Michel Rabagliati Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)

Seit über 20 Jahren zeichnet der Kanadier Michel Rabagliati an seiner halbautobiografischen, mit vielen Comicauszeichnungen geehrten Graphic-Novel-Reihe “Paul”. In seinem aktuellen Band “Paul zu Hause” erzählt er mit melancholischem Humor und berührender Dramaturgie wie das Leben um die 50 ist, von schmerzenden Schultern und eigenartigen Gartennachbarn, von ernüchternden Selbstversuchen beim Onlinedating, von Scheidung und Verlustangst. Dabei gelingt es ihm, diese gewichtigen Themen in lockerem Strich und bittersüßer Selbstironie umzusetzen.

An affecting exploration of the ways our roles as parents and children change over a lifetime

Rabagliati`s strip " Apprentice Typographer" was one of the highlights of 1999`s Drawn & Quarterly anthology, and his first comic book Paul in the Country won the 2000 Harvey award for Best New Talent. This, his first graphic novel, is eagerly anticipated by comix connoisseurs who enjoy a sweet, unsentimental story about being a teenager and Rabagliati's crisp retro-modern 1950s drawing style. Paul Has a Summer Job continues the story of Paul, a Quebecois teenager in the 1970s, as he experiences the first conflicts of responsibility with his desire to be free. Paul is outraged that he is forced to stop his high school art training. But he's been asked to put art aside because his other grades are so terribly low. Defiant, he quits school and anticipates a summer of leisure. But instead Paul follows the path of so many Quebecois he lands a job as a counselor at one of the many summer camps in the mountains outside the city. There he finds himself guiding a motley band of kids, misfits and troublemakers, much like himself.