My MOST MEMORABLE COMICS READS of 2022 | Part One
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- Опубліковано 9 січ 2023
- Here's a look back at, and a rumination on, 2022 through the comics that have stuck with me. I didn't look up a list of reads or purchases, just made a list of what I first thought of. That's why there's a bit more rambling here than usual, as I try to connect them all through the lens of 'me in 2022'.
A very happy new year everyone, and happy reading and discussing for a long, long time to come.
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When you talked about what was going on in your life when you read these comments and ‘escapism’ reading, it reminds me of when my father was dying of cancer and I read Bone. The world of Bone felt like an ‘escape’ for me as I sat by his bed as he slept. I recently reread Bone and it took me back to that…not in a bad way at all, but to a sort of sanctuary I had. It always will remind me of that time but in a positive way, funny as it might sound.
Thank you for sharing that experience, and my deepest condolences to you on your loss, whenever it may have been. Having lost my father to cancer in 2020 and more recently my aunt, i know a little bit about how that sitting and waiting goes. It's amazing how many ways reading can affect us, and i wonder if the immediate associations we make last us all our lives. All depends on the intensity, perhaps?
Amazing to see that people are discovering Aimee de Jongh's works outside the Netherlands and even outside Europe! Also, this vid gave me more amazing comics channels on YT so thanks for that too! [Don't worry, you're still my favourite ;) ]
Thanks for the personal words to begin with.
I just wanted to say that my approach to books of all kinds is very similar. Of course, everyone has different ways of dealing with stress, grief, loss, etc. and escapism is of course completely okay and can calm you down.
In such times, however, I tend to work more with works, that deal with something like that. I mean, love, people, sometimes even directly dealing with death.
Some comic books and novels but also the texts of some philosophers, have comforted me enormously. In times like these, they brought me closer to the diversity of humans, the wonders of our universe, and the beauty of art.
Nice recommendations. I wish you all the best!
Thanks so much for that, and i agree completely - I've e often enjoyed a complete escape through reading myself. And enjoy it. But it's exactly that connection you speak of, not removal, that seems to resonate most significantly.
A very happy new year ahead to you!
Thanks for sharing your personal journey through 2022 as an open to the video. Comics reading is such a nice journal/chronicler of our lives, can totally relate to the part about reading reflecting off of our lives and situations that we consume that art in. Wish you a happier 2023!
Indeed! For the longest time I believed a piece of art should somehow be viewed in a vacuum, looking at only the mechanics of the craft itself.and although that is still #1 and the most important, I've since come to acknowledge the power of the subjective experience, especially after talking to dozens of readers.
And thank you so much for the warm thoughts, all the very best to you too!
Read Factory Summers in one sitting last night. Absolutely loved it. Captures those small moments of youth which seem menial and small but become so important upon reflection. Very excited to track down more Delisle.
I've got Rain Like Hammers on my bedside as my next read! Appreciate these amazing recommendations as always.
So wonderful to hear that you enjoyed Factory Summers as much as I did! As for more Delisle, watch this space for an upcoming video!😁
I'd love to know what you thought of Rain Like Hammers once you're done with it! Cheers!
It makes me sad to hear you have had a tough 2022. You're a real dude. I wish you nothing but the best in 2023, mate. All the love - from UK
Thank you so much, and...that's just life. I cut out a lot of rambling from this video on how I've been fortunate to have support and understanding and kindness around me, and that applies not only to family, friends and colleagues, but also to the lovely comments like yours on this channel. In all seriousness, thank you.
You make a good point how personal situation affects the reading experience. Timing matters which is why I often re-read comics I didn´t fully enjoy originally. Just have to "forget" them first to find them again from the shelves.
I´m also happy you mentioned one of the best comics channels on UA-cam - I too follow @OffMyShelves;)
Days of Sand has been on my list for some time but I always end up choosing something else. Guy Delisle is always good but I don´t own Factory Days yet.
I too need to forget a bit before rereading, but at times i have found that I am misremembering and that discovery is also equally like discovering something anew. Re reading is truly an underappreciated pleasure!
I have no doubt you will enjoy these books, and thank you for your channel! Happy new year!
