{"id":29923,"date":"2024-06-05T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T08:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/?p=29923"},"modified":"2024-05-31T17:07:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T17:07:11","slug":"giant-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/2024\/06\/05\/giant-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Giant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nBy Mollie Ray<\/strong> (Faber & Faber)
\nISBN: 978-0-571-37419-9 (HB)<\/p>\n

The true power of comics storytelling is its innate ability to cut through layers of language, fluff and obfuscation to impart pure meaning, feeling and response on a symbolically primal level. When a carefully constructed image hits below the strata of constructed reality the impact is devastating and lasting.<\/p>\n

Such is absolutely the case in Giant<\/strong> as debutante author Mollie Ray cuts through the hindrance and drawbacks of deceptive, misunderstandable language, with all its inherent accidental barriers, to reach a universally communal level of understanding.<\/p>\n

Using evocative design, staging and carefully crafted characters beautifully drawn, directed and positioned in the manner of classic silent movies, she relates a transformational, deeply personal crisis into a universal parable of fear, hope and in this case joyous resolution all without saying a word…<\/p>\n

Meticulously rendered old school in ballpoint pen on cartridge paper and channelling a dire medical emergency, she shows how a loving family is stressed, stretched, almost crushed and so nearly destroyed when a youngster suddenly succumbs to a disease and resultant condition that changes everything and affects everyone.<\/p>\n

The silent saga is every parent and sibling\u2019s nightmare, with a resolution coming not through magic or miracles but through hard work, medical resolve, unceasing endurance, patience and understanding.<\/p>\n

This tale is a moving and most remarkable achievement that will resonate far beyond the usual comics and graphic novel circles. Don\u2019t wait for the inevitable animated adaptation to become a seasonal standby: buy Giant<\/strong> now and show all your friends… and enemies too, if you can get them to not listen…
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\nArtwork & design by Mollie Ray. \u00a9 Mollie Ray, 2024. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Mollie Ray (Faber & Faber) ISBN: 978-0-571-37419-9 (HB) The true power of comics storytelling is its innate ability to cut through layers of language, fluff and obfuscation to impart pure meaning, feeling and response on a symbolically primal level. When a carefully constructed image hits below the strata of constructed reality the impact is … <\/p>\n

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