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25-09-08
LOVE AND ROCKETS: NEW STORIES #1

ôïõ Ãéþñãïõ ×áôæçêùóôÞ

Writers: Jaime Hernandez, Glbert Hernandez, Mario Hernandez

Artists: Jaime Hernandez, Glbert Hernandez

Fantagraphics Books


ÌÞðùò åßóôå Ýíáò áðü áõôïýò ðïõ äåí ãíùñßæïõí êáé ðïëëÜ ðñÜãìáôá ãéá ôïõò áäåñöïýò Hernandez (ãíùóôïß óôïõò ðïëõÜñéèìïõò ößëïõò ôïõò, áðëþò, ùò "Los Bros") êáé ôï Ýñãï ôïõò; ÌÞðùò êÜèå öïñÜ ðïõ øÜîáôå ðëçñïöïñßåò ãéá áõôïýò, ôéò âñÞêáôå íá óõíïäåýïíôáé áðü åðáßíïõò êáé èáõìáóìü ãéá ôï LOVE AND ROCKETS, êáé èÝëåôå íá ôï äéáâÜóåôå ãéá íá äåßôå ôé ôï ôüóï ôñïìåñü Ý÷åé, áëëÜ âëÝðïíôáò ôïí üãêï ôïõ ðåñéâüçôïõ Ýñãï, äåí åßóôå âÝâáéïé ãéá ôï ðïéï åßíáé ôï êáôáëëçëüôåñï óçìåßï ãéá íá îåêéíÞóåôå;

Áðïëýôùò ëïãéêÜ üëá áõôÜ ôá åñùôÞìáôá, áëëÜ äõóôõ÷þò äåí âñßóêïõí áðáíôÞóåéò óå áõôü ôï comic, ôïõëÜ÷éóôïí ü÷é óôï âáèìü ðïõ üöåéëáí!

ÌåôÜ áðü áõôü ôï áìöéëåãüìåíï lead, åðéôñÝøôå ìïõ íá áíáðôýîù ôéò óêÝøåéò ìïõ ðéï äéåîïäéêÜ...

Êáôáñ÷Þí, ç íÝá åðï÷Þ ãéá ôï LOVE AND ROCKETS, ôï èÝëåé óå áõôü ðïõ ôï trend áðïêáëåß "graphic novel format". ÌÝãåèïò áíÜëïãï ìå  áõôü ôùí ðñüóöáôùí reprints ôïõ ðñþôïõ volume ôïõ ôßôëïõ, 100 óåëßäåò "øá÷íü", ìå ôéò äéáöçìßóåéò íá åßíáé ëßãåò êáé óõãêåíôñùìÝíåò óôéò ôåëåõôáßåò óåëßäåò, þóôå íá ìç äéáêüðôïõí ôçí áíÜãíùóç. Åðßóçò, ïé äçìéïõñãïß êïõíÜíå ëåõêü ìáíôßëé óôçí Üôáêôç (as in "irregular") óõ÷íüôçôá êõêëïöïñßáò, åãêáéíéÜæïíôáò ìéá óôáèåñÞ, åôÞóéá êáé ðÜíôá åõðñüóäåêôç ðáñïõóßá.