Sending you warm and loving thoughts. This is definitely one of those videos where I said aloud, "Yes! I love that too!" And the one I didn't know I just ordered (Rain Like Hammers). Days of Sand was gorgeous, melancholy and soulful. Indeed, that applies to so much of her work.
Thank you so much, and all the best wishes to you too for the upcoming year!
I'm glad to see Days of Sand getting so much love in these comments - i was wondering if it was flying a bit 'under the radar' but all of that is secondary to how lovely a read it is.
great thoughtful video, I esp. liked your commentary on "Days of sand", that I don't know (yet), but it's impossible to not resonate with your words about it
Much, much appreciated; coming from you, this is the highest compliment!
I should add that your end of year lists have continued the tradition i represent here through Rain Like Hammers 😁
I'm relieved that our raves about Rain Like Hammers turned out to resonate with you also.
Loved your preamble: so much comes from where we are as readers- which is why I am fascinated by discussions amongst thoughtful readers.
Also very interesting that your tough year led you to appreciate works with emotional edges. I hope the coming year is a little more light and fluffy, if possible.
Relieved? Take a bow sir, not just for that book, but all that you do on UA-cam!
And thank you for your wishes, the same back to you! Here's to the fluffy reads in 2023! 😁
Will be following your channel more closely in 2023 as I always enjoy your videos when I have the time. Best wishes for 2023, your enthusiasm for good comics is always a pleasure to see.
Thank you so much for your kind words, and i know how time is so I'm flattered that you make the time you do to watch. Here's to a great 2023!
Thank you for the mention! It is very surreal for me when you do that as for so long I was and continue to watch your channel and when I pop up I’m a bit taken aback. Either way really like the look of these books and I’m hoping in 2023 you will do another sin city video as I still love that one you for and want more in the same vain. Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!
Much appreciated! And more Sin City? Perhaps I should take up smoking...
I'm sad to hear about your previous year being not-so-great. Hopefully 2023 will prove itself to be a better one.
Also, great video and some very interesting recommendations!
Thank you so much, for I should add that great conversations with like minded people also is a great salve during tough times!
Days of Sand aligns its timeline not just with the dustbowl and the depression but also the Works Progress Administration, the WPA, a federally finded intiaitive which, among other things, via assignments like the one given to the protagonist of the book elevated a certain school / period of photojournalism and a generation of photographers like Dorothea Lange. The WPA photographers' emphasis on covering poverty brought issues of ethics and relationships between photographers and subjects when the latter are destitute or imperiled (issues that persist with this trade to this day).
Indeed! It's a fascinating and very complicated question, and i am not sure where i fall on it.
Have you read Sarah Glidden's Rolling Blackouts? It touches upon some intersecting questions around journalism, especially in areas of conflict.
Days of sand is such an amazing book.
I would like to compliment you on your work and your channel. You do an absolutely amazing job.
Cheers from Italy
Tha k you so much, thrilled you're enjoying the channel! And glad to see such enthusiasm for the terrific Days of Sand!
Greetings from India!
Until now, two checks and one to go. Actually, I’ve read Factory Summers back in 2021 just when it got out. That’s the kind of fan I am. Days of Sand it’s a tour de force also and I’ve read it last year, About Rain Like Hammers, It’s also something that I’m curious. Oh, and I wish you a Happy New Year!
I know that Delisle's books become available in India eventually, so i resisted the urge to get it with import duties etc right at the publication date. Completely worth the wait! 😁
Thank you and a very happy new year to you!
My most memorable read was the Django Reinhardt biography, "Django, Hand on Fire" by Salva Rubio and EFA. a touching and well researched portrayal of one of the greatest musicians who has ever walked the earth
I've not heard of that book, but I'll definitely be checking it out now, thank you!
Thank you for highlighting so many other channels in this video. I'm a new viewer, always looking for more people talking about comics so that is a big help. Some really interesting sounds books in this video as well.
A very warm welcome, a very happy new year, and I'm thrilled that you've enjoyed the experience this far! There's a lot of great channels out there and i myself don't get to do them all justice. But the conversation with like minded and similarly passionate people is an unmatchable experience!
