Jinchalo

Author: Matthew Forsythe

Brand: Drawn and Quarterly

Edition: Illustrated

Binding: Paperback

Format: Illustrated

Number Of Pages: 152

Release Date: 03-04-2012

model number: Two-Colour Illustrations

Part Number: Two-Colour Illustrations

Details: Jinchalo is Korean for Really? and that question (formulated variously as What is and what isn t? What is real? and What is imagined? ) is at the heart of this book. A companion to Matthew Forsythe s vastly successful Ojingogo, Jinchalo stars the same little girl as its heroine. When the mischievous shape-shifter Jinchalo hatches from a mysterious egg, he starts our heroine adventuring anew. Magical troubles drag the pair out of the safety of her home, through the small village where she resides, up, up, and away. In the course of their flight, they visit a robot garden, follow a vine into the clouds, and leave the village far behind. These comics are firmly rooted in Korean folktales and stylistic conventions, with a playful, joyous drawn line. Jinchalo welcomes readers back into Forsythe s Miyazaki-tinged dreamscape where spotted octopi fly and bears give piggyback rides, where hummingbirds are larger than people and a sad furry monster wearing a bowler hat lurks around every corner. Forsythe uses page space innovatively in this wordless panel-less book, and his storytelling is compelling for all ages, both simple and intricately detailed.

EAN: 9781770460676

Package Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches

Languages: English