Actus

Another collection by Israeli comics collective Actus (which consists of Rutu Modan, Yirmi Pinkus, Batia Kolton, Itzik Rennert and Mira Friedmann) and their, for this book, guest artist David Polonsky. These are six different stories where the artists explore some conventional and some quite unconventional sides to love. Modan presents a very uncomfortable story about hero worship, Pinkus' story shows a serene morning in the lives of two lovers, Kolton's story deals with the awkwardness of show more prepubescent feelings, Friedmann illustrates the loss of innocence, Rennert produces a sad and funny story of Everyman's love life, and guest artist Polonsky relays Baron von Münchhausen's fantastic tale of passion. Without actually spelling out an answer to the understood question in the book's title, the artists manage quite well in circling the topic and together present an unexpectedly complete picture. show less

A collection by Israeli comics collective Actus (which consists of Rutu Modan, Yirmi Pinkus, Batia Kolton, Itzik Rennert and Mira Friedmann) and their, for this book, guest artist Anke Feuchtenberger. As the title suggests, these are six different variations on the theme of happy endings, some more original than others but none predictable and some so unexpectedly surreal it's a pure joy to follow discover where the stories are all going. Of the six, Feuchtenberger's story is my least show more favorite since I'm still not very sure what it was about (there is such a thing as too surreal) and my favorite is Modan's story for its heartbreaking simplicity. show less

Another collection by Israeli comics collective Actus (which consists of Rutu Modan, Yirmi Pinkus, Batia Kolton, Itzik Rennert and Mira Friedmann) and their, for this book, guest artist David Polonsky. These are six different stories where the artists explore some conventional and some quite unconventional sides to love. Modan presents a very uncomfortable story about hero worship, Pinkus' story shows a serene morning in the lives of two lovers, Kolton's story deals with the awkwardness of show more prepubescent feelings, Friedmann illustrates the loss of innocence, Rennert produces a sad and funny story of Everyman's love life, and guest artist Polonsky relays Baron von Münchhausen's fantastic tale of passion. Without actually spelling out an answer to the understood question in the book's title, the artists manage quite well in circling the topic and together present an unexpectedly complete picture. show less

Actus is a group of five Israeli graphic artists (Rutu Modan, Yirmi Pinkus, Batia Kolton, Itzik Rennert and Mira Friedmann) who publish together in order to reach a wider audience than they could individually. This is part 2 of "Flipper" by Actus (the title because when you get to the end of one story, you need to flip the book over for the other stories) and in this part, Modan, Pinkus, and Kolton present one story each. Modan's is a story about having power over one's life and its truth, show more Pinkus' about jealousy and murder, and Kolton's is a graphic play on toys and childhood rhymes. All three stories showcase their respective artists very well and one could only wish for more - and longer - stories in the future. show less