Excelent first round up of titles - I do also have most these and I read them with delight so we must be doing something right😊. As for 2022-2023 readings I just finished a marvelous piece of comic art narrative by mr. Manu Larcenet called BLAST. Unfortunately there’s only a digital version of this title available in English but encourage everyone to take a “deep dive”. Cheers and wonderful year full of comic art goodies..
Thank you! And I've heard so much paise of BLAST that i have been itching to read it. Maybe I'll bite the bullet on a digital read after all...
@@ftloc Manu Larcenet is one of the many criminally absent authors from the English language ( at least in the printed form). Another masterpiece is the adaptation of “Brodeck’s Report” novel, a prime exemple of comic art at it’s finest.
@@rewanji I think the Ordinary Victories volumes were the only ones I've seen in English, but they were at very high OOP prices. Although i believe he is involved in one of the Trondheim Sfar Guibert Donjon books, if I'm remembering correctly?
I suppose petitioning NBM is no geed...
I just realized that I listen to your videos rather than watching them. I listen to them when I am commuting or when I want to unwind without looking at the screen. Do you do podcasts? If not, maybe you should. You have a voice made for podcasts or commentaries. Keep up the wonderful work. Thanks.
Thank you so much for those kind words! I've been told a couple of times now that folks are listening more than watching, which makes me wonder if I need to spend so much time on the video/colours/B roll 😊!
No, I don't have a podcast; I feel I am barely able to manage one platform, haha, and I wouldn't really know what I was doing, but maybe one day I will collaborate with someone on something like that, someone who knows more than I do!
@@ftloc Oh! No, no! Do not start wondering if you need to spend time on video, colours etc. I know it is such a time consuming project - being a UA-camr. The quality of your videos is amazing. Please continue it the way it is. When I don't know which version of a book I should buy, I check your videos because you show and discuss the whole package - the dimensions, the colours, the font, the paper quality, so on and so forth. Just yesterday I placed an order of Asterix omnibus after checking your videos. There are two omnibuses available in India... I guess. So after checking your video, I placed the order for the right size (not the compact omnibus). Anyway, please do what you are doing. I am sure there are others like me and my child who trust you for your choice of books and purchase decisions. Thanks so much 🙏🙏🙏
Ps. Wish you good luck to be able to expand to other platforms too. You deserve it so much.
Happy New Year !! well im intrigued to see your next part. Factory Days was something i have definitely not expected but the hardship we go through learning is just a reminder we tend to forget in our daily routine. Not seen Days of Sand but i will be putting metal reminder about:)
Happy new year! And I'm really looking forward to your takes on dozens and dozens of comics this year, with or without these ones! 😁
Sorry to hear about your rough year past. Thankfully, it's a new year, and hopefully a better one.
Regarding the video, what a well edited and funny presentation. And cool to showcase and call out some friends, as well. Looking forward to part 2
Thank you so much, and yes, here's hoping for a good year ahead for all of us!
Happy New Year. Great video. I really enjoyed the books and stories you told. The first thing I noticed was the great lighting and soft focus, looks good.
Thank you, and a very happy new year to you!
You know me, always messing with the audio and video, never satisfied! 😁
But as I was saying in my 'self destructing livestream' a few weeks ago, i really want something set up permanently without taking up too much room, and i think I've finally been able to take a few steps in that direction. Let's see how it goes this year! Cheers! 😁
The Colour of Things by Martin Panchaud, I don't know if it's good, but it's original. it's published in French and German, maybe not yet in English.
same for Mazzeru by Jules Stromboni, I think it's published only in French until now. beautiful art, black and white.
Days of sand by Aimée de Jongh is also on my TBR.
Nettoyage à sec by Joris Mertens is also beautiful, and published in French until now.
you're doing a great job with this channel. I discovered a lot of comics thanks to you. all the best for 2023.
Thank you for your kind words, and for those recommendations! I'm going 5o keep an eye out for them in English!
“The color of things” by Martin Panchaud wins the Fauve d'or at the Angoulême Festival.
