Before reading Yoshihiro Tatsumi’s gekiga…

December 13th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink

Often credited as the creator of the gekiga (dramatic pictures) genre of manga, Yoshihiro Tatsumi’s works are undoubtedly milestones, not just in manga, but in the genre of graphic narratives. While his collected anthologies are acknowledged to be ‘dark’, ‘noir’, and ‘heavy’ by just about every critique, few seem to acknowledge the context in which it was written. » Read the rest of this entry «

The Killer – Matz

November 17th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink

Of all the different genres out there, ‘Noir’ has been a long time favorite of mine. There’s something about gritty straight writing that I just can’t get enough of. From Miller’s Sin City to Brubaker’s Criminal, I’ve read and re-read them all. Joining that list now is The Killer.

The Killer (or ‘Le Tuer’, as it’s called in the original French) is the work of writer Matz and artist Luc Jacamon. A story of a professional assassin, The Killer is a dark narrative in the first-person by the hitman himself. » Read the rest of this entry «

Criminal – Ed Brubaker

November 15th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink

In Gotham Central, Brubaker explored the lives of regular cops in Gotham Cityand what it was like living under the shadow of Batman.

With the Criminal series, he goes one up. First off, there’s no Batman or any other superhero/vigilante. Second, it’s a story about crime from the criminal’s point of view. According to Brubaker, he wanted to portray “criminals who, as far as their morality goes, they steal, or kill, but they’re good people somehow anyway.”

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