tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post6836988093793878177..comments2024-03-27T19:03:23.094-04:00Comments on The Armchair Squid: On the Coffee Table: Barefoot GenThe Armchair Squidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-15554930799361030862014-05-28T11:56:29.478-04:002014-05-28T11:56:29.478-04:00I believe there's a live action TV show of thi...I believe there's a live action TV show of this one, too.<br /><br />We have not seen Grave of the Fireflies - one of the few Ghibli films we haven't. I'm pretty sure it's in our Netflix queue.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-46510697926660392232014-05-28T01:01:54.724-04:002014-05-28T01:01:54.724-04:00I think Americans think of comic books as only &qu...I think Americans think of comic books as only "comic books".<br />In Japan as you know comics can be anything from manga, books on manners, cook book and office rules. Or the series you just posted about Buddha, daughter has that series.<br />Did you know there is an animated Barefoot Gen ?<br />Have you seen Grave Of The Fireflies ? <br />But as I just started crying writing this I don't think your should. I cry every time I see the name.<br /><br />cheers, parsnip<br />angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-86364174126061695422014-05-27T11:41:02.899-04:002014-05-27T11:41:02.899-04:00I don't know if fun's the right word... de...I don't know if fun's the right word... definitely accessible.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-91657256889506692762014-05-27T08:11:36.588-04:002014-05-27T08:11:36.588-04:00Sounds like a very important book...but in a forma...Sounds like a very important book...but in a format that's fun to read.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-77600119549184227162014-05-26T21:21:38.092-04:002014-05-26T21:21:38.092-04:00It's good stuff.It's good stuff.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-76266162885276846802014-05-26T20:30:49.550-04:002014-05-26T20:30:49.550-04:00I probably won't get around to searching that ...I probably won't get around to searching that out, but it's something I would read if I had it.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-14227676209721132902014-05-26T19:56:32.801-04:002014-05-26T19:56:32.801-04:00That's not a samurai. It's a little boy p...That's not a samurai. It's a little boy playing, late War but pre-bomb.<br /><br />Susan, do not underestimate the capacity of comic books to take on serious material. In American culture, comics have a limited association with children, humor and/or superhero adventures. In the Japanese- and French-speaking worlds, where comic books enjoy mainstream readership, a far broader range of topics is covered by the medium.<br /><br />There are serious works in English, too, of course - the most famous being Art Spiegelman's Maus books, about the Holocaust. Think of it this way: if movies and paintings can tackle serious subjects, there's really no reason comic books can't do the same.<br /><br />All that said, even for me, the bouncy boys feel a little out of place at times. The family's older children aren't like that and I think the artistic intent is to maintain the innocence of the younger boys. My guess is that will change after the bomb, but I don't know yet - that's the next book.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-17452127595719694832014-05-26T19:40:51.626-04:002014-05-26T19:40:51.626-04:00It is hard to combine the words cartoon and Hirosh...It is hard to combine the words cartoon and Hiroshoma, with the image of a samurai. What am I missing?Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.com