Issue: #3
Release: Spring 2000
Writer and Artist: Anders Nilsen
Store: Drawn & Quarterly (Montreal, Quebec)
Big Questions is a comic about animals who talk and people who don't. The story follows a group of songbirds in their daily adventures and philosophical conversations. The human characters are a woman and her son? grandson? The artwork is minimalist, yet engaging.
My scavenger hunt was pretty straight-forward: find single-issue comic books off the rack with titles starting from A-Z. Go check out the rest of the participants in this year's A-Z challenge. The official site is here.
This reminds me of one of my daughter's Barbie movies called "Island Princess" where the animals can talk!
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I'm guessing this one runs a bit darker than Island Princess but perhaps I'm selling Barbie short.
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DeleteCool, I don't know much about comic books, so this is interesting. Enjoy the A to Z!
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DeleteWhat a great Theme.
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DeleteCool cover! I'm unfamiliar with comic books other than superheroes and Archie, LoL.
ReplyDeleteHappy A to Z-ing! from Laura Marcella @ Wavy Lines
There's a lot of great stuff out there. The Drawn & Quarterly store in Montreal has led us in some fascinating directions. They're online: www.drawnandquarterly.com.
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Very neat. I am sure I am going to see a lot here that I never knew about.
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I hope so. I managed to avoid both DC and Marvel entirely. Some will be relatively familiar, though.
DeleteCool idea to have the animals speaking and the humans not.
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I like it, too. Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteI looked up the artwork and some of it is pretty strange, but then again, I like strange. (:
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If you like strange, just wait until tomorrow! Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteOh! I might just have to go find this & bring it home. Next time I'm in Powells book store.
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DeletePortland. It's been years since I've been there but it rivals The Tattered Cover in Denver.
DeleteBoth sound wonderful.
DeleteIf you keep coming up against this fascinating stuff completely by random, I need to go where you shop...
ReplyDeleteThey're not all winners. I've tried to eliminate judgmental statements from the posts as possible, figuring not everyone's tastes are the same as mine. That said, I've certainly liked some better than others.
DeleteYou should definitely go where I shop. Drawn and Quarterly in Montreal is downright awesome. They're online, too: www.drawnandquarterly.com.
Big Questions reminds me of Edward Gorey. Victorian goth. nice find!
ReplyDeleteI can see that. My wife really likes Gorey.
DeleteGorey indeed! This one sounds very intriguing!
ReplyDeleteIt's not bad - not good enough for me to seek out further issues but not bad.
DeleteI know lots of people who shouldn't be able to talk.
ReplyDeleteWell played...
DeleteI love this theme! Comic books were part of our growing years. Wish we had kept them.
ReplyDeleteThere's such wonderful variety these days - if you know where to look. No reason you couldn't give them another try, Susan!
DeleteI'm not a fan of comic books, but this actually sounds like one I would enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI hope you'll check it out. Thanks for visiting!
DeleteThat certainly doesn't look like a depiction of "Astrophysics."
ReplyDeleteAnd I'll admit, I have no idea how astrophysics pertains the story - simply an issue title.
DeleteComic Books have come a very long way since the Archies Comics I use to buy.
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Yes, indeed! Archie's still around, though. The gang all have cell phones now.
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