The Next Day is a ground-breaking graphic novel, constructed from interviews with survivors of near-fatal suicide attempts. In this poetic and profound philosophical exploration, illustrated by acclaimed small-press legend John Porcellino ("A master at miniature poignance," Entertainment Weekly), four diverse participants each answer the same key questions about life, the decision to end it, and what comes after... The Next Day is being simultaneously developed and released as a separate interactive animated on-line experience, co-produced by the prestigious National Film Board of Canada (recipient of 70 Academy Award nominations). It is an exciting new hybrid of documentary film, animation, comic book and interactive storytelling to release in May 2011. Praise for John Porcellino: "Porcellino creates some of the most thoughtful, intelligent, sympathetic & beautiful comix in America" (TIME) "A master at miniature poignance." (Entertainment Weekly) Praise for The Next Day: "The Next Day project doesn?t sugarcoat the difficulties required to face and overcome to get to those years; instead, it shows that others -- who may be very much like you -- have managed to get there." (School Library Journal's Adult Books 4 Teens blog) "As a rule, Open Book doesn?t post reviews or recommendations, but I am going to break that rule. If you are someone who is prone to moodiness, if you sometimes feel like life has kicked your ass so hard there?s no possible way you could ever recuperate, if you?ve ever felt so profoundly alone that, even for a moment, you questioned your own tangible existence -- in other words, if you're a human being -- I urge you to buy a copy of The Next Day. It is a sublimely beautiful, haunting and viscerally moving book." (Open Book Toronto) "The Next Day is intimate and accessible; it is compassionate, but unsentimental: the authors wisely don't try to suggest that everything will somehow be better in the morning. Most importantly, it may help those afflicted by mental illness realize they're not alone." (Quill and Quire)
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Produced and Published by Pop Sandbox Written by Paul Peterson and Jason Gilmore Illustrated by John Porcellino Directed by Jason Gilmore Edited by Richard Poplak Written by a social worker and playwright, directed by a filmmaker, illustrated by an acclaimed fine artist and cartoonist, and simultaneously developed for the web by an award-winning animator and technical production team with the National Film Board of Canada, The Next Day is an exciting hybrid of documentary film, animation, comic book and interactive storytelling planned for release in May 2011. Acclaimed illustrator John Porcellino was born in Chicago, in 1968, and has been writing, drawing, and publishing minicomics, comics, and graphic novels for over twenty-five years. His celebrated self-published series King-Cat Comics, begun in 1989, has inspired a generation of cartoonists. Diary of a Mosquito Abatement Man, a collection of King-Cat stories about Porcellino's experiences as a pest control worker, won an Ignatz Award in 2005, and Perfect Example, first published in 2000, chronicles his struggles with depression as a teenager. King-Cat Classix and Map of My Heart, published in 2007/2009 by Drawn & Quarterly, offer a comprehensive overview of the zine's first sixty-one issues, while Thoreau at Walden (2008) is a poetic expression of the great philosopher?s experience and ideals. According to cartoonist Chris Ware, "John Porcellino's comics distill, in just a few lines and words, the feeling of simply being alive" and Entertainment Weekly proclaimed that "Porcellino is a master at miniature poignance." Porcellino's work has been translated into French, German, Spanish, Swedish, Italian, and Korean. Pop Sandbox is an award winning multimedia production and publishing company. Their inaugural release, KENK: A Graphic Portrait, is a ground-breaking 300-page journalistic comic book surrounding "the world's most prolific bicycle thief" (The New York Times) built from more 30 hours of documentary footage taken over the year leading up to his high-profile arrest. KENK was officially released in Toronto, Canada on May 6 2010 at a packed event that attracted more than 500 people during the Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival and Toronto Comic Arts Festival. It was the first graphic novel ever excerpted nationally by the Globe & Mail and the first graphic novel ever featured on the cover of Now Magazine, Canada's biggest weekly newspaper. KENK's release was prominently covered by more than 50 media across the country, including lead features on CBC Television's The National and CBC Radio's Q with Jian Ghomeshi. One month into release KENK entered second edition and was midway to becoming a national best seller. Most recently, KENK was a special presentation at the International Documentary Festival of Amsterdam. It has been named a Best Book of 2010 by Quill & Quire, Canada's top literary magazine, and has been adopted for course curriculum by Ryerson University.
