Wednesday, May 14, 2008
casanova 14
Today I bought the final issue of the second arc of Matt Fraction's awesome Casanova series. If Fraction's to be believed, this will be the last Casanova issue we see for possibly a year or more.
If you're one of my readers that cares about comics (a small handful of you) and who bothers to pay attention to the things I say (an even smaller handful) then you know Casanova is my favorite comic book being published these days, possibly my favorite ever.
The second arc, Gula, started out as one that was a little tough for me to get into at first. There was a change in art, tone, and pacing from the first arc. Eventually it all fell together for me, though, and I came to enjoy it almost as much as I did the first arc.
Today's issue, issue 14, is something I'm going to be sitting with for a while.
The issue has a pretty big surprise reveal towards the end, that somehow I pegged a few issues out. When the idea popped into my head I kind of dismissed it. There was no way Fraction would make such a potentially messy move with his lead character. There was no way he would go so far against action-hero type. So imagine my surprise, and to some degree delight, to find out I was correct (even if I hadn't quite pegged the why of it all).
Like I said, I'll be sitting with this one for a while. It's got a lot of emotional nuance that I imagine will reveal itself more fully as I re-read it a few times.
Also, I'm not the only person really affected by this book. A writer over at Comic Book Resources has proposed that Casanova might be the first really important comic book of the 21st century. I know how that sounds, but he makes some really good points.
Also, Fraction printed a Casanova playlist in the back of the last issue that corresponds with different pages in the story. Comments he's made on the internet lead me to believe he may upload it to Muxtape at some point - but I don't know that for sure. Here are the tracks, minus his explanations for why they're included:
Paper Planes - M.I.A.
Young Folks - Peter Bjorn and John
You Only Live Once - The Strokes
The Beat That My Heart Skipped - Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip
Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie
7 Stars - The Apples In Stereo
Woke Up New - The Mountain Goats
Evil Will Prevail - The Flaming Lips
Six Days - DJ Shadow
River Deep, Mountain High - Ike and Tina Turner
To Catch A Thief - Lovage
She Will Only Bring You Happiness - McLusky
Taxman - the Beatles
Execution Day - The New Pornographers
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If you're one of my readers that cares about comics (a small handful of you) and who bothers to pay attention to the things I say (an even smaller handful) then you know Casanova is my favorite comic book being published these days, possibly my favorite ever.
The second arc, Gula, started out as one that was a little tough for me to get into at first. There was a change in art, tone, and pacing from the first arc. Eventually it all fell together for me, though, and I came to enjoy it almost as much as I did the first arc.
Today's issue, issue 14, is something I'm going to be sitting with for a while.
The issue has a pretty big surprise reveal towards the end, that somehow I pegged a few issues out. When the idea popped into my head I kind of dismissed it. There was no way Fraction would make such a potentially messy move with his lead character. There was no way he would go so far against action-hero type. So imagine my surprise, and to some degree delight, to find out I was correct (even if I hadn't quite pegged the why of it all).
Like I said, I'll be sitting with this one for a while. It's got a lot of emotional nuance that I imagine will reveal itself more fully as I re-read it a few times.
Also, I'm not the only person really affected by this book. A writer over at Comic Book Resources has proposed that Casanova might be the first really important comic book of the 21st century. I know how that sounds, but he makes some really good points.
Also, Fraction printed a Casanova playlist in the back of the last issue that corresponds with different pages in the story. Comments he's made on the internet lead me to believe he may upload it to Muxtape at some point - but I don't know that for sure. Here are the tracks, minus his explanations for why they're included:
Paper Planes - M.I.A.
Young Folks - Peter Bjorn and John
You Only Live Once - The Strokes
The Beat That My Heart Skipped - Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip
Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie
7 Stars - The Apples In Stereo
Woke Up New - The Mountain Goats
Evil Will Prevail - The Flaming Lips
Six Days - DJ Shadow
River Deep, Mountain High - Ike and Tina Turner
To Catch A Thief - Lovage
She Will Only Bring You Happiness - McLusky
Taxman - the Beatles
Execution Day - The New Pornographers
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