí ÁìåñéêÞ. ÊáôÜ ôç äéÜñêåéá ôïõ ôáîéäéïý, ëáìâÜíåé ÷þñá Ýíá óõãêëïíéóôéêü ãåãïíüò, ðïõ äåß÷íåé ìå ôïí ðëÝïí åýãëùôôï ôñüðï, ìÝ÷ñé ðïõ åßíáé áðïöáóéóìÝíïé íá öôÜóïõí êÜðïéïé Üíèñùðïé ãéá íá ãëéôþóïõí ôá ðáéäéÜ ôïõò áðü ôç óêëáâéÜ (ôï ïðïßï üìùò äåí èá óáò áðïêáëýøù - read the book!). Ï Baker, ÷ñçóéìïðïéþíôáò ôç ìÝèïäï ôïõ óéùðçëïý storytelling (ôï comic äåí Ý÷åé êáèüëïõ äéáëüãïõò, ïýôå ç÷çôéêÜ åöÝ, ðáñÜ ìüíï êÜðïéá óýìâïëÜ êáé ïðôéêÜ áöçãçìáôéêÜ ôñéê), áðïäåéêíýåé ðåñßôñáíá ðùò Ýíáò ðñáãìáôéêÜ éêáíüò äçìéïõñãüò äåí Ý÷åé áíÜãêç ôïõò äéáëüãïõò ãéá íá äéçãçèåß ôçí éóôïñßá ðïõ èÝëåé. Ó÷åäéáóôéêÜ, êñáôÜåé ôï êáñôïõíßóôéêï óôéë ðïõ ôïí Ý÷åé êÜíåé ôüóï áíáãíùñßóéìï, áëëÜ ôï öéëôñÜñåé ìÝóá áðü ìéá ðéï ñåáëéóôéêÞ ãñáììÞ, ìå ëéãüôåñï exaggerated áíáôïìßá, êÜíïíôáò ôï áðïôÝëåóìá íá èõìßæåé Ýíôïíá Harvey Kurtzman (âëáóöçìßá; I don't think so!). Ôåëåéþíïíôáò ôçí áíÜãíùóç ôïõ ðñþôïõ áõôïý ôåý÷ïõò, ôï ìüíï ðïõ ìðïñåß êáíåßò íá êÜíåé åßíáé íá ðåñéìÝíåé õðïìïíåôéêÜ ôï äåýôåñï êáé íá åëðßæåé ðùò ç óêëçñÞ êáé Üêáñäç áãïñÜ èá åðéôñÝøåé óôïí Baker íá ïëïêëçñþóåé ôï Ýñãï ôïõ. Áí èÝëåôå íá êÜíåôå Ýíá äþñï óôïí åáõôü óáò öÝôïò, äéáâÜóôå áõôü ôï comic. Ãéá ìÝíá, åßíáé Þäç Ýíá áðü ôá äýï (ôï Üëëï åßíáé ôï SMOKE) õðïøÞöéá ãéá ôï êáëýôåñï ôçò ÷ñïíéÜò. | |
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