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...pipe sticking out of a mouth that never opens, even when speaking. Tardi works in the classic French bandes dessinee style (a close match to the work of Japanese comix master Osamu Tezuka, incidentally) with near-photographic reproductions of backgrounds that the flat, "cartoonish" characters inhabit. The "Tintin" mysteries by Herge are the most famous example of this style, which Tardi updates with the more cynical eye of a newer generation. The themes are darker and so are the images...
...when she was in middle school. The story of moving around from empty movie theaters to dumpy motels ultimately becomes the story of being able to move on in one's life. On the opposite scale, R. Sikoryak pulls off another of his perfect-pitch satires, this time of Tintin, Herge's adventuring "boy reporter." "Prisoners of the Red Planet" finds Tim-Tim stranded on Mars where his can-do attitude encounters an untenable circumstance of radiation, insanity and death. "SPX 2003," with its wild variety of styles and stories by mostly unheard of artists, is like an AAA farm...
...Growing up in Quebec (the book first appeared in French as "Paul a un travail d'été") Michel Rabagliati had more exposure to French comix than American ones. Consequently his style looks more like Tintin than the X-Men. Called "bandes dessinées," or the "clear line" style, he uses big, simple outlines with a minimum of chiaroscuro shading -- perfect for a bright, outdoorsy story. Rabagliati has a wonderful knack for caricature. Paul, for example, is distinguished mostly by thick brush strokes over each dot of an eye, and three vertical lines of "scruff" on his chin...
...meaning, "This is absolutely unworthy of being on the list." High-scoring books would then be made nominees. Only four nominees garnered five fives: "Fleep" by Jason Shiga, for Best One-Shot (see review); "The Yellow Jar," by Patrick Atangan for Best Graphic Album -- New (see review); "Tintin: The Complete Companion," by Michael Carr for Best Comics-Related Publication; and Todd Klein for Best Letterer for his work on such books as "Promethea" (see review...
...Anyone who has ever read Hergé's Tintin will recognize Heuet's classically European "clear-line" style of drawing. Landscapes, architecture, dress, and ephemera are rendered in exacting detail while character's faces are left drastically simplified. It makes for wonderful atmosphere. Particularly with Veronique Dorey's exceptionally rich coloring, you feel totally immersed in this world...