Fleep
Fleep is a graphic novel by Jason Shiga. It was originally published in comic strip format in AsianWeek in 2002. It was later collected and published by Sparkplug Comic Books.
Synopsis
[edit]Jimmy Yee awakens to find himself trapped in a telephone booth that is buried in concrete, and must figure out what happened before he suffocates.
Reception
[edit]The collected Fleep won the 2003 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Story.[1]
Time described Fleep as "ingenious", "far from predictable", and "worthy of Arthur Conan Doyle".[2] The Comics Journal considered its ending to be "quite shocking", and an example of the "strain of nihilism" in Shiga's work.[3]
Publication history
[edit]Shaenon K. Garrity has noted that the publishers of AsianWeek had wanted "a comic about the 'Asian-American experience'", and were consequently "a little baffled" by Fleep, which fits that description only in that the protagonist is Asian-American.[4] AsianWeek cancelled Fleep mid-story, and Shiga then took it to the Modern Tales webcomics collective.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "2003 Ignatz Award Recipients". Small Press Expo. October 1, 2003. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ Arnold, Andrew D. (November 1, 2002). "The Puzzling World of Jason Shiga". Time.
- ^ Clough, Rob (July 25, 2014). "Reviews: Demon". The Comics Journal.
- ^ a b Shiga Shiga Ko Ko Bop, by Shaenon K. Garrity; at ComixTalk; published February 9, 2003; retrieved January 13, 2018
External links
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