BLACK JACK WITH BERTAND GATIGNOL & ELSA BRANTS
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Writer ELSA BRANTS (Save Me, Pythia) teams up with Magnetic Press alumni, BERTRAND GATIGNOL (The Ogre Gods Saga, Pistouvi), on an original Black Jack short story in TEZUCOMI, an all-star celebration of Osamu Tezuka’s most beloved characters by some of Europe’s best comic creators.
The enigmatic character of Black Jack, created by Osamu Tezuka, is a cryptic yet brilliant surgeon practicing on the fringes of modern medicine. His presence is striking, marked by a scared face and a shock of white hair. He tackles what seem to be insurmountable cases, navigating a delicate balance between medical expertise and moral quandaries. Humans are complex things, after all.
Bertrand’s graceful line work is on full display drawing this tale about a performance artist in need of dire help. His years of experience designing characters for animation brings a clean, anime style these grim characters. Likewise, Elsa Brants’s script is a nice contrast to her other story in this anthology (based on PRINCESS KNIGHT, a light-hearted fantasy tale with talking crows and dragons). Â
Take a peek at “The Last Recital” by Bertrand and Elsa below, based on Osamu Tezuka’s BLACK JACK.
Preview Pages from "The Last Recital"
(Remember: Manga reads from right to left!)
