David B. Knihy

In the beginning, there was a light. The small glow of an immortal firefly. He was tasked with watching and relaying the story of the human race. Now, after many millennia, the firefly speaks... Return to the start. Meet the first boy to ever live as described by an insect who knew him. Then traverse the cosmos. Explore myriad little legends, tiny tales from across all time. In his second collection of poetry and short fiction, Mo David crafts a wandering world of new mythologies, aching despairs, and wavering hopes. This book is an act of treason, an act of disobedience, and most of all, an act of faith.

In this continuing spin-off of his award-wining masterpiece Epileptic, David B. focuses once again on his relationship with his ailing brother, but delves deeper into their fantasy life and obsession with history. In the second installment, the two become fascinated by the Papuan Wars, and David discovers odd metaphorical parallels between those long-ago events and rituals and his brother's struggle with his disease. Part of the Ignatz Series.

The most acclaimed European graphic novel of the last ten years, Epileptic is David B.'s story of his brother's battle with epilepsy - but it turns into a penetrating and sometimes lacerating self-examination on the author's part, as he delves into his own complex emotions and his family's troubled history, as well as his own youthful fantasy life.

Heir to the wise Daniel, Hasib is a young woodcutter promised to a great future. When his greedy companions abandon him in the middle of the forest, he meets the Queen of the serpents. She then tells her story, a fabulous adventure filled with gods and demons, princes and prophets. We find Prince Janshah madly in love with Shamsa, the bird woman of King Solomon. Love and perjury, epic battles and giant spiders ensue... From Kabul to Cairo, journeys intertwine with intrigues and spiritual quests while the fabulous nights follow one another. An enchanting and intricately designed interpretation of the story of Hasib Karim ad-Dim, through which fragment of the giant tale David Beauchard opens us the gates of the Thousand and One Nights.

Der Wächter erwacht unter der Erde, eine Leiche zwischen Leichen, an der Seite von Alexandra, der Liebe seines Lebens. Er vermag sein Denken zu kontrollieren, nicht aber seine Bewegungen oder sein Gedächtnis, das er offenbar verloren hat. Wo sind sie? Warum folgt ihnen eine Stimme, die seltsamerweise der von Marvin ähnelt? Und was ist mit dem Wächter passiert, warum ist er zum Skelett geworden? Joann Sfar, Lewis Trondheim und David B. entführen uns in die Zeit zwischen dem ZENIT und der ABENDDÄMMERUNG des Donjon – in eine albtraumhafte und zugleich faszinierende Welt.

Mit David B. hält nach Jean-Christophe Menu, Killoffer und Lewis Trondheim ein viertes Mitglied des französischen Künstlerkollektivs L’Association Einzug in das Programm von Reprodukt. In “Das bleiche Pferd” bringt David B. eine Sammlung seiner merkwürdigsten Träume und Albträume zu Papier. Mit klarem, flächigen Stil und verstörender Selbstverständlichkeit begegnet er den darin auftretenden rätselhaften Gestalten und absurden Geschehnissen.

Vero e proprio feuilleton a puntate, è da considerarsi come il seguito ideale de "Il grande male", che ha reso leggendario David B. nel panorama internazionale del fumetto. "Babel" affronta la storia della Francia dagli anni Sessanta ai giorni nostri, attraverso le vicende di una famiglia. Tramite questo resoconto puntuale, privato, delicato e potente penetriamo poco a poco in un vero affresco: la guerra del Vietnam, il primo uomo sulla Luna, le lotte studentesche viste attraverso gli occhi di un bambino che deve imparare a crescere presto, mentre suo fratello è gravemente malato. Questa storia è una vera e propria educazione, quasi un'iniziazione alla vita.

David B. profite de ses déambulations italiennes pour donner chair à son imaginaire et rebondir sur un détail qui l'a marqué aux détours des ruelles de Trieste, de Bologne ou de Venise. Aussi, il met en scène des références précises - un film, une lecture, un fait divers, de façon ludique, fantasmagorique ou réaliste. Ainsi, il nous livre le fruit de ses réflexions sur des villes, un pays, une culture qu'il affectionne.

Die 2. Ausgabe des „Magazins für Wort und Bild“ von PLAQUE bietet Lesern die Möglichkeit, Comics mit den Selbstwahrnehmungen der Künstler zu vergleichen. Dieses Konzept spricht sowohl Experten als auch Neulinge an und fördert das Verständnis für das unterrepräsentierte Medium der Autorencomics auf dem deutschen Markt.