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ôïõ Âáóßëç ÓÜêêïõ
02-03-07

An Astonishing Panorama Of The Endtimes

Ï Gary Panter ÷áñôïãñáöåß ôï ôáîßäé ôïõ Jimbo ðñïò ôïí ÐáñÜäåéóï êáé ôçí õðÝñâáóç, âëÝðïíôáò ôïí ßäéï ôïõ ôïí åáõôü, óå êÜèå óôñïöÞ, ðÜíù óôï üñïò ôïõ Êáèáñôçñßïõ. Ôï õìíïëüãéï ôïõ ÄÜíôç áíôéêáèßóôáôáé áðü ôá áëëüêïôá óðáñáîéêÜñäéá Üóìáôá ôïõ Tiny Tim êáé ôéò äáéäáëþäåéò, ç÷çôéêÝò áíáæçôÞóåéò øõ÷Þò ôùí Frank Zappa êáé Captain Beefheart. Ç äïìÞ ôùí ôñéáêïóßùí ôñéÜíôá óåëßäùí ôïõ JIMBO IN PURGATORY äåí åðéôñÝðåé ôçí áðüäïóç åýêïëùí ÷áñáêôçñéóìþí üðùò "ìåôáìïíôÝñíï êïëëÜæ áíáöïñþí" êáé ëïéðþí øåõäïáêáäçìáúêþí öáíöÜñùí. Ï Üíèñùðïò ðáëåýåé ãéá ôçí øõ÷Þ ôïõ êáé ôï áðïôÝëåóìá åßíáé åêèáìâùôéêü.

JIMBO IN PURGATORY: Being A Mis-Recounting Of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy In Pictures And Un-Numbered Footnotes

Writer/Artist: Gary Panter

Designer: Helene Silverman

Fantagraphics Books

¼ðùò ïõóéáóôéêÜ îåêáèáñßæåé êáé óôéò åíáñêôÞñéåò óçìåéþóåéò ôïõ ï Panter, ôï óõãêåêñéìÝíï ôïõ ðüíçìá áðïôåëåß Üëëï Ýíá êïììÜôé ôïõ ëïãïôå÷íéêïý ðáæë ðïõ Üñ÷éóå íá óõíôßèåôáé áðü ôçí ÈÅÉÁ ÊÙÌÙÄÉÁ ôïõ ÄÜíôç. Ôçí äéÜñèñùóç ôùí êáèïëéêþí ÷ñéóôéáíéêþí äïãìÜôùí ðïõ åðé÷åßñçóå íá êÜíåé ï ÄÜíôçò, áñãüôåñá, ï ÂïêêÜêéïò ðñïóðÜèçóå íá ðñïóáñìüóåé óôçí äéêÞ ôïõ áëëçãïñéêÞ, ëïãïôå÷íéêÞ áðüðåéñá, ôï ÄåêáÞìåñï. Ç ðïñåßá ôïõ áíèñþðïõ ðñïò ôçí èÝùóç êáé ç Ýííïéá ôçò õðÝñâáóçò óôá ðëáßóéá ôçò áíèñþðéíçò ýðáñîçò, áêïëïýèùò ÷áñôïãñáöÞèçêáí êáé ìå ìéá óõëëïãÞ éóôïñéþí áðü ôïí Geoffrey Chaucer, õðü ôïí ôßôëï CANTERBURY TALES. Ôüóï ï ÂïêêÜêéïò üóï êáé ï Chaucer, ìÝóù ôùí ðñïáíáöåñèÝíôùí Ýñãùí ôïõò, êáõôçñéÜæïõí ôç óôÜóç ôçò Åêêëçóßáò êáé ôçí åðéâïëÞ ôùí äïãìÜôùí ðïõ ôüóï ãëáöõñÜ áðåéêïíßóôçêáí áðü ôï åðéêü ðïßçìá ôïõ ÄÜíôç. Ï ôñüðïò ðïõ ïé óõããñáöåßò áõôïß óõíèÝôïõí ôá Ýñãá ôïõò, áíôáíáêëþíôáò óôïé÷åßá ðáëáéüôåñùí Ýñãùí óôéò óåëßäåò ôïõò, ãïÞôåõóå ôïí Panter, ï ïðïßïò êëåßíåé ôïí êýêëï áíáöïñþí óå ëïãïôå÷íéêÜ Ýñãá ðïõ áëëçëïôñïöïäïôïýíôáé ìå ôï FINNEGAN'S WAKE ôïõ Joyce (óôá ðëáßóéá ôïõ ïðïßïõ, ï Joyce "êõñéåýåôáé" áðü ôéò öùíÝò ðïëëþí, áðëþí áíèñþðùí, äçìéïõñãþíôáò Ýíá èçñéþäåò áìÜëãáìá ðïëõó÷éäïýò Ýêöñáóçò).

