Epileptic
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David B. spent an idyllic early childhood in a small town near Orléans, France, but the family's life changed abruptly when his big brother Jean-Christophe was struck with epilepsy at age eleven. In search of a cure, their parents dragged the family to acupuncturists and magnetic therapists, to mediums and macrobiotic communes, but every new cure ended in disappointment. Angry at his brother for "abandoning" him and at all the quacks who offered them false hope, the author learned to cope by drawing fantastically elaborate battle scenes, creating images that provide a window into his interior life, as well as reliving his grandfathers' experiences in both World Wars through flashbacks. An honest and horrifying portrait of the disease and of the pain and fear it sowed in the family, this graphic autobiography is also a moving depiction of one family's intricate history.--From publisher description.
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1 primary book#1-6 omnibus in L'Ascension du Haut Mal
L'Ascension du Haut Mal is a 1-book series first released in 1996 with contributions by David B..
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Epileptic is a star, an isolated point of light in a sea of darkness, luminous and remote.
Unfortunately, the stars are a million, million, million miles away from me and I can't appreciate their brilliance at the moment, preoccupied as I am with my silly little troubles. Perspective is a butterfly that refuses to be caught, elusive creature that it is. My attention span has suffered atrociously this past year.
I am sorry, David B. You rock, man. You really do. I shall return to you in due time and pay you the homage you deserve.
Epileptic is David B's chronicle of his life and dealing with his brother's epilepsy. Intense and deeply personal, the book plunges deep into the author's psyche and the art reflects the wild and sometimes primitive rumblings in his mind. It is not really an easy book to read through due to the melancholic nature of the story which permeates through the black and white panels filled with surrealistic and raw pictures. Still, one cannot deny that this memoir is a remarkable and highly imaginative graphic tour de force.
