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Drawn & Quarterly Showcase: Book Two (Bk. 2) Paperback – June 1, 2004
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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
The second volume in Drawn & Quarterly's ongoing young cartoonists' showcase features three stories from three very different artists. All share an interest in the mysteries possible in even the most mundane of life's events. Finnish cartoonist Pentti Otsamo has the longest entry, a ponderous tale of a newly transplanted adolescent boy in a middle-class Dutch suburb. Two pets are lost and an odd reunion occurs, but the story eventually just peters out, its cool veneer and competent, streamlined cartooning unable to hold a heavier symbolic burden. The second entry, by American cartoonist Jeffrey Brown, is a switch from Brown's usual autobiographical tales, as what begins as a "true" story quickly veers into fantasy, with a disquieting, David Lynch–like mystery at its center. Brown is trying something ambitious here, weaving his workaday life into a fantasy, but ultimately comes up short, unable to make all the story threads come together to create a larger narrative meaning. Erik De Graaf, of the Netherlands, contributes the book's shortest and best story, an oddly affecting tale of a child's stay on his grandparents' farm. Like the other two stories, this one has a slight mystery and the death of an innocent, but De Graaf's nocturnal artwork and sharp writing carry the day. While flawed, this showcase delivers strong ideas and solid talent.
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From Booklist
The second volume of alternative-comics publisher Drawn & Quarterly's Showcase series, which features a few up-and-coming talents at a time, demonstrates an international perspective. Finland's Pentti Otsamo depicts a young boy's attempts to make friends after a move to a new town, juxtaposing his failing efforts with the struggles to reach out of an equally alienated adult neighbor. Dutch artist Erik De Graaf offers an autobiographical tale of a visit to his grandparents' rural home, where he learned the fine distinction between pets and food. Chicagoan Jeffrey Brown progresses beyond his usual self-lacerating, navel-gazing relationship stories with a skewed murder mystery drawn in the same disarmingly offhand style that distinguishes Clumsy (2002) and Unlikely [BKL O 1 03]. Otsamo's and De Graaf's illustrations are slicker than Brown's but equally simple, and all three artists' unadorned styles, enhanced by the effective use of duotones, mask subtle storytelling. Their skill with sensitive subject matter and the universality of their concerns should make many eager for more of their work. Gordon Flagg
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