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Tjong-Khing, The; Hartog Van Banda, Lo

 
9781683969556: Iris: A Novel for Viewers
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1683969553 ISBN 13 : 9781683969556
Editeur : Fantagraphics, 2024

Synopsis

Available for the first time in English, this
first-ever Dutch graphic novel is a tour-deforce
in all its 1960s psychedelic, pop art,
and playfully erotic glory.
The characters’ emotions drive the anti-capitalist,
dystopian narrative in Iris: A Novel for Viewers, the
earliest graphic novel produced in the Netherlands.
A young woman, Iris, has her heart set on a singing
career, and, despite her boyfriend Mark’s warnings, is
seduced by the capitalist producer, “dream lover M.G.”
He molds her into a megastar, which leaves Mark peddling
her merch: a life-sized Iris (sex) doll. Attempts
to rescue Iris come to nothing; all they accomplish is
allowing the dream lover to go on playing his games.
Thé Tjong-Khing’s Iris marks the peak of his career as
a comics artist. He and scriptwriter Lo Hartog van Banda
wanted to reach the socially motivated young people of the
late 1960s, who were growing up with comics and television.
Khing’s style here, drawn with virtuoso élan, shows
an affinity with his contemporaries, such as Guy Peellaert,
and Iris herself is reminiscent of Barbarella. This edition
includes an afterword by graphic designer and colorist
Rudy Vrooman, which provides fascinating context about
the historical and artistic significance of the work and its
restoration process.

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À propos de l'auteur

Thé Tjong-Khing (b.1933) studied for three years at art school in Bandung, Indonesia. In 1956, he came to the Netherlands, where he worked at the studio of the most celebrated Dutch cartoonist, Marten Toonder. Until the end of the 1960s, he mainly drew comics like the Arman & Ilva series; Iris (1968) is his zenith as a comics artist. Then followed a rich career as a children's book illustrator. Tjong-Khing has received many prizes for his work, including the Max Velthuijs Prize for his children's books.<br /><br />Comics scripter Lo Hartog van Banda (1916-2006) worked for Toonder Studios and wrote stories for the Lucky Luke series.<br /><br />Laura Watkinson is an award-winning literary translator with a particular interest in the unusual and the mysterious. Laura has worked in England, Scotland, Germany, and Italy, and she now lives in a tall, thin house on a canal in Amsterdam with her husband, their cat, and lots of shelves of great graphic novels.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Available for the first time in English, this
first-ever Dutch graphic novel is a tour-deforce
in all its 1960s psychedelic, pop art,
and playfully erotic glory.
The characters’ emotions drive the anti-capitalist,
dystopian narrative in Iris: A Novel for Viewers, the
earliest graphic novel produced in the Netherlands.
A young woman, Iris, has her heart set on a singing
career, and, despite her boyfriend Mark’s warnings, is
seduced by the capitalist producer, “dream lover M.G.”
He molds her into a megastar, which leaves Mark peddling
her merch: a life-sized Iris (sex) doll. Attempts
to rescue Iris come to nothing; all they accomplish is
allowing the dream lover to go on playing his games.
Thé Tjong-Khing’s Iris marks the peak of his career as
a comics artist. He and scriptwriter Lo Hartog van Banda
wanted to reach the socially motivated young people of the
late 1960s, who were growing up with comics and television.
Khing’s style here, drawn with virtuoso élan, shows
an affinity with his contemporaries, such as Guy Peellaert,
and Iris herself is reminiscent of Barbarella. This edition
includes an afterword by graphic designer and colorist
Rudy Vrooman, which provides fascinating context about
the historical and artistic significance of the work and its
restoration process.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Fantagraphics
Date d'édition
2024
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1683969553
ISBN 13 
9781683969556
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
160
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Buchpark GmbH
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