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Blacksad
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Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido
Edward Kwan
, October 24, 2011
This is Dark Horse Comics' collection of the first three Blacksad stories, "Somewhere Within the Shadows," "Arctic Nation," and "Red Soul." Written by Juan Díaz Canales and with art by Juanjo Guarnido, the Blacksad stories are perfect anthropomorphic interpretations of the film noir and pulp detective genres. Set in the 1950s, the stories tackle race relations, the Red Scare, and abuse of power, wealth and privilege. John Blacksad, the protagonist, is a perfect depiction of the hard-boiled detective who never fails to solve a case. The stories are well-told, and the artwork is fantastic. Guarnido paints intricate, detailed worlds and the anthropomorphic interpretation of people as animals enhances the story rather than detracts from it. I greatly enjoyed this and cannot recommend it highly enough to anyone willing to accept the intersection of noir mystery and anthropomorphic imagery.
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Judevine Revised Edition
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David Budbill
Edward Kwan
, August 29, 2011
Between work and family and all the commitments we accumulate and have to serve, it seems like there's no time for poetry and little enough time to read. This collection of David Budbill's early poems shows that, while your time may be full, there is poetry all around you. There is poetry in the scenery and land around you, whether you live out in the forest, on a farm, or in town. More importantly, there is poetry in the people around you, in your work, and in those time-consuming commitments that you think keep you from poetry. If you can bring your head up to see the poetry, that is. David Budbill uses words and poems the way a painter uses colors and light. He paints a poetic canvas of the imagined community of Judevine, Vermont and its people. The people of the community are sharply realized with his images and descriptions. He describes not only a physical appearance, but also how the people fit into their community and how they feel about their relationships within the community. Budbill uses the dialect of eastern Vermont for some characters to make them more distinct and to fit them deeply into their setting. Gradually, through the book, the reader realizes that the poems tell their story over time and have a narrative arc which is the tale of the lives of the people of Judevine. By the end of the book, I felt that these were real people from a real place. The satisfaction of the book comes from watching those lives in all their good and bad. Good and bad things happen to the characters. They live and die; they marry and divorce; they do good things, bad things, and indifferent things; they fight and love. In telling these tales to us through poetry, Budbill distills the stories to their most refined essentials and crispest images. I very much recommend the poems and book to anyone wanting to find real poetry in life.
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