There are strange ways in which technology helps you out. For a while I have been looking at the Akira series of manga in Amazon. The movie was amazing and it has earned its space on my bedroom wall. Now, while contemplating about the purchase a wonderful suggestion was thrown out by the Amazon sales algorithm.
Emmanuel Guibert.
The first thing I do whenever a new name pops up is rely on Google which inevitably points to Wikipedia. But to my surprise there was no article there. That’s strange I thought but could manage to find some information and decided to put up an article myself in future.
Well, the first book (graphic novel) by Emmanuel which I read was Alan’s War. It’s awesome. The storyline ain’t mind crushingly spectacular but it deserves credit for being honest (sort of WYSIWYG) and simple and wonderfully represented by the author. Kudos have to be given to both the source and the creator.
Its about the life of a G.I and how he handles the war and its effects on him and so on. The interesting part is that he does not wear full metal jackets or save privates named ryan and stuff, in fact the only cut or bruise he sustained was by falling from a farmhouse loft. But the beauty is in the way he sees and remembers the forks in his journey.
The journey which is wondefully put on paper using a very riveting method. Check out the clip below to get an idea.
Every box in every page is very quaint. I guess it appeals to me coz I like this style of graphic but it sure is amazing.
I won't divulge more on it just to avoid a spoiler alert sort of tagging of this article, so check it out yourselves.
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