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Quill & Quire
Ojingogo (pronounced “oh-JING-aw-go,” according to the book’s jacket copy) takes place in a surreal world of walking cubes, foods that cause people and creatures to grow and shrink, and giant, furry men being carried off by even gianter dragonflies. It’s a world where the law of gravity mostly applies, but that’s about it – other physical laws are determined by what the world’s creator, Montreal-based illustrator Matthew Forsythe, decides he wants to draw. Forsythe’s book began life as a web comic that ended up garnering much praise and a few awards. This deluxe (and low-priced, it must be noted) edition eschews anything so mundane as an introduction, and instead jumps right into the craziness. The mostly wordless tale (when characters speak, it’s in a kind of faux Korean) is of a small girl who loses her camera and must forge an uneasy partnership with an unfriendly one-eyed squid. She does battle with various entities along the way, including a pair of hapless midget mummies whose intention of eating her is made plain by their carrying a set of cutlery and a salt shaker that are twice their size. Forsythe, who has illustrated for chickaDEE magazine and The Wall Street Journal – an interesting combination in itself – employs a visual style much informed by manga and Korean illustration. The black-and-white pencil drawings are fun and bizarre, the tone often reminiscent of the “just accept it” dream-logic of a Miyazaki film (Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle). It’s likely that the majority of the book’s readers will be post-secondary hipsters and comics enthusiasts, but it works perfectly for the tween and teen set.
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Nominated for 2 Eisner Awards for best web comic, winner of an Expozine award, and hailed by Salon.com and the Montreal Mirror, Matthew Forsythe's Ojingogo is highly anticipated. Exuding simplicity in design and narrative, Ojingogo is an illustrated, "Jim Woodring-esque" dreamscape of abstracts and events. The otherworldly pantomime about a girl, her squid, and the creatures and calamities they experience together, is an intrinsically expressive and deeply rewarding journey. Drawing from Forsythe's Korean influences, Ojingogo is accessible for all ages, tossing aside traditional narrative conventions in favor of creating its own world, language, and rules, in which anyone can find a home of their own. Ojingogo was originally serialized as a Web comic in 2004. It was nominated for an Eisner Award in 2005 (Best Digital Comic) and featured in the "Year's Best Graphic Novels, Comics, and Manga." Ojingogo was nominated again for an Eisner Award (Best Digital Comic) and won an Expozine Award (Best English Comic) in 2006.
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I am totally in love with this book, its very difficult to make a comprehensive story without words and he did this very successfully. The line work is beautiful, a really refreshing piece. I want more!
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Fantastic,
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Very rarely do you find a book that has no words but can be so easily followed. Great for people of all ages and who can appreciate and unique style of drawings with no hard frames and easy flow but still detailed.
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Gorgeous and fun!,
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This book is gorgeous and fun! You'll want to read it over and over again, seeing more and more entertaining details every time.
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Wild and engaging!,
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My 12 year old loved this graphic book and I enjoyed it, as well. I liked the dream-like quality of the story and the art!
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