Nanjing: The Burning City
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.39 (862 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1616557524 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Ethan Young's Nanjing: The Burning City is a fascinating Corey Ethan Young's Nanjing: The Burning City is a fascinating and harrowing snapshot of a part of World War II history that is often overshadowed by the Invasion of Normandy and the Holocaust, but it is just as compelling and heart-breaking. Young makes his way through this tight, suspenseful narrative with the confidence, grace, and skill of a longtime comics master. Definitely a creator to watch.The graphic novel includes some intense depiction of war but not sensationally so. It's expertly handled in stark black and white. There is some brief, and uncomfortable, nudity to show some of the harsh and eye-opening rea. Rohnny Joyer said Five Stars. just wish it was longer!. A graphic novel that gives a voice to a lost history Ariel Chan I borrowed a friend's copy of Nanjing: The Burning City and would definitely recommend everyone this book. The art is not only beautiful and raw, but the writing is just as well done. Through this book, Ethan Young gave voices to the victims of the Nanjing Massacre, a brutal and overlooked chapter in WWII. It gives a somber reminder of war's indiscriminate nature, but does not put out the flickers of courage of those with the fighting desire to survive and yearn for their honor and morality. Akin to Hemingway's war stories, Young touches upon the struggle of navigating what is moral, what is necessary to survive
The author lives in Ithaca, N.Y . Young has contributed comic book art to Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics, DNA Creative, Ardden Entertainment, Hermes Press, and Johnson & Johnson. He has also drawn and designed for advertising, video games, independent films, T-shirt designs, album covers, logos, fantasy & sci-fi illustration and much mor
But in the face of horror, they'll learn that resistance and bravery cannot be destroyed by the enemy.Ethan Young (Tails) delves into World War II's forgotten tragedy, the devastating Japanese invasion of Nanjing, and tells a heart-wrenching tale of war, loss, and defiance. Beautifully illustrated in black and white."In Nanjing, cartoonist Ethan Young tells an intimate story against an epic landscape. A triumph at the very soul of the medium, a perfect marriage of Toth and Tatsumi." —Eisner Award-winning writer/artist Nate Powell (March, Swallow Me Whole). What they'll encounter will haunt them. After the bombs fell and shook the walls of Nanjing, the Imperial Japanese Army entered and seized the Chinese capital. Through the dust of the demolished buildings, screams echo off the rubble. Two abandoned Chinese soldiers are trapped and desperately outnumbered inside the walled city. Club"Haunting and powerful, Nanjing is a moving tribute to an event
Along the way, they meet several equally desperate refugees, and their destinies become intertwined. Bold, heart-breaking, and gorgeously rendered." -Eisner and Printz Award-winner Gene Luen Yang (Boxers & Saints, American Born Chinese)"Haunting and powerful, Nanjing is a moving tribute to an event which needs to be remembered as much as we'd like to forget it."-Eisner and Harvey Award-winning creator Derek Kirk Kim (Prime Baby, Same Difference and Other Stories). Young’s decision not to glorify violence or titillate the reader in any way avoids a common pitfall and heightens the drama. (Sept.)" -Publishers Weekly (Starred review)"In Nanjing, cartoonist Ethan Young tells an intimate story against an epic landscape. Young’s black-and-white artwork is heart-wrenchingly beautiful in its depiction of countless tragedies, and his writing remains tight throughout. This is stunning, stirring historical fiction by a cr