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14-11-06 ESSENTIAL TALES OF THE ZOMBIE Vol. 1 ôïõ Ãéþñãïõ ×áôæçêùóôÞ Writers: Various Artists: Various Marvel Comics |
¼÷é Üëëá Zombies! Åßìáé fan áõôïý ôïõ ðáñáêëáäéïý ôïõ ôñüìïõ (êéíçìáôïãñáöéêïý Þ ìç), áëëÜ êÜðïõ ôï êáêü Ý÷åé ðáñáãßíåé -õðÜñ÷ïõí ðåñéóóüôåñá zombie comic áðü üóá ÷ñåéÜæïíôáé. ¼ôáí ìÜëéóôá Ý÷ïõìå íá êÜíïõìå ìå Ýíá åßäïò, óôï ïðïßï äåí äßíåé êáé ðïëëÝò åõêáéñßåò ãéá ðåéñáìáôéóìü êáé åîÝëéîç, ôüôå ç êáôÜóôáóç ìïéÜæåé áðåëðéóôéêÞ. ÐáñÜäïîïò, ôï óõãêåñéìÝíï ESSENTIAL ðïõ ðåñéëáìâÜíåé ôçí cult áõôÞ óåéñÜ, áðïôåëåß ìéá ëáìðñÞ åîáßñåóç. Ïé ëüãïé ðïõ ôï êÜíïõí íá îå÷ùñßæåé åßíáé áñêåôïß. Ï ðñþôïò áðü áõôïýò, åßíáé üôé áðïôåëåß ðñïúüí ôçò ÷ñõóÞò -ãéá ôçí Marvel- äåêáåôßáò ôùí 70's, ôüôå ðïõ ç Ýìðíåõóç Ýñåå áðü ôá ìõáëÜ ôùí äçìéïõñãþí. Áðü ìüíï ôïõ áõôü ÷áñáêôçñßæåôáé Ýíá ìåãÜëï credit, éêáíü íá ôñáâÞîåé ôá ðéï áíÞóõ÷á âëÝììáôá. Áêüìá äåí åßíáé ôï ðñïúüí êáëëéôå÷íþí, ðïõ Ý÷ïõí ìåãáëþóåé ëéþíïíôáò ôéò ãíùóôÝò zombie infested ôáéíßåò ôïõ Romero. ¼ôáí áõôç ç óåéñÜ åß÷å áñ÷éêÜ êõêëïöïñÞóåé, ç ðñþôç áðü áõôÝò (ç ìüíç ðïõ õðÞñ÷å ôüôå) äåí åß÷å ðÜñåé ôéò óçìåñéíÝò ìõèéêÝò ôçò äéáóôÜóåéò. Ç êáôåýèõíóç ðïõ áêïëïõèåß åßíáé ðéï ðáñáäïóéáêÞ êáé back to roots: âÜëôïé, ôåëåôÝò Voodoo êáé íåêñáíáóôÜóåéò, áíôß ãéá ìáæéêÝò åîáðëþóåéò åíüò öáíôáóôéêïý éïý ðïõ ìïëýíåé üðïéïí Üôõ÷ï âñåèåß óôï ðÝñáóìá ôïõ, óôáìáôþíôáò ôïí óöõãìü ôïõ êáé ïäçãþíôáò ôïí óå human meat only diet. Áí åßóáóôå ðñïóåêôéêïß, óßãïõñá èá ðñïóÝîáôå üôé óôï ôßôëï, ç ëÝîç zombie åßíáé óôï åíéêü, Üñá õðÜñ÷åé Ýíáò ðñùôáãùíéóôÞò- êáé ï Simon Garth åßíáé áõôüò. Ôï ðùò êáôÝëçîå íá êüâåé âüëôåò áíôß íá ðÜåé íá áíáðáõôåß óôïí ôÜöï ôïõ -üðùò áñìüæåé óå Ýíáí êáèþò ðñÝðåé