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S'està carregant… Concrete Volume 5: Think Like A Mountain (edició 2006)de Paul Chadwick
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. The art is always beautiful and the stories are thought-provoking, even when they are a bit outdated. ( ) This book, one of my favorite volumes in the series, follows the protagonist as he is drawn into the circle of Earth First!, a group of radical environmentalists seeking to stop the clear cutting of old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest. Written in 1996, this graphic novel hits many of the themes of the recent Pulitzer Prize winner The Overstory by Richard Powers, and Think Like a Mountain is depressingly relevant over 20 years later. Chadwick does such a good job taking his central sci-fi conceit (man is abducted by aliens and has his brain implanted in a super-strong, rocky alien body) as a starting point, and then using that platform to examine ideas and experiences that are obviously near and dear to to the author's heart... In particular a multi-faceted engagement with environmentalism, on display most prominently in this volume but a major thread throughout the entire series. This look at the earth has been really moving to me... I know this work, which I first encountered in my teens/early twenties, has had a major influence on my own thinking about the natural world and the (human-created) problems facing it. "Concrete" was a big revelation and influence on me in my teen years (1990s). I came to this work through individual, scattered stories in Dark Horse Presents, then I remember Killer Smile being the first miniseries I bought as it was coming out. I especially loved the short stories, the way Chadwick used his main character to explore such a wide variety of themes and ideas. Years later when the smaller paperbacks began coming out (Heights, Depths, etc) I bought them all and really enjoyed reading all the work in order. The other day, inspired by reading The Overstory I decided to reread this volume, Think Like a Mountain, one of my favorites. I think it might be time for me to do a big re-read of the work again! Chadwick combines a great capacity for invention with a keen ear for human emotion and a wide-ranging interest in the world at large. He is also a consummate draftsman who creates gorgeous tableaus. If you've never read this underrated creator don't miss out! 'Think Like a Mountain' has Concrete on his own making a difficult choice about an issue that has long been close to his heart. Since political speechwriter Ron Lithgow has had his brain transplanted into a living stone body, he's been seeking out the good he can do. There have been ups and downs, he's climbed Everest, been the target of smear-campaigns, worked on a Hollywood film, been lost at sea...but the question of sustainability has never been long absent. Concrete's beliefs are challenged when a 'radical' environmentalist group courts his support on a project to save an old-growth forest from the logging industry. Their cause is unquestionably important, but Concrete must decide if he can condone the methods which the group sometimes must resort to to achieve their goals. He is a public figure with ties to the government with a lot to lose if he's seen as going against the law. But how long can he ethically stand aside when there is so much at stake? Chadwick does an amazing job of presenting Concrete's dilemma, and the dynamic of the Earth First group that recruits him. Maureen and Larry are away at the time of the story, so Concrete is on his own with some charismatic people dedicated to a goal, but at odds with each other. With 'Think Like a Mountain', Chadwick's writing is, as usual, honest, sympathetic and eye-opening. In the past he's written of environmental issues, changing climates and the heavy footprint humanity is leaving on the Earth, but never before has he integrated these issues into the story so well. Concrete Next: 'Concrete, Vol. 6: Strange Armor' Previous: 'Concrete, Vol. 4: Killer Smile' Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
Part man, part...rock? Over seven feet tall and weighing over a thousand pounds, he is known as Concrete but is in reality the mind of one Ronald Lithgow, trapped inside a shell of stone, a body that allows him to walk unaided on the ocean's floor or survive the crush of a thousand tons of rubble in a collapsed mineshaft...but prevents him from feeling the touch of a human hand. These stories of Concrete are as rich and satisfying as any in comics: funny, heartbreaking, and singularly human. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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