Summary
Imbued with cyberpunk attitude and in the rebellious tradition of Afrofuturism, GLEEM is drawn with a fierce momentum, hurtling towards a future world. Carrasco’s distinct cinematic style layers detailed panels and spreads, creating a multiplicity of perspectives, at once dizzying and hypnotic. Vignettes unspool in proximity to our own social realities and expand into the outer layers of possibility. Whether in the club or a robot repair workshop, the characters in these three interc…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781770467101 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1770467106 |
| Author: | Freddy Carrasco |
| Publisher: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Imprint: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 216 |
| Release Date: | 16 April 2024 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 210mm |
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Critics Review
‘An Afro-futuristic world where the kids are alright but looking for more Throughout GLEEM, narratives and images blur into one another, making you look again and again, longer and more intently each time.’ Hyperallergic. ‘Dynamic cyberpunk in a Taiyo Matsumoto veil [where] Blackness exists in a dangerous place outside the security of citizenship- in the real world.’ The Comics Beat
Freddy Carrasco
Freddy Carrasco is a Dominican-born artist from Toronto, Canada. His multidisciplinary practice encompasses comics, illustration, painting, sculpture, and music. He is currently living in Tokyo, working on his first solo exhibition and the follow up to the award-winning graphic novel GLEEM.
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