íåêñü- åßíáé ìéá åíäéáöÝñïõóá éóôïñßá, ôñáâçãìÝíç áðü ôá ìáëëéÜ, ãåìÜôç camp fun. O Simon Þôáí ï "coffee king of New Orleans". Generally not a nice guy, äéáæåõãìÝíïò ðëÝïí, Ýìåíå ìå ôçí êüñç ôïõ óå ìéá ôáðåéíÞ Ýðáõëç. Ï êçðïõñüò üìùò åß÷å âÜëåé óôï ìÜôé ôçí íåáñÞ êïðÝëá, üôáí ôçí åßäå íá âïõôÜåé óôçí ðéóßíá ôóéôóßäé, Ý÷ïíôáò îå÷Üóåé íá öïñÝóåé Ýóôù Ýíá áðïêáëõðôéêü ìðéêßíé. O daddy öõóéêÜ êáé äåí åíÝêñéíå -üðùò êáé ç êüñç ôïõ (ï åðßäïîïò Romeo Þôáí øéëïëå÷ñßôçò)- êáé ÷åéñïäßêçóå åíáíôßïí ôïõ. Ï êçðïõñüò áðïöÜóéóå íá îåðëýíåé ôçí íôñïðÞ ìå ôçí êëáóóéêÞ ìÝèïäï ôçò åêäßêçóçò êáé ðñüóöåñå ôïí áíõðïøßáóôï Garth, ùò ðñþôï õëéêü óå ìéá ôåëåôÞ Voodoo. ¸ëá üìùò ðïõ ç éÝñåéá ôçò ôåëåôÞò, áðïäåß÷èçêå üôé Þôáí ç ãñáììáôÝáò ôïõ Sam, êáøïýñåìÝíç ìáæß ôïõ êáé üôáí ôïí åßäå, áíôß íá ôïí èõóéÜóåé, ôïí áðåëåõèÝñùóå. Ï Üôõ÷ïò ìåãéóôÜíáò ôïõ êáöÝ, äåí êáôÜöåñå íá ãëéôþóåé áðü ôç äïëïöïíéêÞ ìáíßá ôïõ åðßìïíïõ êçðïõñïý (arghh, êáêü áóôåßï) êáé áöïý ï äåýôåñïò ôïí îåðÜóôñåøå, "Ýðåéóå" ôçí êáøïýñá íá ôïí åðáíáöÝñåé óôç æùÞ, ùò zombie. Ìå ôçí ÷ñÞóç åíüò amulet, èÝôåé ôï reanimated êáé Üøõ÷ï ðëÝïí óþìá ôïõ ðñþçí áöåíôéêïý ôïõ, õðü ôïí Ýëåã÷ï ôïõ. Ç æùÞ (êáé ï èÜíáôïò) óôç New Orleans, ìüíï âáñåôÞ äåí åßíáé! Ìå áõôü ôï origin îåêéíÜíå ïé ðåñéðÝôåéåò ôïõ Simon Garth. ×Üñç óôï ôáëÝíôï ôùí Steve Gerber êáé Doug Moench (ðïõ õðÝãñáøáí ôá ðåñéóóüôåñá óåíÜñéá), ïé éóôïñßåò äåí åßíáé âáñåôÝò, üðùò èá ðåñßìåíå êáíåßò, äåäïìÝíïõ üôé ï ðñùôáãùíéóôÞò, ïýôå ìéëÜåé, ïýôå ëáëÜåé. ÓÞìåñá ï ôñüðïò ãñáöÞò ðïõ áêïëïýèçóáí, ìðïñåß íá öáßíåôáé áðáñ÷áéùìÝíïò. Âáóßæåôáé óå ðïëëÜ åðåîçãçìáôéêÜ captions áõôïý ðïõ âëÝðïõìå óôï panel, åíþ êáé äéÜëïãïé äåí åðéèõìïýí íá áêïõóôïýí "ñåáëéóôéêïß". Åðßóçò keep in mind üôé óôá