Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
A broken artist has to explain the Afghan Constitution to the overwhelmingly illiterate population through comic books featuring the adventures of a war orphan. He has about 24 hours to catch up on the history, politics, customs, problems, and the Constitution of a country he knows nothing about. Also, Kabul is kinda freaky - people get kidnapped, it's cold as hell, and the threat of violence is omnipresent. Wild brilliantly explores the differences between the Afghan cultures around him and his own, as he and his friends crash an Ashura celebration and are certain they're done for, only to end up on a balcony drinking tea and musing on the differences between Christian Easter egg hunts and Islamic penance.
Synopsis
It's 2005. Nicolas Wild is a French cartoonist. He's broke and about to be homeless. He's a man without a plan. That is until destiny shows up in his email box: a paid job... In Afghanistan
In his graphic Travelogue series, Nicolas Wild brilliantly explores the differences between the Afghan cultures around him and his own, as he and his fellow expat friends crash Asura celebrations, avoid the afterlife and muse on the differences between Christian Easter egg hunts and Islamic penance.
Synopsis
A satirical autobiography about a young Frenchman and his hilarious, yet poignant, adventures in the heart of the Middle East. It's 2005. Nicolas Wild is a French cartoonist. He's broke and about to be homeless. He's a man without a plan. That is until destiny shows up in his email box: a paid job... In Afghanistan
In his graphic Travelogue series, Nicolas Wild brilliantly explores the differences between the Afghan cultures around him and his own, as he and his fellow expat friends crash Asura celebrations, avoid the afterlife and muse on the differences between Christian Easter egg hunts and Islamic penance.