A COMIC THAT MADE YOU CRY | Day 16 of 31 DAYS OF COMICS!
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- čas přidán 23. 06. 2024
- In this episode, the latest installment of 31 Days of Comics, I talk a little bit about what Nick Abadzis' Laika, with its unique blend of fact and fiction, asks us to examine, and how it earns its tears without ever resorting to cheapness.
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This comic made me weep buckets but one of the loveliest things about is that it never feels manipulative in the way that a lot of content featuring dogs does. Perfect music choice for this video btw!
Your judgement is biased, madam. But I thank you for it nevertheless.
This comic was not on my radar but after that beautiful summary about what I'm particular elicited an emotional reaction from you and how this transcends the "sad story about an animal" genre to use the animal as a focal point about the human decisions that went into it, LAIKA certainly is now. Thank you for this wonderful breakdown
Thank you - so glad you enjoyed the video!
This book has an interesting bifurcation amongst people who have not read it. Either they could think this is a only-for- kids, Disneyfied and sanitized version of the real story, or they could think it is a stream of constant misery and suffering.
I'd been through both expectations myself, but why I really encourage people to seek it out and read it for themselves is because of complicated and complex it is in its questioning, while still being such clear and direct comics in its execution. If you ever get to take a look, I'd love to know what you thought of it.
My answer lacks any of the poetry or analyse of your brilliant video, but is as honest an answer as I can think of. The end of Y the Last Man with Yorick and Ampersand saying goodbye had me in buckets, before I'd even read the rest of the series and then reading it again later at the end reading it all hit me even harder.
If I hadn't used it already (I think) I'd have gone for the final Calvin and Hobbes strip as that one I cry at a perfect ending told beautifully. It fills me with all the joy of the time we shared together, its a real bitter sweet moment.
The grape scene was definitely on the 'shortlist' for me!
Oddly, the final Calvin and Hobbes strip didn't make me tear up, even as I knew it was ending in front of my eyes; and I have never quite put my finger on why. Maybe because I never thought of the strips as having a 'sequence' through time, so they have no beginning and no end? I need to think about that some more...
Now I've said that I'm quietly stunned that I didn't go for Barefoot Gen. Which is just achingly painful at times.
I was almost brought to tears hearing you talk about it. Poor pup 😢
Poor pup indeed!
Same here. It looks like a great book but I do not want to read it.
@Idleanimator I get that, really.
All I can say is that it isn't 'misery porn', it isn't about nonstop cruelty and nothing else; it's a lot more contextualized, a lot more thorough in its questions and sympathies, spends a lot of time with the humans and the politics, and is of the most layered works of comics I've read.
@@ftloc Well the last comic I finished reading was Jimmy Corrigan so I need something to cheer me up now. I'm much more inclined to pick up something like Mr Invincible than this :)
Thank you so much again for this video and for widening my view on comics. This book passed through my hands a few times and every time it didn't make ik to the cash register. My pick is Three Shadows by Cyril Pedrosa. Just like you, I did not shed a tear just because a young boy died. But what did break me up in tears was the fact that the boy made peace with his destiny and the way he comforted his heartbroken father.
I love Three Shadows, and the parents at the end is one of the most simultaneously heartbreaking and joyous pages I have read ...
In case you do ever get to reading Laika, I'm sure you know you have to let me know what you thought of it! 😊
That art looks gorgeous. I generally find it difficult to read these sorts of things but I think I'll have to track this down regardless! Lovely video.
Thank you; I'm thrilled you liked the video, and do let me know if you ever get to read the book!
@@ftloc Of course! Looking forward to the rest of the "31 Days" videos
I adore your videos - and this is no exception, fantastic work - thank you!
Thank you so much! I'm thrilled and you've put a smile on my face!
@@ftloc Your video (more than one actually!) on Bone convinced me to get it, and I have loved it so far! Just going into the final quarter, so thank you for introducing me!
Let me know what you think of the whole thing when you finish!
I had only one option for this. These feeling thingies are restricted to Finns by very tight annual quota from government. Overuse of emotions also leads to subtraction from the next years quota. This, of course, makes sense to anyone reading this.
Having said that after last years health issues I realized it's all BS. And I just happened to read Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck. Scrooges journey from ambitious and happy youngster to cheap(and even bitter) person would have been enough for tear jerker. But it was the unexpectedly well crafted love story weaving it's way through it all that finally broke my cool. I learned to read with duck stories and those adventures are part of who I am. But I was never ready for the depth of emotions Don Rosa was able to bring to characters that I always considered "ready" and unchanging.
Lovely encapsulation of something that may get overlooked unfairly. And of course, national quotas notwithstanding, works by themselves aren't enough - it is always us, and where we are as readers, that catalyze not just this but every category in 31 Days of Comics!
A comic that made me cry is the ending of Cosey’s two album series A trip to Italy! One of the most heart breaking conclusion in comics history, for me! Published in english in black and white by Dark Horse in their anthology Cheval Noir.
Has that been collected somewhere else, do you know? Cheval Noir issues seem hard to find, and the Tardi and Van Hamme stories etc seem to have their own editions, which is what I usually get.
@@ftloc I don’t think so. The only english translations of Cosey’s work are to be found in Cheval Noir.
Any chance you would consider posting videos on a more frequent basis? I love your channel and really enjoy the topics and books your discuss
Thank you so much!
