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Pointeau, Christine – When Are You Coming Home?
When Are You Coming Home?
Thanks computer! The last time I checked, the backspace key was for going back a space, not going back a page, thereby killing my review dead just after I finished it. Obviously it was a great review, probably the best ever in the history of the page, but it’s out of my head now. Sorry. And it’s possible I wasn’t being entirely serious there, for any incredibly dense readers. So how about this comic? Christine deals with a few fascinating philisophical questions, including trying to understand the true nature of the universe, asking about the value of fear (and whether it’s a good or a bad thing to lose one’s fear), making a landscape from pure thought, and trying to remember the things that her old soul is trying to tell her. Her genuine earnestness kills any desire I might have for a smart-ass comment or two, much as I would like to try based on my conflicting views of some of her theories. Still, it seems like very few books are asking these sorts of questions anymore, and anybody who likes a good, thoughtful comic would love these two books. $8.95
Pointeau, Christine – A Capella Volume 2: Open Heart
A Capella Volume 2: Open Heart
Poetry, to me, can either be beautiful or profoundly annoying, based purely on whatever mood I’m in at the time, which isn’t the slightest bit fair to the book that I happen to be talking about. In this case though, this was the perfect book for the perfect mood. There are three stories in here, all generally about trying to work through things through chatting or in your head. First up is What Price Love, with Christine (I’m going to assume these are all meant to be her, although I’m obviously just guessing) sitting in a field, wandering around nature, and trying to decide if the price for love (and dreams) is worth it. Next up is Open Heart, which takes up the bulk of the book. Christine has her heart stolen, literally, by a passing monk.� It blows away, but she has to chase it, and eventually ends up, in dream-like fashion, entering her heart and talking to a turtle who tells her to trust in herself. Lastly is Do You Believe?, a story about related souls reconnecting throughout the ages. As I most definitely do not believe I’ll resist the urge to say something smarmy, to each his or her own, I suppose. The painted, smudgy artwork is a pleasure to look at, it really leads you through these stories wonderfully. Worth checking out, if you don’t mind the peaceful things in life. $10.95
