Written by Fabien Nury | Art by Brüno | Published by Statix Press/Titan Comics | Format: Hardcover, 88pp
Fabien Nury, the acclaimed artist who brought us the phenomenal The Death of Stalin a couple of years ago, collaborates once again with Brüno, with Atar Gull, or the Tale of a Modern Slave. This is based on the 1831 novel by Eugène Sue and is set during the times of slavery. The story, split into four parts, takes us from an introduction to Atar Gull as a young man, and through a prologue, two acts and an epilogue, we witness his life and the enslavement, violence and cruelty surrounding it.
This is, indeed, a very tragic tale, both unsettling and not particularly “enjoyable” in the traditional sense of that word. It takes the theme of slavery and with that aforementioned tragedy, revenge and an attempt to show the humanity in the situation, and not...
Fabien Nury, the acclaimed artist who brought us the phenomenal The Death of Stalin a couple of years ago, collaborates once again with Brüno, with Atar Gull, or the Tale of a Modern Slave. This is based on the 1831 novel by Eugène Sue and is set during the times of slavery. The story, split into four parts, takes us from an introduction to Atar Gull as a young man, and through a prologue, two acts and an epilogue, we witness his life and the enslavement, violence and cruelty surrounding it.
This is, indeed, a very tragic tale, both unsettling and not particularly “enjoyable” in the traditional sense of that word. It takes the theme of slavery and with that aforementioned tragedy, revenge and an attempt to show the humanity in the situation, and not...
- 9/16/2019
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
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