Ç öéëïäïîßá ôïõ Panter ìå ôï JIMBO IN PURGATORY åßíáé íá êáèñåðôéóèåß áõôü ôï óêÝëïò ôçò ÈÅÉÁÓ ÊÙÌÙÄÉÁÓ ìÝóá óôéò óåëßäåò ôïõ (ÊáèáñôÞñéï) ìå âáóéêü ÷áñáêôÞñá ôïí Jimbo (ìßá íÝá, ìåôáëëáãìÝíç åêäï÷Þ ôïõ Everyman) êáé ïäçãü ôïõ, áíôß ôïõ ðïéçôÞ Âéñãéëßïõ (ðïõ óõíïäåýåé ôïí ÐñïóêõíçôÞ, äçëáäÞ ôïí ßäéï ôïí ÄÜíôç) ôï parole robot ôïõ Jimbo, ïíüìáôé Valize. Ïé ðåñéçãÞóåéò ôïõò óå Ýíá Infotainment (üðùò ôï ÷áñáêôçñßæåé ï Panter) åðßðåäï ýðáñîçò åßíáé áõôÝò ðïõ èá ìáò áðáó÷ïëÞóïõí. Áõôüò ï êüóìïò Ý÷åé äçìéïõñãçèåß ìå ðñþôåò ýëåò, ëïãïôå÷íéêÝò áíáöïñÝò óå ðïéçôÝò êáé óõããñáöåßò üðùò ïé Milton, Chaucer, ÂïêêÜêéïò êáé Joyce ðáóðáëéóìÝíåò ìå Ýíá åðß÷ñéóìá sci-fi ëåêôéêïý êáé ïðôéêïý ëåîéëïãßïõ êáé èåìåëéùìÝíåò óå Ýíá áìéãþò øõ÷åäåëéêü ñïê ç÷çôéêü õðüóôñùìá. Ôï (êáé áõôïáíáöïñéêÜ) åðéêñéôéêü ýöïò ôïõ Panter ùò ðñïò ôéò áêáäçìáúêïý ôýðïõ ðñïóåããßóåéò óôçí äïõëåéÜ ôïõ, äéáöáßíåôáé êáé óôéò ìç áñéèìçìÝíåò õðïóçìåéþóåéò ôïõ, ïé ïðïßåò õðåíèõìßæïõí ðùò üóï ÷áïôéêÝò êáé áí öáíôÜæïõí ïé ðåñéðÝôåéåò ôïõ Jimbo, åíôïýôïéò ðáñáìÝíïõí ñéæùìÝíåò óôçí äéÜñèñùóç ôïõ (êáôÜ ÄÜíôç) Êáèáñôçñßïõ êáé ðþò ïé öáéíïìåíéêÜ áëëïðñüóáëëåò ëåêôéêÝò åêñÞîåéò ôùí ÷áñáêôÞñùí áêïëïõèïýí Ýíá óõãêåêñéìÝíï ìïôßâï óõññáöÞò áëëçëïóõíäåüìåíùí ëïãïôå÷íéêþí áíáöïñþí.

Ôï ãåãïíüò ðùò ï Panter Þôáí ï art director ôïõ PEE-WEE'S PLAYHOUSE èá ìðïñïýóå êÜëëéóôá íá ðñïúäåÜóåé ôïí áíáãíþóôç ãéá áõôü ðïõ èá åðé÷åéñïýóå óôá ðëáßóéá ôïõ JIMBO IN PURGATORY. ¸íáò óõíäõáóìüò live action, animation êáé ó÷åäüí áêáôÜëçðôïõ ÷éïýìïñ (ðïëëÝò öïñÝò âáóéóìÝíïõ óôçí óõññáöÞ pop culture references) ìå ôçí ç÷çôéêÞ óõíïäåßá ìïõóéêþí üðùò ï Dweezil Zappa êáé ïé Resident, ìåôáîý Üëëùí, ôï PLAYHOUSE Þôáí ôï áðüëõôá ôáéñéáóôü breeding ground ãéá ôéò ìåôÝðåéôá éäÝåò ôïõ Panter êáé áðïôÝëåóå, ôñüðïí ôéíÜ, ôï Bikini Island ãéá ôéò ðåéñáìáôéêÝò áðüðåéñåò åãêåöáëéêÞò ôÞîçò ôïõ.

