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Garage Band
by
Gipi
When Giuliano's father loans him the family garage, he and three of his friends form a band. Playing their battered secondhand instruments, the four teenagers find something they love to do, and they find in their friendship and music a refuge from difficult and turbulent home lives. But when their only amp blows a fuse,a desperate search for some new equipment lands them...more
Paperback, 128 pages
Published
April 3rd 2007
by First Second
(first published January 1st 2005)
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I picked up Garage Band simply because I was in bands in high school and connected with the cover. I knew nothing about Gipi before reading this book.
Though I'm not often a fan of water color artwork, what Gipi did in this book is worth taking a look at. His gritty, bleeding feel seems to fit perfectly in a story about adolescent boys. The world of Garage Band is understatedly colorful and spotty. Images are blurred, in motion, and seemingly changing all the time. Nothing can quite be pinnned do...more
Though I'm not often a fan of water color artwork, what Gipi did in this book is worth taking a look at. His gritty, bleeding feel seems to fit perfectly in a story about adolescent boys. The world of Garage Band is understatedly colorful and spotty. Images are blurred, in motion, and seemingly changing all the time. Nothing can quite be pinnned do...more
Il cielo in una stanza
Vi ricordate la scena finale di Men in black? Quella dove tutto si conclude con dei bambini alieni che giocano a biglie, e con un gigantesco allargarsi del campo visivo scopri che la terra è come una capocchia di spillo, che i pianeti sono puntini luminescenti e la nostra galassia ha appunto le dimensioni di una biglia, proprio la biglia di quei bambini alieni, buttata in una cesta insieme ad altre decine. Mette un po’ i brividini a pensarci, al ruolo che abbiamo nell’unive...more
Vi ricordate la scena finale di Men in black? Quella dove tutto si conclude con dei bambini alieni che giocano a biglie, e con un gigantesco allargarsi del campo visivo scopri che la terra è come una capocchia di spillo, che i pianeti sono puntini luminescenti e la nostra galassia ha appunto le dimensioni di una biglia, proprio la biglia di quei bambini alieni, buttata in una cesta insieme ad altre decine. Mette un po’ i brividini a pensarci, al ruolo che abbiamo nell’unive...more
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Really liked it.
The watercolor is outstanding, giving it a nice grunge rock feel.
The novel takes aim at a number of things - though never overtly. Class, idiot friends, morality, music. What I enjoyed the most was it's take on the music industry. Musicians playing because they enjoy the music rather than to make money... or musicians playing to make money rather than because they enjoy the music.
When I was in high school, there was such a thing as selling-out. This book tries to capture that, ev...more
The watercolor is outstanding, giving it a nice grunge rock feel.
The novel takes aim at a number of things - though never overtly. Class, idiot friends, morality, music. What I enjoyed the most was it's take on the music industry. Musicians playing because they enjoy the music rather than to make money... or musicians playing to make money rather than because they enjoy the music.
When I was in high school, there was such a thing as selling-out. This book tries to capture that, ev...more
Four teenage boys living in a rural town form a band and are given a garage by one of the boys' fathers to practice their music in. This is the story of their very different lives and how despite their backgrounds they are brought together by a shared love of music.
Gipi writes and draws a compelling story of youth, where we get to know the different members of the band and their personalities. They had small adventures such as stealing equipment from a church basement when their amp blows out o...more
Gipi writes and draws a compelling story of youth, where we get to know the different members of the band and their personalities. They had small adventures such as stealing equipment from a church basement when their amp blows out o...more
Garage Band is a slice of life graphic novel about four friends who decide to form a band. Each chapter corresponds to a song, providing insight into each of the boys and the people close to them.
Gipi's watercolors are the best part of the book, able to convey motion and individuality in the figures. He blends a muted color pallet of nighttime escapades and hot afternoons with some subtle vividness that really conveys the frenzy of teenage life.
The story, while providing insight into the charac...more
Gipi's watercolors are the best part of the book, able to convey motion and individuality in the figures. He blends a muted color pallet of nighttime escapades and hot afternoons with some subtle vividness that really conveys the frenzy of teenage life.
