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Monsters! & Other Stories TPB
Published by: Dark Horse Comics
Released on: Jan. 15, 2014
Writer: Gustavo Duarte
Artist: Gustavo Duarte
Cover: Gustavo Duarte
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For fans of wordless comic stories such as the works of Sergio Aragones (who just so happens to write the forward in the book) comes the Brasilian artist Gustavo Duarte with three stories collected from published works in his home country. Dark Horse brings his tales to a wider geographic audience, and people in the states should definitely be aware of Gustavo's talent. Each story is vastly different from the other, and are plenty surreal but still keeping much needed coherence, since it's up to the reader to write his or her own script in their heads.
“Co!†is about a farmer trying to relax with some booze and some television, only to be abducted by aliens and then turned into a pajamas-wearing swine with chickens running amuck in his house. “Birds†tells of two birds that while at work find dead versions of themselves in the office and see The Grim Reaper waiting for them. Their attempts at trying to avoid their impending dooms fill most of the pages. The last one is “Monsters!â€, the longest of the stories, about three giant monsters who come up from the sea to pummel the city, only to meet opposition in the form of an old fisherman/bar owner.
Although it doesn't take very long to get through the book in a single sitting, it's a book that can be “read†over and over again, and remain as enjoyable as it was the last time you read it. Duarte's artwork is so incredibly eyeball pleasing with what seems to be partly a Looney Tunes/Chuck Jones influenced style. The man has his own style for certain; it just reminds this reader of certain Looney Tunes drawings. His clean and almost simplistic panels suck you right in, and your eyes can't help but dance all around and interpret his illustrations into words in your own head. And he likes to throw in some violence to boot, which is the only thing that keeps the “all ages†moniker from being slapped on this one. The violence is extreme in its content, but subtle in its delivery.
This is really fun stuff to pour through, and it made this reader want more. Sadly this book is only just over 150 pages but we'll take it. Here's to hoping more for another volume at some point soon. Gustavo Duarte's Monsters & Other Stories is definitely worth picking up.Posting comments is disabled.
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