Throb
It’s always good to see a labor of love see the light of day. Granted, the impact is lessened a bit when the general public has no idea that this project ever existed, but it’s still heartening to see it. Jaime had the idea for this book (based on Zoom and Re-Zoom by Istvan Banyai, which I hadn’t seen until I checked You Tube just now, and I suggest you do the same for some context) back in the 80’s. He finally managed to put an issue together in the mid 90’s, but printing problems made a mess of the book and he ended up trashing his few remaining copies (out of a tiny print run). Still, he wanted to revisit it and finally put this book together, touching up his art where needed. Oh, and the title refers to the constant zooming in and out of the images, in case you were curious. Which brings us up to date on the history of the comic and the meaning of the title, but what’s this comic about? Well, it’s more of a visual exercise than it is a detailed story (otherwise known as art). Images zoom in and in and in, focus on what appears to be a speck, then zoom back out to show a completely unexpected scene, and on it goes for 24 pages (with a nice surprise at the end). I thought it was impressive as hell and think Jaime should think about making a video out of these panels like with Zoom. As if he hasn’t already spent enough time on this project in the nearly 30 years it’s been rattling around his brain! Well, it’s a thought, anyway. It’s worth a look, and maybe some of you comics creators out there could take this concept and run with it, eh? $3
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