Óýìöùíá ìå ôá ðñïóùðéêÜ ìïõ êñéôÞñéá, ôï LOVE AND ROCKETS êáôáôÜóóåôáé óôï ðÜíèåïí ôùí "ÐñáãìáôéêÜ Óðïõäáßùí Comics Ðïõ ¸÷ù ÄéáâÜóåé", êáé ìÜëéóôá óå ðåñßïðôç èÝóç. (ÊÜðïõ ìáêñéÜ áðü ôï óõíùóôéóìü ðïõ åðéêñáôåß, êáèþò ôá ôåëåõôáßá ÷ñüíéá, õðÜñ÷åé ìåãÜëç áíáóôÜôùóç, ëüãù ôùí áíáêáôáôÜîåùí êáé ôïõ óõíå÷ïýò ðÞãáéíå-Ýëá, áðïôÝëåóìá äéáñêþí áíáèåùñÞóåùí ôùí áðüøåùí ìïõ.) Åðßóçò, ðéóôåýù üôé comics óáí áõôü Ý÷ïõí ôçí éêáíüôçôá íá ìáãíçôßæïõí ôï áíõðïøßáóôï èýìá ôïõò, áí áõôü åéóÝñ÷åôáé ãéá ðñþôç öïñÜ óôï êüóìï ôïõò, ðñïóöÝñïíôáò Ýíá "öéëéêü êáé öéëüîåíï" ðåñéâÜëëïí, äçìéïõñãþíôáò üìùò áñêåôÜ åñùôÞìáôá, êáèþò êáé ôçí êáëÞ äéÜèåóç ãéá ìåëëïíôéêÞ åîåñåýíçóç. Ïðüôå, üóïé áðü åóÜò äåí Ý÷åôå îáíáðéÜóåé Ýíá LOVE AND ROCKETS comic ðïôÝ îáíÜ óôá ÷Ýñéá óáò, áí üóá äéáâÜóåôå åäþ ôá âñåßôå åíäéáöÝñïíôá êáé ôçò áñåóêåßáò óáò, ôüôå ìüëéò Ý÷åôå ÷áñßóåé óôïí åáõôü óáò Ýíáí -ôï ëéãüôåñï- åõ÷Üñéóôï ìðåëÜ!

Áíáëõôéêüôåñá, óôï ðáñüí volume, ôï äõíáìéêü îåêßíçìá ôï êÜíåé ï Jaime Hernandez, ìå ìéá... superhero éóôïñßá! ¼÷é, äåí êÜíù ðëÜêá, ï Jaime åðáíáöÝñåé óôï öùò Ýíá ìéêñü subplot áðü ôá ðïëý ðñþôá ôåý÷ç ôïõ comic, êáé óõãêåêñéìÝíá ôçí êÜøá ôçò Penny Century ãéá áðüêôçóç õðåñäõíÜìåùí. Óå áõôÞ ôçí éóôïñßá, ìáèáßíïõìå ôï ðþò ôéò áðÝêôçóå, êáèþò êáé Ýðñåðå íá ðëçñþóåé. ÌÝóá óå üëá áõôÜ, åìðëÝêåôáé ç Angel, ç óõãêÜôïéêïò ôçò Maggie, ôçò ïðïßáò ç ðåñéÝñãåéá èá ôçí ïäçãÞóåé óå óõììá÷ßá ìå ôçí all-girl superhero team ôùí Fenomenons.

ÁãíÞ superhero øõ÷áãùãßá, ðñïóáñìïóìÝíç, üìùò, óôçí Üðïøç ôïõ äçìéïõñãïý ôïõò, ðïõ, óå áõôÞ ôçí ðåñßðôùóç, óçìáßíåé üôé ðÝñá áðü ôï "fun" ôïõ èÝìáôïò, áõôü ðïõ âñßóêåôáé óôïí ðõñÞíá ôçò éóôïñßáò äåí åßíáé ôßðïôå Üëëï áðü ôéò ó÷Ýóåéò ôùí ãõíáéêþí ðïõ ðñùôáãùíéóôïýí - 100% Jaime Hernandez, äçëáäÞ. ¼óï ãéá ôï ó÷Ýäéï, ãéá áêüìç ìéá öïñÜ ï Jaime ðñïóöÝñåé post-Dan DeCarlo Üðïøç, ìå áíáöïñÝò óå Alex Toth áëëÜ êáé Jack Kirby, ðáñáäßäïíôáò, ðáñÜëëçëá, ìáèÞìáôá ëåéôïõñãéêÞò ïéêïíïìßáò, åíþ ïé ãõíáßêåò ðïõ ó÷åäéÜæåé ðáñáìÝíïõí êÜðïéá áðü ôá ðéï ñåáëéóôéêÜ ó÷åäéáóìÝíá, êáñôïõíßóôéêá èçëõêÜ ðïõ Ý÷ïõí ôõðùèåß ðïôÝ óå óåëßäåò comics. Ç ãñáììÞ êáé ôá ìåëÜíéá ôïõ åîáêïëïõèïýí íá åßíáé õðïäåéãìáôéêÜ êáèáñÜ, ìå êÜèå óåëßäá íá îåãåëÜ ìå ôï ðüóï áðëÞ ìïéÜæåé.

