Sunday, April 29, 2012
It's a toxic, Toxic Planet
Toxic planet by David Ratte, inking by Sylvie Sabater, translated from French by J. Gustave McBride. Published in New York, N.Y. by Yen Press, 2009.
Sam has a girlfriend, but they haven't seen each others' faces for years (or anyone’s face, for that matter). The United Global States has become too polluted to even breathe the air and drink the water, so what can Sam do but resign himself to wearing his gas mask (like everyone else) and just get on with living (unlike everyone else)? There's terrorism and manipulation by the government to instill an unhealthy fear of nature, and nothing but genetically modified food to eat - but you can get used to anything, right?
The number of comic strips per page gradually increases, showing less white space and more pollution as the story progresses. Drawn in beautiful sludgy browns and grays, with toxic waste oozing, sizzling and smoking the whole way, this comic uses political satire to poke fun at fears of our chemical world and attitudes towards the environment. Suitable for older teens and adults.
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