#killinganddying

[artdjgblog]

Here are four pockets of culture that have moved and inspired me greatly of late.

Book: Killing and Dying (Adrian Tomine, 2015) Recording: Reward (Cate Le Bon, 2019) TV Series: Barry (Alec Berg & Bill Hader, 2018 - HBO) Documentary: Jay Myself (Stephen Wilkes, 2019)

[neaato]

#repost The brilliant, brilliant Killing and Dying is now out in softcover. It’s an every home should have one. Have you read it yet? @adriantomine #killinganddying #adriantomine #familystore https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpq6F75Bv9v/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1fh52xwoiy7qd

[thespillingquill]

Killing and Dying (Six Stories) - Adrian Tomine

Rating: 7.5/10

Genre: Graphic Novel, Everyday Drama

Published: 2015

Overview: Tomine crafts six individual stories using variations on his drawing style which is refreshing. The plots are engaging, containing characters that are believable. To add to this, he displays human connections with a strong sense of reality. The style is simplistic but it works with the plot. I will focus on three of the stories.

Review: ‘Amber Sweet’ is cleverly narrated. The protagonist explains how a porn-star doppelganger ruins her life and relationships, indirectly. Tomine displays the narrator’s emotional stress, her mental wellbeing and physical changes throughout her recount. The ending provides closure as to whose perspective this is told from and to, creating a sweet finish to the story.

‘Translated, from the Japanese’ has the best art style, with close and wide shots of the landscape and infrastructure. Despite these shots, it retains a sense of intimacy through the narrative voice. It is not always clear whom someone is addressing and who is related to each other. The ending though, is profound.

‘Intruders’ uses a bold art style to match the psychotic protagonist. It is a creepy story that intrigues the reader, builds up and releases tension so by the end, the reader feels simultaneously hopeful, anonymous and at a loss for words.

[jordanbuckner]

Just finished @adriantomine's Killing and Dying. Most excellent. Some really beautiful and subtle stories. I recommend for any meloncholic souls out there #adriantomine #comics #graphicnovel #killinganddying

[thephantomtollbooks]

Catching up on some graphics 🎮 #ghostworld #wolfamongus #thewolfamongus #killinganddying #lockeandkey #joehill #inthewoods #graphicnovles #comics #bookstagram #biblophile #books #booklr

[grumpybert]

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[goshlondon]

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[primitiveprimeblog]

After I finish with Sleepwalk this will be the next Adrian Tomine collection I pick up.