Ç éóôïñßá áõôÞ äéáêüðôåôáé, ðñïêåéìÝíïõ íá êÜíïõí êáé ôá Üëëá äõï áäÝëöéá ôï êïììÜôé ôïõò, êõñßùò ï Gilbert. Äõóôõ÷þò, äéáðéóôþíù, ãéá áêüìç ìéá öïñÜ, ðùò üôáí ï Gilbert áðïìáêñýíåôáé áðü ôï ÷ùñßï ôïõ Palomar êáé ôçí åîéóôüñçóç ôùí ðñïóùðéêþí äñáìÜôùí ôùí êáôïßêùí ôïõ, äåí ìáò ôá ëÝåé êáëÜ. Äéáôçñþ ìéá áñíçôéêÞ ðñïêáôÜëçøç, ãíùñßæïíôáò ðïëý êáëÜ üôé, ùò äçìéïõñãüò, ï Gilbert åßíáé éêáíüò íá äþóåé ðïëý ðåñéóóüôåñá áðü áõôÜ ðïõ ðñïóöÝñåé åäþ. ÌéêñÝò éóôïñßåò, ìå ýöïò ðïõ êéíåßôáé áðü ôï ÷áæï÷áñïýìåíï Ýùò êáé ôï artsy-fartsy, äåí åßíáé áñêåôÝò ãéá ìÝíá! Áí ìåôÜ áðü ôá ÷ñüíéá ðïõ ï Gilbert ðÝñáóå ÷ôßæïíôáò ôï Palomar êáé ôï áðßóôåõôï ðïëý÷ñùìï cast ôïõ, êïõñÜóôçêå áðü ôçí ðïëõðëïêüôçôá ðïõ ï ßäéïò åðÝëåîå, êáé áðïöÜóéóå íá áêïëïõèÞóåé Üëëïõò äñüìïõò Ýêöñáóçò, ôüôå ìðïñþ íá ðù üôé ôï óçìåñéíü, óáöÝóôáôá áðëïýóôåñï, äçìéïõñãéêü ôïõ ðñïößë, äåí êáôáöÝñíåé íá ìå áããßîåé. Ùò ó÷åäéáóôÞò, ðáñáìÝíåé áðü ôïõò êïñõöáßïõò ôïõ ÷þñïõ, áëëÜ áõôü äåí áñêåß ãéá íá ôïí åîéëåþóåé óôá ìÜôéá ìïõ.

¼óï ãéá ôçí éóôïñßá ðïõ ãñÜöåé ï Mario (o ôñßôïò êáé åëáöñþò... îå÷áóìÝíïò áäåëöüò) êáé ó÷åäéÜæåé ï Gilbert, ðñïôéìþ íá ìçí åðåêôáèþ óå êÜôé ðáñáðÜíù áðü ôï üôé ôç âñÞêá Üíïóôç êáé åíôåëþò humorless.

Äåí åßìáé óßãïõñïò ãéá ôï áí áõôÞ ç äõíáìéêÞ Ýíáñîç ìéáò íÝáò åðï÷Þò ãéá ôï LOVE AND ROCKETS, èá êáôáöÝñåé íá ðñïóåëêýóåé íÝïõò áíáãíþóôåò. ÁõôÞ ôç äïõëåéÜ ôçí êÜíïõí ðïëý êáëýôåñá ôá öñÝóêá reprints, ìå ôéò íÝåò éóôïñßåò íá áðïôåëïýí ðüëï Ýëîçò ãéá üóïõò Ý÷ïõí Þäç ðáñáäïèåß óôçí ìáãåßá ôùí Los Bros. Áêüìç êáé áí ï Ýíáò áðü áõôïýò ìáò áðïãïçôåýåé, êÜðùò, ôá ôåëåõôáßá ÷ñüíéá...

Êýñéå Gilbert, ìáò ïöåßëåôå Ýíá äõíáìéêü comeback!





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