Ôï üôé ïé ðåñéðÝôåéåò ôïõ Jimbo äåí áðïôåëïýí áðëÜ ìéá Üóêçóç ýöïõò Þ ìéá øõ÷ñÞ áðüðåéñá ãåöýñùóçò ôùí üñùí "trash" êáé "art" (ðïëëïß êñéôéêïß ðñïóðÜèçóáí íá öïñôþóïõí ìéá ôÝôïéá ôáìðÝëá óôïí Panter, ÷ñßæïíôáò ôïí åðßãïíï ôïõ Warhol), ãßíåôáé ðñïöáíÝò áðü ôçí áðëÞ áíÜãíùóç ôïõ ðáñüíôïò graphic novel. O Panter äåí åðé÷åéñåß íá "íïìéìïðïéÞóåé" êáëëéôå÷íéêÜ ôï Ýñãï ôïõ åíôÜóóïíôáò ôï óôá ðëáßóéá åíüò åõñýôåñïõ ëïãïôå÷íéêïý êáíüíá. Ïé áíáöïñÝò ôïõ (ëïãïôå÷íéêÝò Þ popular culture based) äåí ãßíïíôáé ìå äçìéïõñãéêÜ óôåßñï ôñüðï. Ôïõíáíôßïí, ï Panter öáßíåôáé ðùò èÝëåé íá áíáæçôÞóåé ôçí øõ÷Þ ôçò ßäéáò ôïõ ôçò äçìéïõñãéêÞò Ýêöñáóçò, äçìéïõñãþíôáò Ýíá êáìâÜ ðïõ óôçñßæåôáé ìåí óôï ôñéðüäé ìéáò óõãêåêñéìÝíçò ëïãïôå÷íéêÞò ðáñÜäïóçò, áëëÜ ðáñÜëëçëá åðé÷åéñåß áõôüöùôá ìéá ðñïóðÜèåéá äéåñåýíçóçò åñùôçìÜôùí ðïõ áöïñïýí ôçí äçìéïõñãéêÞ äéáäéêáóßá êáé ôá êßíçôñÜ ôçò, áëëÜ êáé ôïí ðñïóáíáôïëéóìü ôçò ßäéáò ôçò áíèñþðéíçò ýðáñîçò.

