June
14
Daydream Believers
Ursula
Creators: Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba
AiT/PlanetLar, 72 pages, $9.95
So? Reading the material you typically find in an American comics store, you sometimes forget that comics is a worldwide medium capable of producing unique visions from every corner of the globe. And while Japan and Europe get most of the attention, Latin and South America have their place in the comics world, too, as evinced by the success of Argentina's Eduardo Risso on "100 Bullets" and now in "Ursula," a dreamy, beautiful fairy tale from Brazil. Translated into English for the first time, this is the story of Miro and Ursula, who fall in love as children only to be separated when she suddenly moves away to take up her family's profession. Years later, an adult Miro has inherited his father's great wealth as "king," and sets out to find his queen in Ursula, who reveals she is a fairy. Their reunion sends both them and Miro's lifelong friend Boris on a strange and beautiful emotional journey into the heart of love. It may sound pretentious but it works as a modern fairy tale and love story that will mean something different to everyone who reads it. The art is a perfect blend of fluid storytelling and contemporary style that should help the book appeal to young readers as much as older ones. This may not be a smash hit with the comic shop superhero crowd, but this book deserves an audience and those who read it will find an instant gem well worth their time and money. Grade: A+
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Thanks for the kind words.
Posted by: Fábio Moon | June 15, 2004 at 02:32 PM
Congratulations guy´s The bulls you deserve all this. The book is really amazing, I ready the brazilian version and loved.
Posted by: Zanini | June 17, 2004 at 08:52 AM
I want to read it!
Posted by: reox | June 20, 2004 at 09:12 PM
I read the brazilian version too and loved too. Sorry for bad english.
Posted by: Frederico Dutra Vieira | July 12, 2004 at 08:23 PM