I'd love to post more often, and I discussed this in some recent videos about my approach, Patreon etc.
The basic truth is, I need to better organized I need to be better with editing, which takes me a long time...
I often abandon videos because I don't like how they're turning out and don't want to 'half ass' it, so another thing I need to work on is to be less precious and pretentious about the whole thing! 😁
Stay tuned to see how I do, and I hope you find plenty in the back catalogue to enjoy! Cheers!
I'll have to keep an eye out for this, it sounds fascinating!
It's one of the finest! If you do get to check it out, I'd love to know what you thought of it!
@@ftloc I'll be sure to let you know
- My favorite comic: Nausicaa of the valley of the wind by Hayao Miyazaki
- A comic to reccomend to anyone: Peanuts by Charles Schulz
- A great adaptation: 1984 by Fido Nesti
- A great love story: A taste of chlorine by Bastien Vivés
- My first comic pursued: Dampyr (various artists - italian comic series)
- Nonfiction comic: Pyongyang by Guy Delisle.
- Confort comic: Tin Tin by Hergé
- Gorgeous comic: Castle in the stars by Alex Alice
- A comic that blew my mind: V for vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd
- The most beautiful scene: A sea of love by Wilfrid Lupano
- An old comic I've loved: The Eternaut by Oesterheld
- A great holiday comic: Your Wish Is My Command by Deena Mohamed
- A great plot twist: The labyrinth by Simon Stålenhag
- Loved it. Never reading it again: Cato Zulù by Hugo Pratt
- A comic that made my face hurt: Rat-Man by Leo Ortolani
- A comic that made me cry: Wrinkles by Paco Roca
I was deeply touched by this work. I think Paco Roca was really able to greatly explore the drama of people who suffer from Alzheimer's and their progressive psychological collapse. Everyrhing is told with humor and the story is so melancholic and heartbreaking.
My very first Paco Roca, and Twists of Fate notwithstanding, I think it remains my favourite.
Bonus: it could also work as the previous Day of Comics pick - A Comic That Made Me Smile!
Angshuman I bought this comic on your recommendation and till date it remains one of the best comics that I have read. On the surface it seems that the trope of depicting atrocities on a mute animal is cliche and would elicit an easy emotional response. But the layering of this comic with the dilemma that surrounds the humans involved is what made this a tear jerker for me.
Not to forget the multiple variant endings. Truly an incredible read and I must thank you for recommending the same.
The human dilemma is a wonderful way to express it!
The alternate endings I believe were included for the 10th anniversary edition, which coincides with a different publisher taking it over from First Second.
They take a little bit of the sting off, don't they 🙂?
@@ftloc Yes. They do but I always appreciate an attempt at a happy ending.
The book that got me when i was a kid and still sticks with me is the Daredevil story, Sometimes even Heroes fail - from Marvel Fanfare #7.... what is it about dogs in literature?
Animals, like children, feel helpless and trusting I think, transferring any 'blame' outside of them. This lets stories use them as a stand in for innocence, which allows for built-in power coming from the reader's associations.
The thing is, this can so easily be manipulated - by which I mean the author depending completely on what the reader brings with them.
As I get older, that craft and skill distinction pleases me more! 😁
I would also like to see videos on the works of junji ito or other mangaka.
I read the manga version. Made me sad. I think it was called "the moon below" or something like that.
I'd be curious to take a look, but I can't find anything by that name!
@@ftloc even I couldn't find it now. I will do some search and let you know if I happened to find it.
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I have two pets whom I adopted almost a decade ago; I can relate about this story, God's biggest mistake ~ creation of the human race
I see why people say that ...
Clumsy by Jeffrey Brown. The story of a long distance relationship disolving in front of my (and the protagonists) eyes. The futility of struggling to keep it together and the drawing style that deceived me to feel like the story was a diary that unravelled while I was reading were an unbearable slow motion punch in the face
16 - made me cry: Clumsy - Jeffrey Brown
15 - made me smile: The Super-Duel in Space (Action Comics #242) - Otto Binder/Al Plastino
14 - Never reading it again: Schizo #4 - Ivan Brunetti
13 - great plot twist: Why Don't You Love Me? - P.B. Rainey
12 - great holiday comic: A Very British Affair. The Best of Clasic Romance Comics
11 - old comic you love: H. Kurtzmann's MAD - The usual gang of idiots
10 - most wonderful scene: Rite of Spring (Swamp Thing #34) - Moore/Bissette/Totleben/Wood
9 - comic that blew your mind: From Hell - A.Moore and E.Campbell
8 - gorgeous comic : Acme Novelty Library HC - Chris Ware
7 - comfort comic : Peanuts - Charles Schultz
6 - nonfiction comic to recommend to people who don't do nonfiction : Andre The Giant: Life and Legend - Box Brown
5 - first comic series pursued : Asterix
4 - great love story : Ethel and Ernest - Raymond Briggs
3 - great adaptation from another medium : City of Glass - David Mazzucchelli and Paul Karasik
2 - comic to recommend to anyone : Fred The Clown - Roger Langridge
1 - favorite comic : 2000AD
Jeffery Brown has always seemed like an author making stories 'just for me' , even though our experiences are so far apart. It's definitely his honesty and skill in presenting raw and human moments with humour and empathy that makes him feel like the best of the 'confessional' style, at least for me!