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Thomas Ott

Auteur van Cinema Panopticum

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Fotografie: Der Schweizer Comiczeichner Thomas Ott auf der Wiener Buchmesse 2019. By Bwag - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=83858127

Werken van Thomas Ott

Cinema Panopticum (2005) 138 exemplaren
The Number 73304-23-4153-6-96-8 (2008) 132 exemplaren
Greetings from Hellville (1995) 52 exemplaren
Dead End (1999) 51 exemplaren
T. Ott's Tales of Error (1996) 42 exemplaren
R.I.P.: Best of 1985-2004 (2010) 30 exemplaren
The Forest (2020) 24 exemplaren
Dark Country (2013) 13 exemplaren
La Douane (1996) 10 exemplaren
Exit (1997) 10 exemplaren
t.o.t.t. ( tott). (2002) 6 exemplaren
La Bete a Cinq Doigts (1996) 6 exemplaren
BREAKDOWN (2006) 3 exemplaren
einmal wars schön (1997) 2 exemplaren

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Ott, T.
t.o.t.t.
Geboortedatum
1966-06-10
Geslacht
male
Nationaliteit
Switzerland
Geboorteplaats
Zurich, Switzerland
Beroepen
Comics artist
illustrator

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Never heard of this author and was given this book as a present. Needless to say, I loved it! The graphic novel is like a silent horror movie. The themes and art are like a mixture of Kafka, Junji Ito and The Twilight Zone or Tales from the Crypt. The art really fits the stories astonishingly well and nails the entire eerie vibe. It's a very quick read and has a few small details that, if you have a sharp enough eye, can catch to make the entire book even more enjoyable as the ending comes. Additionally, my review will contain spoilers for the end, so if you read the book and feel like you missed something- then come back and read (or Re-read) my review.

There's 5 short stories in this book- no dialogue, just pictures and your ability to thread the context and plot along. Each story is like a delicious little dark appetizer or snack that will make you want to pick up more of the author's work. You can finish this book in under 20 minutes, and that's including the time you may take to admire the artwork. Here's a summary of each story:

The stories are introduced by the platform of a girl arriving to a carnival, but finding all the other attractions too expensive. After a bit of poking around, she ends up finding a tent with a few machines that play movies. Lucky enough, She has *just* enough for each one!

The Hotel:
This was one of my favorites. A man enters a hotel, only to find it empty, or what he figures is empty. There's a reason why...

The Champion:
A Luchador wrestler is facing his untimely, ultimate opponent. However, living through this match comes with a heavy price.

The Experiment:
A man is struggling with his blindness but a doctor has a solution. This story asks: What would you do to regain your sight?

The Prophet:
This one seemed the most 'Twilight Zone' out of all of them to me. A homeless man figures out the End of the World is coming- sadly no one believes him. Sometimes it's better to look out for yourself.

SPOILERS:
The Girl: This is technically the 'main plot' of the book, as her story consists of her watching all the other 5 stories happen (literally). Once you figure out what the girl 'saw', this is what makes the book even more entertaining.
It could be taken as an open ending, but really She figures out YOU (as the reader) are watching her! This makes more sense given if you flip back on the book, you can actually see each character in the short stories make a discreet cameo in the background before she enters the theater tent. With that knowledge, the reader is being treated as some sort of 'all seeing god' and the girl gets freaked out by the presence of some 'all seeing, all knowing eye'. (After all, Panopticum is a cognate for the word 'panopticon', which is a small enclosure where someone is kept under constant watch...and she is inside of a tent watching these stories unfold afterall). You watched her from the beginning, after you read the title "The Girl" and now that she saw you in the ending, she flees.

Really cool twist ending right up my alley if I say so myself!
Please give it a chance!
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am08279 | 4 andere besprekingen | Jul 13, 2023 |
Wow! Bello, crudo, molto particolare. Mi ha ricordato molto Dylan Dog ❤️☔
 
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HelloB | 7 andere besprekingen | Apr 11, 2023 |
"O Número 73304-23-4153-6-96-8" é uma obra-prima do terror e a primeira obra de grande fôlego de Thomas Ott. Um guarda de prisão encontra um papel com uma estranha combinação de números na cela de um prisioneiro condenado à morte e executado. Os números irão tornar-se uma obsessão que vai trazer mudanças terríveis à sua vida...
 
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LuisFragaSilva | 7 andere besprekingen | Nov 8, 2020 |
This comic is like a delicious appetizer. A few short bites and it leaves you hungry for the main course. It consists of a few short horror stories told through pictures only and they are excellent. Each one is more spooky than the last.

This took less than a half an hour to read, but it was really good.
 
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rabbit-stew | 4 andere besprekingen | Mar 29, 2019 |

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Leden
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