Night Fisher
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.65 (707 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1435260414 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The rumors say it's hard drugs, and Loren suspects that Shane has left him behind for a new group of friends. Now, with the end of high school just around the corner, his best friend, Shane, has grown distant. It is at once an unsentimental portrait of that most awkward period between adolescence and young adulthood and that rarest of things: a mature depiction of immature lives. Visually, Johnson captures the languid tropical climate and strip mall tackiness of Hawaii in a rich chiaroscuro style reminiscent of Milton Caniff combined with the sensual ink work of Paul Pope or Jessica Abel. Kikuo Johnson has created an intimate and compelling graphic novel-length drama of young men on the cusp of adulthood. 2006 Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award Winner; 2006 Harvey Award Winner, Best New Talent. What sets Johnson's drama apart is the naturalistic ease with which he explores the relationships of his characters. Black-and-white comics throughout. First-rate prep school, S.U.V., and a dream house in the heights: This was the island paradise handed to Loren Foster when he moved to Hawaii with his father six years ago. An intimate, compelling drama of young men on the cusp of adulthood. Johnson explores his characters' relat
Sean M. Ragan said Sweet but short. This is a beautiful little book. My only complaint is that it seems to end abruptly, as if the artist and writer simply became exhausted and could not go on. Which would be understandable, given the remarkable effort that must have gone into what work there is. Besides the moving story, I learned a lot about Hawaii that I never knew, which seems to have been part of the point. Mainlanders imagine Hawaii as a kind of fabulous wealthy paradise filled with retired pediatricians. This book gives the lie to that idea. In many ways we empathize with the protagonist's desire to escape the cookie-cutter. Night Fisher A. Alba Drawn with sweeping black brush strokes, this "comic book novella" is done completely in absence of color. This, however, helps to magnify the tone of the story and brings a subtle heaviness to the work. The artwork itself is excellent--just check out that beautiful cover. Johnson does a great job conveying characters' moods and emotions through angles, posture, and facial expressions. There is also a fantastic level of detail drawn into the local flora, as plants and agriculture play an important metaphoric role in the story. Another notable aspect is the use of black and white space: character. A Haole's Hawaiian Coming of Age Set on Maui, Johnson's debut graphic novel is told entirely from the perspective of Loren, a haole (white) high-school senior whose family relocated from Boston five years ago. Loren is a slightly awkward, mild-mannered, straight-A AP student at a the local elite prep school (which appears to be modeled after Seabury Hall, one of Maui's three prep schools). He's slowly drifted apart from his best (and apparently only) friend Shane, who has abandoned their midnight fishing excursions in favor of hanging out on the "wrong" (ie. Filipino) side of the island to smoking batu (crystal meth) with a 30-
An exciting debut from a talent to watch. The bold, high-contrast artwork includes some smart experimental touches: we see most of the story from Loren's point of view: whatever's in the panel (including him) is what he's thinking about. Johnson's storytelling is clear and masterful, and his characters' body language says as much about them as their words. (Nov.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. From Publishers Weekly Johnson's first graphic novel has a force and elliptical grace that suggests he's been drawing comics and writing fiction for much longer than he really has. The story has more to do with psychological intricacies than with plot: Loren Foster, a private school student and son of a dentist, is in his fina