Hey, Wait...

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Summary: accurate, true-to-life GN; Jason talented; must buy
Review: "Hey, Wait.." TP, is a book conceived and drawn both by Jason.This terse graphic novella uses no words,but all-pantomine.It is an allegorical genre, tackling by stretching out gradually the life of a young boy leading up, maturing & his becoming of a young man.

My givings of this short precis` is about two pubescent boys spending jovially on one of there school summer vacations. The twosome literally smell the happy air of there school-free environment, exuberantly eating the ticking time heedfully the rest of there holliday lives, & they just simply wallow the concurrent moments of what in store for them during these cherished times. However one day, a fortutious event diverges the path they both tread for the rest of there lives permanently. The other one simply could not accept the happenstance what predestined by fate. So he cope with it antipathetically as his life sinks spirally to the toilet, & as well, he tries to endure this guilt for the remainder of his adult life.

Essentially, this comic book is broken down to two halves. The first chapter is all about exploring fully the childhood lives of these two young boys. While the latter half shown us by sifting through the lives of the protagonists & that wretched and tragedic repercussions. By the way, this book utilizes anthropomorphic characters or in other words, uses animals as oppose to humans as way to smoothly deliver the story as what the author intended it to be.

Jason is a very talented & well-rounded comic book creator. he artfully etched out the story to life with his true-to-life and accurate rendition of diverse & realistic emotions of each circumstances upon dictated spontaneously by the story itself. The story turns out very profound in the dimensions of emotions and rich in psychological dealings,at least in reference to subtle, not blatant aspects. Likewise,the story is very poignant, dark & melancholic, heartbreaking and ultimately, heart-rending.

However, the grandest talent of Jason based by critique-ing this work, is his ability to leverage panels to his pluses per page (6 panels a page). He skillfully by fully delineating lucidly the essences to fruition such as those articulated prior, such as the psychological, emotional, and allegorical ranges. Most of the times, his panels do not even show people nor any interactions, neither a situation at all.Ironically, merely illustrated a tree or any object for that matter & completed, then presenting to us, only the tree & its environment for example, for all 6 panels, with the author sole purpose to starkly immersing the reader to every inch of significant emotions & other nuances of what Jason deemed neccessary & clever.

This slender graphic novella constitutes only for 64 pages, all in B&W & comic book format, softbounded & with sturdy frontage cover. A good buy and a "must own".

A bonafide, quasi literary piece of work. In the same breath alongside "Maus" by. Art Spiegelmann; "Four Women" by. Sam Kieth; "To the Heart of the Storm" by. Will Eisner & " A Jew in Communist Prague" by. Vittorio Giardino.

Highly recommended for story, price and Jason.

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Summary: Spare and Touching
Review: A moving example of the power of simplicity, "Hey, Wait" is a work of art to be treasured and read again and again. It speaks across generations, across languages, and across national borders. It speaks to the human condition. As a graphic utterance of our postmodern existential angst, "Hey, Wait" is highly recommended.

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Summary: accurate, true-to-life GN; Jason talented
Review: Hey, Wait.. is a book written and drawn by Jason.This book has no words, all-pantomine or drawings.It is a slice-of-life theme, dealing with growing-up (not just a child, but also a man).

Jason is a very talented GN creator. he adeptly bring the story to life with his true-to- life and potraying accurate emotions within each circumstances that present itself. He is also very good on how a real people will act and react given the situation. The story is very profound in terms of emotions and the psychological dealing by the person himself, it also is very emotional,sad, gloomy, true-to-life and heartbreaking and ultimately, heartful.

But the greatest talent of Jason as I've see it, is his ability to use panels in a page( 6panels in a page). He make use of it fully to bring out the essence of this GN to fruition such as those Ive said before psychological aspect, emotional, and being true-to-life.Sometimes ( alot of his panel do not show any people or situation at all but only show a tree, for example to squeeze out and convey effectively what Jason intended to say.

Highly recommended because of story, price and Jason.

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Summary: Sad, funny, gripping tale in two parts
Review: I bought this book a few months ago, and have read it 5 times since. "I have absorbed its contents", would be more fitting, as the bulk of story in this book is told more through the artists complex while seemingly simplistic visuals. It's the story of two childhood friends, a tragic event that separates them, and finally how one of the friends grows up and how the events of his childhood still affect him. It's an amazing story, and I'd highly recommend it for people who like to think when they read comics. I find Jason's art to have many layers. There is so much that is being said in almost every panel. You have to look at it and think about it for a bit, though, or you'll miss what Jason is representing in these panels and throughout the book.

A great book. :)

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Summary: Clever and simple
Review: Jason's comic coming-of-age story has many gems. His simplistic style and steady pacing with the use of the same comic panels on every page forge a universe made of a very personal visual language. The lines between adulthood and childhood are clearly drawn (so to speak): adults are tired, working-class that rarely smile as they tread the streets on stilts; the two kids in the story have boundless imagination and their world is populated by undead bullies and comic monsters.

The second part does not read as cleverly as the first, though done with the same care. The symbolism of the first half is only seen when the main character hits his lowest ebb. Its not clear why this character is made to suffer so much as his guilt succumbs to an unsatisfying life. Jason's very linear narrative could have used a little more complexity on this end but is otherwise a work that strikes a dark chord in regards to lost innocence and lost life and the parallels between the two.

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Summary: The title says it all... you'll see.
Review: This book is incredible. A masterpiece in graphic literature. The art is superb and is perfect for this story which I found hauntingly familiar. The perfectly drawn facial expressions bring the characters alive. The story will grip you and stay with you for eternity. The editorial review that says, "this story is beautiful but will utterly break your heart" is SO right on. Everyone needs this. I wish I knew if this artist had any other graphic novels out? I'd like to thank the first Amazon reviewer as his (or her) review convinced me to buy it. Now it's your turn. I assure you that it will be one of the best ten bucks you ever spent.

Rating:
Summary: The title says it all... you'll see.
Review: This book is incredible. A masterpiece in graphic literature. The art is superb and is perfect for this story which I found hauntingly familiar. The perfectly drawn facial expressions bring the characters alive. The story will grip you and stay with you for eternity. The editorial review that says, "this story is beautiful but will utterly break your heart" is SO right on. Everyone needs this. I wish I knew if this artist had any other graphic novels out? I'd like to thank the first Amazon reviewer as his (or her) review convinced me to buy it. Now it's your turn. I assure you that it will be one of the best ten bucks you ever spent.