Hugues Micol GARIGARI
A silent graphic novel set in a mythic medieval Japan
In a medieval Japan populated by strange creatures, war between two clans threatens. To prevent things from escalating, a young ninja with extraordinary talents is tasked with infiltrating the opposing camp and seizing the arrow, the only clue to the accident that sparked the outbreak, exposing the traitor responsible for the crime to his own camp, and putting an end to the escalation... The world of GariGari precisely invokes the codes of chanbara, as found in the films of Akira Kurosawa, but distorted by the fantasized and absurd vision of a "micholian" Japan, populated by giant amphibians, mutant fish, and other anthropomorphic yokai; a long-standing source of inspiration for the author. The entirely silent narrative allows the eye to lose itself in these graphic interlacings and be struck by the dizzying framing of the aerial combat scenes. Hugues Micol once again reinvents his characteristic style by drawing his ambition from engraving, giving free rein to new and exhilarating visual impulses. A breathtaking graphic masterpiece!
Published by Editions Cornelius
France Import
Hardback
184 b/w pages
21.4 × 29 cm
A silent graphic novel set in a mythic medieval Japan
In a medieval Japan populated by strange creatures, war between two clans threatens. To prevent things from escalating, a young ninja with extraordinary talents is tasked with infiltrating the opposing camp and seizing the arrow, the only clue to the accident that sparked the outbreak, exposing the traitor responsible for the crime to his own camp, and putting an end to the escalation... The world of GariGari precisely invokes the codes of chanbara, as found in the films of Akira Kurosawa, but distorted by the fantasized and absurd vision of a "micholian" Japan, populated by giant amphibians, mutant fish, and other anthropomorphic yokai; a long-standing source of inspiration for the author. The entirely silent narrative allows the eye to lose itself in these graphic interlacings and be struck by the dizzying framing of the aerial combat scenes. Hugues Micol once again reinvents his characteristic style by drawing his ambition from engraving, giving free rein to new and exhilarating visual impulses. A breathtaking graphic masterpiece!
Published by Editions Cornelius
France Import
Hardback
184 b/w pages
21.4 × 29 cm
A silent graphic novel set in a mythic medieval Japan
In a medieval Japan populated by strange creatures, war between two clans threatens. To prevent things from escalating, a young ninja with extraordinary talents is tasked with infiltrating the opposing camp and seizing the arrow, the only clue to the accident that sparked the outbreak, exposing the traitor responsible for the crime to his own camp, and putting an end to the escalation... The world of GariGari precisely invokes the codes of chanbara, as found in the films of Akira Kurosawa, but distorted by the fantasized and absurd vision of a "micholian" Japan, populated by giant amphibians, mutant fish, and other anthropomorphic yokai; a long-standing source of inspiration for the author. The entirely silent narrative allows the eye to lose itself in these graphic interlacings and be struck by the dizzying framing of the aerial combat scenes. Hugues Micol once again reinvents his characteristic style by drawing his ambition from engraving, giving free rein to new and exhilarating visual impulses. A breathtaking graphic masterpiece!
Published by Editions Cornelius
France Import
Hardback
184 b/w pages
21.4 × 29 cm