Ôï üôé ãßíåôáé áíáöïñÜ óôïí áëëüêïôï ôñïâáäïýñï Tiny Tim (áí ìðïñïýóå íá õðÜñîåé blueprint ãéá ìåëëïíôéêÞ ôáéíßá ôïõ Tim Burton, ç âéïãñáößá ôïõ Tiny Tim èá áðïôåëïýóå êåíôñéêü Üîïíá) êáé ôï üôé Ýíá äéêü ôïõ ôñáãïýäé ôáõôßæåôáé ìå ôïí ýìíï ðïõ ôñáãïõäÜ ìéá ïìÜäá áìáñôùëþí óôéò ñßæåò ôïõ âïõíïý ôïõ Êáèáñôçñßïõ (êáé ôáõôßæåôáé, óôï ìõáëü ôïõ ÄÜíôç, ìå ôçí áñ÷Þ ôçò áíüäïõ) áðïôåëåß Ýíá ðáñÜäåéãìá óõãêåñáóìïý pop culture reference êáé åõèåßáò ðáñáðïìðÞò óå óõãêåêñéìÝíï canto áðü ôç ÈÅÉÁ ÊÙÌÙÄÉÁ. Ïýôå Ýíá ôÝôïéï ðáñÜäåéãìá, ïýôå ç áðáñßèìçóç ìïõóéêþí (Hendrix, Elvis, Zappa ê.á.) ìðïñåß íá ìåôáäþóåé ôçí áßóèçóç êÜèáñóçò ðïõ ôåëéêÜ áíáäßäïõí ïé óåëßäåò ôïõ JIMBO. O ßäéïò ï Panter êáèéóôÜ óáöÝò ðùò äåí Ý÷ïõìå íá êÜíïõìå ìå ðñïóðÜèåéá åíôõðùóéáóìïý áëëÜ æùôéêÞ áðüðåéñá ëýôñùóçò. Åßôå ìÝóù ôçò áãÜðçò êáé áöïóßùóçò óå ìéá óìðáñáëéáóìÝíç ðáéäéêÞ áíÜìíçóç ìéáò Âåáôñßêçò (êáé ôç ëáíèÜíïõóá áßóèçóç åñùôéóìïý ðïõ ðçãÜæåé áðü áõôÞí), åßôå ìÝóù ôçò ðåñéÞãçóçò óå êÞðïõò ðïõ èõìßæïõí ôçí ÅäÝì (áí êáôïéêïýíôáí áðü ôï êáóô ôïõ FASTER PUSSYCAT, KILL! KILL!), ï Panter êáôáöÝñíåé íá ÷áñôïãñáöÞóåé Ýíá óçìáíôéêü ìÝñïò ôïõ ðïëéôéêïêïéíùíéêïý ðëÝãìáôïò, óôá ðëáßóéá ôïõ ïðïßïõ äçìéïõñãåß ìå åéëéêñßíåéá êáé Ýíôïíá óõíáéóèçìáôéêÝò (üóï êáé äáéäáëþäåéò) ðåñéãñáöÝò. Ôï ðüóï ìðïñåß íá ôáõôéóôåß êÜðïéïò ìå ôïí Jimbo óáöþò êáé ìðïñåß íá åîáñôçèåß êáé áðü ôï ðüóåò áðü áõôÝò ôéò áíáöïñÝò ìïéñÜæåôáé ìå ôïí Panter. Ãåãïíüò ðáñáìÝíåé, üìùò, ðùò óôá ðëáßóéá ôïõ ìÝóïõ ôùí comics, ìéá ôüóï áñéóôïõñãçìáôéêÞ êáé, åí ôÝëåé, óõíáéóèçìáôéêÜ Üìåóç (üóï ðïëýðëïêç êé áí öáíôÜæåé áñ÷éêÜ) ðñïóðÜèåéá, ïöåßëåé íá áðïôåëåß ðáñÜäåéãìá ðñïò (ãüíéìç ìå âÜóç ôá üóá ðñïáíáöÝñèçêáí) ìßìçóç.

 

MUSICA

ÐïëëÝò öïñÝò, frontmen óõãêñïôçìÜôùí Ýðáéñíáí ôï ñüëï ôïõ Everyman (âáóéêïý ÷áñáêôÞñá ïìþíõìïõ èåáôñéêïý ðïõ ðñÝðåé íá õðåñáóðéóôåß ìðñïóôÜ óôï Èåü ôçí ßäéá ôïõ ôç æùÞ) ðïõ ðñïóðáèåß íá äáìÜóåé ìéá ðëçèþñá óõíáéóèçìÜôùí êáé åñåèéóìÜôùí, ðñïêåéìÝíïõ íá åêöñÜóåé ìå ôñüðï áãíü êáé äõíáôü ôç óõëëïãéêÞ áýñá ôïõ áêñïáôçñßïõ ôçò åðï÷Þò ôïõ. ÄåäïìÝíùí ôùí óõíèçêþí êÜèå åðï÷Þò (êáé ÷ùñßò íá ôñáâÞîïõìå íïåñÞ ãñáììÞ ðïõ íá îåêéíÜ áðü ôïí Bon Scott, ãéá ðáñÜäåéãìá), áõôü ôïí êáéñü, Ýíáò ôÝôïéïò ëáìðñüò íÝïò åßíáé ï vocalist ôùí Ôhe Bronx, ïíüìáôé Matt Caughthran. Äå ìðïñþ íá ðñïóèÝóù ôßðïôá Üëëï ðáñÜ links:

http://www.thebronxxx.com/

êáé áêüìç ðéï óçìáíôéêü...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=dx00wlkdJU0

êáé
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-1S2lQxo5V8


Ïn that note, áðëÜ íá óçìåéþóù üôé ç óôÞëç Ýöôáóå ôï íïýìåñï 100. ÅëÜôå êáé ðÝóôå ôï ìïõ óôï COMICDOM CON êáé êåñíÜù. Ðáñåìðéðôüíôùò, åëÜôå. Èá ôá óðÜóïõìå. Ìotherfuckers, I need your blood!

"It ain't over 'til it's over". Hope that's enough "meta" for everyone!

 



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