Dolmen Editorial is publishing a new comic by Isaac Sánchez, in which he records his childhood and family’s most personal history.
A few years ago, known as the comedian logico He surprised locals and foreigners alike when he realized he was going to post a comic on social networks. The first episode aired in 2017. yew tree signed by Isaac SanchezHe had yet to add his pseudonym to the cover of a comic that quickly became a hit. For the second part, the work of Isaac Sánchez has already spoken for itself. Editorial Dolmen He decided to bet on it from the start, and has since not only completed the trilogy, but collected it in a single volume.
appeared two years ago presentis an action thriller filled with social criticism and real people from Spain where getting superpowers can ruin their lives. A comic in which the evolution of the author can be judged by both the graphic part and the storytelling. shortly after publication The Art of Isaac Sánchez: Drawings and Caprichos a art book where we first saw it representedand a collection of drawings made between comics and comics over the past four years.
But apparently Sanchez While imagining the career of a ninth art artist, I thought of one of the works that changed everything.† It’s one of those works that is so personal that it’s scary when they become universal. And five of them go on sale the next day high water bathsThe most personal graphic novel.
This story is not based on real events. Rather, they are memories
A number of shops and restaurants sprang up in Badalona in the 1970s, at a time in its history when the city’s beaches were neither the safest nor the most hygienic, where patrons had access to swimming pools, bathrooms, and restaurants. One of those places was high water bathswhere the writer and his family worked, lived and fought like all other families of the time. The story begins with the author’s pleasant conversation with his own home at a young age. Placing readers how, when and where they appear first high water baths†
from that pointand as the opening line predicts, we’ll guide the young writer through his memoirs and explore why this comic† Of course, note that we are not going to unravel this review to ruin anyone’s reading experience. In high water baths parents live and work Sanchezsisters and brother. Since he is the youngest in the house, he is in charge of the buffet. where swimmers go to stock up on ice cream, chips, and the well… all those items we bought from the beach at one point.
Although he does not sell, the young man does not hesitate to read comics and, most importantly, to create them. Being aware of what is going on around him but always from a perspective that only a child can have. Badalona society develops around him with the problems of the late eighties and early nineties. But also the author’s family and each of the people who are part of it. high water baths They are part of a trouble-free family outfit. All the characters unfold before the eyes of the readers into a story that gets stronger as the pages go on and therefore over time. a) Yes, Sanchez He builds his memory not only on those work-filled summers, but also on moments of rest when we relive the problems that plagued Spanish society at the time through his family’s eyes.
young man isaac stealing potatoes while selling ice cream and making his own comic, Ninja Turtlesand play with action figures that man except dinosaurs. But she also sees her sisters’ relationships with their own boyfriends flourish, learning her brother’s art, enjoying her father’s stories, and growing up with a mother dealing with a very cramped kitchen. That’s for the amount of paella it cooks. .
high water baths It is, in turn, a representation of the history of Spain. like Ana Penyas He portrayed the urban and social development of the Levantine coast in his own work. everything under the sun †salamander picture2021) and paco rock revived family memory house †astiberria, 2015) Sanchez here he creates a double play on the same lines describing family history and the Barcelona beach. Since it is his third work and it has the emotional depth it has, it should be emphasized that: Neither of the two references mentioned in this analysis were directly reflected in the study.† However, those who liked either of these two comics will like this one too.
graphics and story high water baths far beyond previous work Sanchez† The drawing style and color change during operation. While the author’s memories and thus his own story are being told, the dominant graphic part is the part seen in the visuals of this review.: with cartoon-like volumes and at the same time a realistic style, both in drawing and in colour. Winking at the series of the momentLike the girl who goes to buy ice cream and looks a lot like the Akane van don’t runor representation of various vampires like Morbius from the animated series Spider Man From the 1990s, as a metaphor for the drug addiction that devastated the country in those years.
completely organic when? scenes become parts of family history that he accesses through third parties, so The fiction that envisages the representation of the collective family memory gets a little more involved, both the drawing and the color become more serious and expressive.changing the color gamut with cooler and some gorgeous designs.
Points to consider In the graphics section use of photosthose that alternate between different episodes and play a special role in the third act of the play. Complete change of drawing style while telling the childhood story of his parentswhich is very close to the Bruguera style of the period he describes. Yeslast, Addition of pages drawn by Isaac Sánchez as a child and re-creation of his brother’s works† Photos of the originals of the existing Pleamar Baths, a text of the author and a set of data and works that we may like in the suffix. make this graphic novel
high water baths this is an absolute love letter to his family and to the years the author lived there. But itor more importantly, Why. Why did Sánchez start doing this? And that conclusion can only be reached by reading this great graphic novel. takes us from the author’s childhood to the present day, not only in a challenging memory exercise, but also in personal introspection and generosity. a comic book represents a radical change in the line of work presented so far and probably because of the courage and skill he showed here, it opens a new era for the author.† Undoubtedly, this year is a work to be considered.