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Great story telling
July 24 2012
By bianca villarreal
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This story was well written and captivating, and it is a TRUE story. The artwork is minimal, but planned. The stories are sad and reviling. A very emotionally human book. Short, Sad, and Sweet.
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The Next Day
Feb 2 2012
By Liz W.
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Format:Paperback
The Next Day is both a graphic novella and an interactive animated documentary website co-produced by the National Film Board of Canada. Both depict the suicide attempts of four individuals, and ask the question: "What if they had just waited one more day?" The purpose of both mediums is to raise awareness of suicide, and how to prevent it.
The graphic novel is little more than a comic strip montage. The four life stories of Jenn, Chantel, Ryan, and Tina - all who survived their suicide attempts - are interwoven together by similar themes and events, including sexual abuse by a relative, bipolar disorder, depression, and substance abuse. This method, however, disturbs the flow of each individual's story, and prevents us from getting a clear picture of each person's situation.
The concept works better in the form of an interactive website because you actually hear the stories of these four people, rather than just reading about them. The interactive "experience" begins by showing us a house, very simply drawn, very spare in detail. There's a front yard with shrubs, a swing set out front. Emotionally charged words appear on the screen, words like "fear," "death," "helpless," etc. As you click on a word, the site takes you through an animated tour of the empty house. Hallways are lost in shadow, and poorly affixed wallpaper begins to deteriorate. While all this is going on, you hear about the lives of four different people, some who had happy childhoods, others who had miserable ones - but all of which follow the inevitable path to self-destruction.
The worsening of depression is depicted in the animation by the presence of a storm. As the interviewees speak of contemplating suicide, the storm begins: water rattles against the windows and shadows deepen. But, as the website reminds us, things won't always be this bad. As this portion of the animation wraps up, we are shown a calm scene: water drips from the roof of the house onto the ground and onto the seat of the swing set. In the background, the four survivors deliver their closing comments on their life choices and what they are doing to deal with mental illness.
So skip the graphic novel, and go straight to the website. I guarantee the "experience" will be worthwhile (located at [...]).
The graphic novel is little more than a comic strip montage. The four life stories of Jenn, Chantel, Ryan, and Tina - all who survived their suicide attempts - are interwoven together by similar themes and events, including sexual abuse by a relative, bipolar disorder, depression, and substance abuse. This method, however, disturbs the flow of each individual's story, and prevents us from getting a clear picture of each person's situation.
The concept works better in the form of an interactive website because you actually hear the stories of these four people, rather than just reading about them. The interactive "experience" begins by showing us a house, very simply drawn, very spare in detail. There's a front yard with shrubs, a swing set out front. Emotionally charged words appear on the screen, words like "fear," "death," "helpless," etc. As you click on a word, the site takes you through an animated tour of the empty house. Hallways are lost in shadow, and poorly affixed wallpaper begins to deteriorate. While all this is going on, you hear about the lives of four different people, some who had happy childhoods, others who had miserable ones - but all of which follow the inevitable path to self-destruction.
The worsening of depression is depicted in the animation by the presence of a storm. As the interviewees speak of contemplating suicide, the storm begins: water rattles against the windows and shadows deepen. But, as the website reminds us, things won't always be this bad. As this portion of the animation wraps up, we are shown a calm scene: water drips from the roof of the house onto the ground and onto the seat of the swing set. In the background, the four survivors deliver their closing comments on their life choices and what they are doing to deal with mental illness.
So skip the graphic novel, and go straight to the website. I guarantee the "experience" will be worthwhile (located at [...]).
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A Must Read
Dec 7 2011
By JaniJon
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
Wow. This short graphic novella definitely packs a punch. It follows the journeys of four people--Tina, Ryan, Chantel, and Jenn--who attempt suicide. The reader is privy to the events leading up to each of the tragic events, the event itself, and then the aftermath of the failed attempts. I highly, highly recommend this book to anyone who has thought about ending his or her life or as a gift to someone who is going through a rough time. This book is also a must-read for health care professionals (e.g. medical students) interacting with patients. The Next Day does a great job placing the reader into the shoes of each of the four protagonists and viewing their lives with an intimacy that unfortunately few, if any-- family members and doctors included-- have. Readers who read this novella and grasp the take home message will be better off for having done so.
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