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Montreal Gazette book review for RED

mny — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:51:01 +0000

Red: A Haida Manga, by Michael Yahgulanaas (Douglas & McIntyre, 112 pages, $28.95). There can be few better examples of graphic lit’s malleability than this. Yahgulanaas, a Haida living on Bowen Island, B.C., has adapted the visual iconography of his heritage and applied the storytelling approach of Japanese Manga comics to tell a tragic story of war and revenge – one whose themes transcend their native setting to take on a classical dimension.

The overall effect is uncanny, as if a totem pole has come to life to act out a legend. Yahgulanaas’s circular approach to narrative, in both images and words, may demand a couple of go-throughs to absorb, but the effort is worth it.

RED, presentation

mny — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:41:51 +0000

when:
Wednesday November 25th at 5:30 pm at the Bill Reid Gallery 639 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC

what:
the making of RED, a Haida manga
and
a sneak look at RED, the music video (with special appearances by “awesome” cello punk composer Cris Derksen and work by Haida animator Chris Auchter.

Special Edition Art from RED # 40

mny — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:06:46 +0000

this sub set sequence of images begins with Book # 39 and continues on to # 43.

Special Edition RED # 39

mny — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:03:29 +0000

Special Edition volume number 38

mny — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:58:17 +0000

Special Edition RED book number 37

mny — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:54:26 +0000

Special Edition book number 36

mny — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:52:48 +0000

Haida manga Special Edition of RED

mny — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:51:02 +0000

crayon, graphite on paper

Special Edition RED book number 34

mny — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:47:45 +0000

Special Edition RED book 33

mny — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:46:21 +0000