seventies, ïé éóôïñßåò ôùí comics Þôáí ðéï compressed óå ó÷Ýóç ìå óÞìåñá, êáèþò êáé üôé êÜèå éóôïñßá, áðáéôåß ÷ñüíï ãéá ôçí áíÜãíùóÞ ôçò. Ôï highlight ôïõ comic áõôïý, äåí åßíáé Üëëï áðü ôï áðßóôåõôï black & white ó÷Ýäéï ôïõ Pablo Marcos, ðïõ åß÷å åðéìåëçèåß ôï ìåãáëýôåñï ìÝñïò ôùí éóôïñéþí. Ç ãñáììÞ ôïõ áðü ôçí áñ÷Þ Þôáí åîáéñåôéêÞ, ìå ôçí ðÜñïäï ôïõ ÷ñüíïõ åîåëß÷èçêå, êáèþò ôá layouts ôïõ Ýãéíáí ðéï ôïëìçñÜ. Ç ðïéüôçôá ôïõ äå, óôçí ÷ñÞóç öùôüò êáé óêéÜò, åßíáé ôÝôïéá ðïõ Ýíá ðéèáíü colouring, èá ôï õðïâßâáæå êáé ßóùò íá ôï êáôÜóôñåöå. Äåí ôï åß÷á áíáöÝñåé ìÝ÷ñé óôéãìÞò, áëëÜ ôï TALES OF THE ZOMBIE äåí ðåñéïñéæüôáí ìüíï óôéò ðåñéðÝôåéåò ôïõ Simon Garth. ÐåñéëÜìâáíå åðßóçò óýíôïìåò éóôïñßåò, ôüóï óôï êëáóóéêü ýöïò ôùí EC Comics ôùí 50's, üóï êáé óå Ýíá ðéï ãåíéêü óôõë (óå êÜðïéåò åìöáíßæåôáé êáé ï hyper-cult ÷áñáêôÞñáò Brother Voodoo), áíáëõôéêÝò êñéôéêÝò ôáéíéþí ôñüìïõ, èÝìáôá ðïõ áöïñïýí ôï Voodoo, êáèþò êáé äéçãÞìáôá (áíáñùôéÝóôå ôé åßäïõò;) - êáíïíéêü magazine, ìå ôá üëá ôïõ. Óå áõôÜ ôá ðáñáðÜíù, óõììåôåß÷áí êÜðïéïé "÷èåóéíïß" êáé "ôõ÷áßïé" üðùò ï Chris Claremont (óå ðñüæá êõñßùò), Marv Wolfman, Stan Lee, John Buscema, Tom Palmer, Dick Ayers, Gene Colan, Alfredo Alcala êáé ðïëëïß Üëëïé, äåí èá óáò êïõñÜóù üìùò êÜíïíôáò áíáöïñÜ üëùí ôùí ïíïìÜôùí ðïõ óõíáíôÜ êÜðïéïò óå áõôÝò ôéò óåëßäåò. Åãþ ðñïóùðéêÜ áðüëáõóá ôá üóá ðåñéÝ÷åé áõôü ôï ESSENTIAL, êáé ôï äéÜâáóá ó÷åôéêÜ ãñÞãïñá, ðáñÜ ôï ìåãÜëï üãêï ôïõ. Áí êáé åóåßò íïóôáëãåßôå ôï ðþò Þôáí êÜðïôå ôá comics ôñüìïõ, ìçí áãíïÞóåôå áõôÞ ôçí óõëëïãÞ. Áí äåí ôá Ý÷åôå ãíùñßóåé, ôüôå ôé ðåñéìÝíåôå; ÐëçóéÜóôå áõôü ôï reprint.ÂãÞêå áðü ôïí ñõðáñü ôÜöï ôïõ êáé óáò ðåñéìÝíåé... | |
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