A little Hitchcock, a little Art Nouveau

in comics •  7 years ago 

(The Ghost of Gaudi, Torres/Iglesias, Sept 2017)

Every so often, a graphic novel or comic crosses my screen that I cannot resist. Anything this unusual, that also promotes the great Antoni Gaudi, fills that requirement. The scene is Barcelona, where a series of murders take place in all the great landmarks designed and built by Gaudi.

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Having made the pilgrimage myself, it was great to see them again, from different angles, light and of course, circumstances. They’re put to use in the name of drama, with a touch of the mystical. They all get the crime scene treatment, and even the investigating judge is in on it. Her name is Montaner, the other great architect Barcelona favored, in roughly the same era as Gaudi.

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The last dozen pages are reflections by the author and the artist on how the characters developed –physically - and the considerations taken in putting the narrative together. It’s all good murder mystery fun if you don’t think about it too much. (If you do you will figure it out in the first ten pages) Because it is after all, a simple comic book.

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