Great list so far, really looking forward to part two. You have my interest with Days of Sand and Factory Days. After reading Ducks (thanks to you for the heads up on that one) I am really curious to read more in that vein from a maybe more working class perspective. Thanks very much for the shout out as well, was a nice surprise. We would love to have you back sometime for a hang out/chat if we can make it work. Sorry to hear about your struggles last year, here’s hoping 2023 is off to a better start.
A very happy new year to you, and thank you for all your great work on UA-cam, I'm always in good hands when listening to you talk comics!
And yes, slight spoilers here that you're probably already aware of, but there's more than one blue collar Canadian work centered nonfiction book on this list!
I'd love to get your read on Factory Summers!
@@ftloc Factory Summers is on the list…updated from “Days” ;)
@@comicKkrakK Factory Days alongside Summers of Sand, right? 😁
@@ftloc oh man…I’m slow. It’s 11:16am here so I can’t even claim I just woke up. You have my full attention and yes, both books are currently on their way to my local library to pick up
@@comicKkrakK haha no it was me who was trying to make a silly joke, and I'm the one who needs to go to bed (usually a good idea whenever I try to make any jokes).
Maybe I can join y'all again on the comics chat once your crazy daylight savings springs forward 😁!
How about a video about Factory Summers, Ducks, Paul Gets A Summer Job and Ordinary Victories? Might be interesting to compare and contrast.
A potent suggestion very similar to what I mention here. I admit I hadn't thought of the Rabagliati book in there as well, but why not make a Drawn and Quarterly trifecta 😁?
Also, please feel free to send me your volumes of Ordinary Victories, all for a good cause, of course!
@@ftloc Lone Star ftw. 🤪
I have been putting off reading Factory Summers for some time. Guess it's about time now!
In many ways it can be a quick, even breezy read, but it runs pretty deeps and for me packed a surprising amount of punch. I'd love to know what you think of it!!
Love your videos! excited to check these comics out :D
Thank you; that's so lovely to hear! And I'd love to know what you thought of whichever book you get to!
Thank you, loved this short format passionate summary wala reviews of your favourite reads :D Can't wait for more episodes :)
Thank you and haha it says something when the 14 minute video is considered short format!
In many ways, with the editing and the processing, this takes 4 times more time and effort than a livestream, but i think the public opinion is that it is worth it?
I wish you all the best for 2023! Thank you for this first video in the new year, can't wait for the next one!
Happy new year, and thank you, not the least for turning my attention to Aimee de Jong! 😁
@@ftloc By the way, Aimee de Jongh indeed did the coloring herself
Thanks for this from Spain I am buying them all
That's terrific - and i would love to hear of what you think 9f them when you've had a chance to read them!
Great video! I can't believe I've read a couple of books from an end of the year list. Also, wishing that 2023 will go better for all of us!
Haha, I can't believe my list actually contains any books actually published in 2022. So far, a 33 percent rate...
All the very best for the year ahead, my friend!
@@ftloc I need to read more books from Self Made Hero. Do you keep a list of books that you are reading throughout the year? Or does it auto-compute inside the head?
Do I strike you as the kind of person who keeps a list of anything? 😁
That's what makes making lists for videos such an unpredictably chaotic exercise!
@@ftloc consider this comment as my Ha-Ha react.
Great list so far I'm really interested in days of sand now!
So glad you enjoyed it, and I'd love to know what you thought of Days of Sand of you get to read it!
@@ftloc I'm going to go buy it this weekend at the comic shop. Bought upside dawn by jason because of your channel. First jason book. I wonder if I should have started with something less abstract?
@@ScottPutnamART i have not yet read that! Yes, some of Jason's work can be a bit tougher to access than others. Try one of the collections to get a range.
Batman 89 by Sam Hamm.
May be the wrong place, but where to find “the making of tintin” four volumes
Unfortunately, they seem hard to find. Outside of exorbitant prices online, the best bet is getting lucky in an old bookstore!
Sorry I got distracted at the beginning. Is that "Beowulf" book simply a translation of Beowulf or an actual comic of Beowulf?
It's David Rubin's collaboration with Santiago Garcia, a passion project of a comics adaptation. Published by Image in English in a lovely large format hardcover. It shows up in one of my shelf videos and more recently in the Top 10 Image Comics livestream I mention here.