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Title: The Perfect Planet & Other Stories by James Kochalka ISBN: 1-891830-08-2 Publisher: Top Shelf Productions Pub. Date: 01 July, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.17 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Magic Reigns Supreme On "The Perfect Planet"
Comment: Like a lucid dream, James Kochalka's "Magic Boy" lives in his own manufactured reality, having a conscious interplay with his surroundings. Only, the unfortunate elf seems not to understand the basic workings thereof, and struggles to grow faster than his mentality will allow. Through each of his interactions, between people, nature, and early childhood memories, the Perfect Planet becomes something not entirely unlike the flawed one in which the readers inhabit.
The title story is teeming with introspection and self-conscious observations, and yet manages to encompass the reader, casting off all pretense. The "other stories," likewise, provide some insight into the surreal mind of James Kochalka without the necessity of a moral, or some form of direct social commentary. Therein lies the intrinsic beauty of a Kochalka graphic novel - the reader is aware of the dangers within their own world, but as with Magic Boy, the phobias come from the least expected places - a flake of newly-fallen snow; a spectral puff of breath on a frosty day; the hidden agenda of a poisonous toadstool; even, dare I say, ourselves?
To become immersed in "The Perfect Planet," it is necessary to suspend all disbelief. We must check our convictions at the front cover, and delve into what's contained therein. And, once the final page is turned, the reader can breath easily once again, regaining that sense of what is real and what isn't. With its large, minimalistic panels, this is a book which can be breezed through with ease. Yet, the ideas contained therein cling to the stems of consciousness, and well into the days that follow.
In this book, James Kochalka is not trying to express a viewpoint or explain some generally accepted idiom. Instead, in an attempt to make sense his world, the information is compiled into a literal new "planet."
And, truth be known, it manages to make as much sense as the world each reader deals with on a regular basis.
Rating: 5
Summary: James Kochalka's Perfect Planet
Comment: James Kochalka's The Perfect Planet and Other Stories consists of three different stories.
The first The Perfect Planet tells the story of Magic Boy as he goes camping, booby traps cigaretts, and explores a massive hole in the earth. In the second story intitled Nonironic Futuropolis, Magic Boy finds a talking snowball. The third and final story called the Frog and the Fly. It tells the story of a frog that turns into a toad.
In this book the reader can see the evolution of James Kochalka's art. From the mini comics to his refined style used in his current series The Sketchbook Diaries.
The 3 tales range from the surreal Perfect Planet, to the far out Nonironic Futuropolis, and the fantastical Frog and the Fly.
I highly reccomend this book to any Kochalka fan!
Rating: 4
Summary: More Kochalkisms
Comment: The Perfect Planet is a pleasure to read. Kochalka's artwork is always clever, his storylines are original but emotionally accessible and his always interesting focus on love and lust mixed with a deliberate childish feel make this book, like so many others, fascinating and much more than a one-shot thrill read. Unlike so many other comix writers, I frequently find myself rereading his work and discovering some new emotional undercurrent or some new moment that catches my eye. Bravo.
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Title: Fantastic Butterflies by James Kochalka ISBN: 1891867180 Publisher: Alternative Comics Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Quit Your Job by James Kochalka ISBN: 1891867008 Publisher: Alternative Comics Pub. Date: 01 August, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Fancy Froglin's Sexy Forest by James Kochalka ISBN: 1891867474 Publisher: Alternative Comics Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Monkey vs. Robot & the Crystal of Power by James Kochalka ISBN: 1891830368 Publisher: Top Shelf Productions Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Peanutbutter & Jeremy's Best Book Ever by James Kochalka ISBN: 1891867466 Publisher: Alternative Comics Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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