Sonny Liew
Auteur van The Shadow Hero
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Fotografie: Malaysian comics artist Sonny Liew at the Singapore Toy, Game and Comic Convention 2014. By Weepygoon (Pang Peow Yeong). - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=44851023
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- Geboortedatum
- 1974-09-26
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- Malaysia
- Geboorteplaats
- Seremban, Malaysia
- Woonplaatsen
- Singapore
Cambridge, England, UK
Providence, Rhode Island, USA - Opleiding
- Victoria School, Singapore
Victoria Junior College, Singapore
University of Cambridge (Clare College)
Rhode Island School of Design - Beroepen
- artist
- Korte biografie
- Sonny Liew is a Malaysian-born comic artist/illustrator who first gained attention in America with his work with Mike Carey and Marc Hempel on My Faith in Frankie. He has since illustrated Regifers and made his Marvel Comics debut with Marvel Universe Millenial Visions. Liew has edited Liquid City, an anthology of comics to feature fellow creators from Southeast Asia. He earned an Eisner Award nomination for his penciling/inking work on Wonderland. In 2009, he won the Prix de la Meillure BD (Comic Album of the Year) for the French edition of his own creation Malinky Robot. With Nancy Butler, he adapted Jane Austen's Sense & Sensibility into a graphic novel. [from Sense & Sensibility, graphic novel, (2010)]
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My Faith in Frankie door Mike Carey
I bought, and read, the individual issues so long ago (2004) and I remember finding it very interesting. Still true though its also immensely condensed feeling. I liked how Kay told the narrative but I also feel like everything happened so very quickly that it didn't have time to breath.
What I like about this book: the artwork is beautiful! Every page is so detailed and intriguing in its artistic style. However, the sad part is that this is the only part I liked. This graphic novel tells the story of the White Rabbit's maid, Maryann, who was absent in the original material of Alice's Adventure in Wonderland. There are many of the same characters in fact. And they say all the same sort of things they said in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
To me, this book basically seemed like a mashed up version of Alice in Wonderland with a less interesting main character whose only focus is wanting everything to be clean at all times. And when I say mashed up, I also mean that to convey the chaotic, hodgepodged ordering of this story. Everything seems to jump around, trying to make sure each of these familiar characters are shown. And the puns. I have nothing against puns, but the thing about them is that they can't be overused and they have to be well timed. Neither of these criteria are met in this book. And the over-usage of them, which would typically be attempting a comic effect, is not even comical; therefore the reaction they did get from me was annoyance.
It is true that Caroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is fond of word play and of chaos but it is of the witty, meaningful sort. The charm of Wonderland comes from the many layers Lewis Carroll weaved seamlessly into his story. On a final note, Maryann's dialect does not seem at all to suit her and I feel as though the tale is kind of derogatory and stereotypical towards people who do such jobs as work as house maids or cleaners.
Even though there are many of the same characters, the whole story has an entirely different feel to it and so I honestly would not even recommend this to someone who just wanted to see more Alice in Wonderland-esque adventures. Sadly, having to give this book 2 stars: the art is truly awesome, and it was at least a delight to look at each page closely and see all the details. However, the story was more of a collage of a moments that seemed to fall short of being what they aimed to be. Perhaps part of the disappointment may come too from it trying to be in the same timeline and world as Alice's adventure, so comparison between the two is inevitable.… (meer)
To me, this book basically seemed like a mashed up version of Alice in Wonderland with a less interesting main character whose only focus is wanting everything to be clean at all times. And when I say mashed up, I also mean that to convey the chaotic, hodgepodged ordering of this story. Everything seems to jump around, trying to make sure each of these familiar characters are shown. And the puns. I have nothing against puns, but the thing about them is that they can't be overused and they have to be well timed. Neither of these criteria are met in this book. And the over-usage of them, which would typically be attempting a comic effect, is not even comical; therefore the reaction they did get from me was annoyance.
It is true that Caroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is fond of word play and of chaos but it is of the witty, meaningful sort. The charm of Wonderland comes from the many layers Lewis Carroll weaved seamlessly into his story. On a final note, Maryann's dialect does not seem at all to suit her and I feel as though the tale is kind of derogatory and stereotypical towards people who do such jobs as work as house maids or cleaners.
Even though there are many of the same characters, the whole story has an entirely different feel to it and so I honestly would not even recommend this to someone who just wanted to see more Alice in Wonderland-esque adventures. Sadly, having to give this book 2 stars: the art is truly awesome, and it was at least a delight to look at each page closely and see all the details. However, the story was more of a collage of a moments that seemed to fall short of being what they aimed to be. Perhaps part of the disappointment may come too from it trying to be in the same timeline and world as Alice's adventure, so comparison between the two is inevitable.… (meer)
Satisfying, but even more fun when you can relate to the feeling of "there's this ridiculous/cruddy/offensive/banal piece of media I am totally obsessed with, how can I take the established facts as a point of departure and retroactively alchemize it into the amazing story I always desperately wanted it to be?"
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