Word: humors
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...first graphic novel. In spite of the Japanese title, author and main characters, "Four Immigrants" is completely American. First published in San Francisco (locus of the underground comix explosion 35 years later), Kiyama's book focuses on that fundamentally American experience - the life of the immigrant. Told with naturalism, humor and a sharp social conscience, it reads as a remarkable primary historical document with surprising resonances to modern times...
Though it delves into serious subjects, "Four Immigrants" always remains true to its comic strip nature, telling its stories with charm and good humor. Originally a bilingual text, dialogue spoken between Japanese characters appeared in Japanese, but any interaction with the "whiteys" has been written in the Pidgin English of the non-native speaker. A good deal of credit for the book's readability goes to its translator, Frederik L. Schodt, who has been writing about Japanese comics since the 1980s, and rediscovered "Four Immigrants." Wisely leaving the English as-is, Schodt makes the original Japanese dialogue seem natural without...
...novels that take place in the real world; while the strange dreamlands of The Sandman or the mutant-racism allegory of X-Men allow for beautiful artistic and narrative latitude, these books can refer to real-world issues only obliquely. Ex Machina, however, does it directly and with wry humor. Mitchell comments on the limits to his heroic powers: “People blame me for Bush in his flight suit and Arnold getting elected governor. But truth is…those things would have happened with or without...
Curtis, who personally returned a phone call asking for a comment on her Woman of the Year experiences, said their sense of humor sets the Pudding’s ceremonies apart...
...given the popularity of the Man and Woman of the Year awards—popularity founded on the awards’ history, humor, and uniqueness—the production on which the vast majority of Pudding members labor can sometimes be lost in the shuffle...