![]() ![]() Though it could use a little pruning, this is a fond look at family and friendship that benefits from keeping both of its feet firmly planted on the ground. This gives the book a wonderfully worn-in appearance, reminiscent of Jennifer Hayden’s recent and similarly successful autobiographical comic, The Story of My Tits. En pocas palabras, a través de sus dibujos y de diálogos muy bien logrados, Gaviria logra crear personajes entrañables, y. ![]() Her hit autobiographical graphic novel, Virus Tropical (2011), was made into an animated film in 2017. The sisters are snotty, the mothers are overbearing, the fathers are foolish, but isn’t that messiness the very meaning of family? Visually, Paola delights in contrast: areas of heavy texture (hair, floorboards, fabric) are set against empty, open shapes. En Virus Tropical, Paola Gaviria, o Powerpaola, indaga a través de viñetas en la sencilla complejidad de su vida familiar, convirtiendo su propia experiencia en una historia capaz de generar reflexiones en sus lectores. An Inventory of My Life: PowerPaola on ‘Virus Tropical’ and Turning a Graphic Novel into a Film By Camila Vergara 25 August, 2020 Lee en espaol aqu PowerPaola is a Quito-born-Cali-raised artist, cartoonist, and writer. This is all well-trod ground, as far as autobiographical comics go, but the details ring true, and this heartfelt honesty enlivens every page. ![]() Passive-aggression runs rampant, a simmering stew of squabbles and endearments. The members steal one another’s chocolate, move to Colombia from Ecuador, pierce their ears, and sob along to telenovelas. Powerpaola’s family is a frayed patchwork of tension and love in this debut from the Colombian-Ecuadorian cartoonist. ![]()
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