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Post by BubblesZine on Aug 27, 2022 13:09:39 GMT
I was curious what everyone thinks about the new Drnaso. I saw it at my local shop this week, hopefully some of yall have gotten a chance to read it. I obviously loved it, and think it's another level up.
Would love to hear your thoughts
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Post by andrewpilkington on Aug 27, 2022 22:33:53 GMT
Pre-ordered and eagerly waiting for it.
This promo video is awesome
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Post by BubblesZine on Aug 28, 2022 15:04:15 GMT
(I embedded the video for everyone)
I hadn't seen that video yet, pretty good! I wish all comics got this kind of insight. Hope d&q makes more of these!
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Post by awfulquiet on Sept 1, 2022 19:49:52 GMT
I picked it up today when we stopped at Winchester Book Gallery on the way home from vacation and they had it displayed prominently at the front of the store. That alone was cool to see in a shop where comics/graphic novels had a total of about one shelf of real estate, including the manga selection. It's much bigger than I pictured in my head, but it's a great looking book. Will dig into it this weekend and follow up with my thoughts.
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Post by awfulquiet on Sept 8, 2022 21:59:50 GMT
Just finished and it was great! I loved how it slowly unraveled... Never really knew where it was going but it was obviously well-planned from the start. Fun way to write the same characters a lot of different ways in different situations. Some compelling drama, mystery, action, and emotion. What more do you need?
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Post by CoffinTrick on Oct 2, 2022 4:49:38 GMT
Just picked it up from the library this morning and finished it in a few hours, so obviously a very engaging read. The main theme of the book seems to be alienation and how people cope with it (i.e. "how does one ACT?"). I'm going to have to think more on the ending, which I don't fully understand, but on the whole I found the book to be a very moving/haunting. If you've ever wanted to see the people in an airplane safety pamphlet experience and react to profound existential angst, this is the book for you.
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Post by disneyweirdness on Oct 11, 2022 0:35:53 GMT
My library copy just came in, only a few pages so far but very intrigued.
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Post by disneyweirdness on Oct 28, 2022 19:58:29 GMT
I read it, thought about it, read the reviews, and I still don't know how I feel about it. To me it seemed like it was speaking to our Covid Q Anon moment but I'm not sure what my takeaway is. TELL ME HOW TO FEEL
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Post by awfulquiet on Oct 29, 2022 23:22:16 GMT
I read it, thought about it, read the reviews, and I still don't know how I feel about it. To me it seemed like it was speaking to our Covid Q Anon moment but I'm not sure what my takeaway is. TELL ME HOW TO FEEL There's definitely a lot of paranoia and anxiety prevalent in the story.
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Post by arecomicsevengood on Oct 29, 2022 23:41:22 GMT
I wrote a thing whose publication is forthcoming so without spoiling it and just speaking in generalities I'll say - I think there's funny moments, the ending is probably unsatisfying, and I think the way the art "works" within the context of the stories Drnaso is telling makes his work difficult to love - the distance is deliberate but I think it's totally fair to not know how to feel about something that is "smart" but aesthetically uninviting.
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Post by arecomicsevengood on Dec 10, 2022 23:50:18 GMT
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Post by BubblesZine on Dec 11, 2022 4:50:54 GMT
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Post by GHO on Dec 18, 2022 4:04:08 GMT
just read it last week. I loved it. I was ambivalent at first because of the art, but once you start reading it the style really works and fades away to an extent. saying that I thought there were wonderful graphic moments, besides the panels that were supposed to be "intentionally pretty" or the splash pages, I found myself lingering on the scenes that were purely landscapes (with no characters) I thought his long flat vanishing points were amazing. it really gave me the feeling of walking behind a strip mall and seeing where suburbia meets nature. Especially those parts where lou chases the deer behind his job and really feels like a dog. The scenes of the class in the basement with all the ceiling tiles (loved that). I heard someone on the thick lines podcast saying how this is the "literary comic" of 2022 and how this is the book for the new york times crowd, while I agree with that. I think its a great comic that breaks up the medium and does things that not many other cartoonists are doing without reinventing the wheel. The fact that Dranaso has put out 3 books since 2016 is a feat in itself. this book graphically speaking feels miles ahead of Sabrina. saying all that I feel like the theme of this book was "So many questions, so little answers".
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Post by awfulquiet on Dec 31, 2022 3:24:20 GMT
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Post by andrewpilkington on Jan 2, 2023 12:49:51 GMT
Finally got around reading this today.
I was a little disappointed, I think?
Beverly is one of my favourite ever comics, Sabrina is great and this seemed just okay.
Drnaso's art is better than ever in Acting Class, and the story had some good moments (the monster child and the jail scenes stood out for me) but never really seemed to get going for me.
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