Daytripper
Written by Fábio Moon
Art by Gabriel Bá
2011
Available now from Islington Libraries
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Life is full of possibilities. This is a comic that dives into how those possibilities can play out over the course of the lifetime of one man: obituary writer Bras de Oliva Domingos. And if his occupation didn't tip you off already: it's also very much concerned with what happens when life - inevitably - comes to an end. From the Brazilan twins Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá (nope - I don't know why they have the same surname) Daytripper is an unhurried ambling comic - content to take things at it's own pace - taking in all the small details and quiet moments that slowly come to combine and build a human being. The artwork effortlessly conjures up the sensations, heat and inter-mingling of cultures that makes up Brazilian life and while the narration sometimes maybe is a little bit too ponderous for it's own good - it's does touch upon many different tender spots of love, loss and heartbreak.
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Links: Comics Journal Review, Are You A Serious Comic Book Reader Review.
Further reading: Demo, The Umbrella Academy, Blankets.
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