The story, while providing insight into the charac...more
Filed-down shark teeth. Beaks and geometry slopes for noses. Ugly bumps and stubble and gashes to give crude texture to faces, arms and chests. The watercolor washes over and across the lines like so many stains. This is industrial art - a good fit for a garage band. But it doesn’t make Stefano’s dinner, or his dad, any easier to look at.
Each of the four boys in the band has his own story. They’re all interesting, but it’s difficult to see why they would ever get together, let alone stay togeth...more
Each of the four boys in the band has his own story. They’re all interesting, but it’s difficult to see why they would ever get together, let alone stay togeth...more
Although not as good as the astonishing Notes For A War Story, Garage Band is a simple, beautifully drawn story about a bunch of kids getting together to form a band, using a garage on of their parents has lent them to keep them out of trouble. As you can imagine, they whole keeping them out of trouble thing is not entirely effective.
I think Gipi's main strength is the way he appears to be able to build extremely strong characterisation into a few words and a couple of scribbles on the page. It...more
I think Gipi's main strength is the way he appears to be able to build extremely strong characterisation into a few words and a couple of scribbles on the page. It...more
Comics heißen jetzt auch Graphic Novels. Es entwickelte sich eine Kunstform von Künstlern, die keine Comicserien zeichnen, sondern aufwändig gestaltete Kurzromane mit einer eigenen Bildsprache schaffen.
Der Italiener Gipi (geboren 1963 in Pisa) ist Illustrator und Art-Director in einer Werbeagentur und außerdem Regisseur von Kurzfilmen. Er erhielt zahlreiche Preise und gilt als einer der großen Autoren im Comicbereich.
5 Songs erzählt mit starken Bildern (Tusche und Aquarell) in meist düsteren Far...more
Der Italiener Gipi (geboren 1963 in Pisa) ist Illustrator und Art-Director in einer Werbeagentur und außerdem Regisseur von Kurzfilmen. Er erhielt zahlreiche Preise und gilt als einer der großen Autoren im Comicbereich.
5 Songs erzählt mit starken Bildern (Tusche und Aquarell) in meist düsteren Far...more
Four teenage boys have a garage to practice their music in, thanks to the father of the guitarist. Garage Band spans five chapters (each called a "canzone", a song) and covers the interactions the band-mates have with each other, as well as the individual relationships with their families, and one girlfriend.
The art is edgy, blurry, angular, and perfectly fits the mood and tone of the story. I had a bit of trouble keeping track of who was who (wait...is he the Nazi or is he the guy who's dad fli...more
The art is edgy, blurry, angular, and perfectly fits the mood and tone of the story. I had a bit of trouble keeping track of who was who (wait...is he the Nazi or is he the guy who's dad fli...more
The aptly-named Garage Band, created by Italian comic creator Gipi, follows the story of a practicing band and their new practice space. Offered the garage area by his father, Giuliano and his mates begin to settle into their dreams of being rock musicians. However, the loss of the amp, petty band squabbles, and a little thieving threaten to derail their dream before it gets off the ground. Sadly, Gipi places the emphasis on the band's attempts to build a career rather then each member's intrigu...more
Gipi is definitely shaping up as one of the most interesting of the current crop of European comics artists who are invading North America, which his enigmatic storylines and rough-but-controlled line work. [return][return]Garage Band is more straightforward (in terms of plot) than other Gipi works that I have read, but his characteristic use of a subtle watercolor palette is on full display. The story here is nothing deep or highly inventive, but it's told with an attention to detail and to cha...more
I read this for school. I liked the artwork a little bit(not the polished look I'm used to when it comes to Manga.) but the polt didn't make sesne. He jumped around from person to person and it was hard to pinpoint the charatchers. It felt like it was just starting when it was ending or supposely climaxing. The only thing that really happens is they steal stuff from another band and have to return it...and some guy is offered a job at a music recording studio,to get a leg-up...
i just didn't get...more
i just didn't get...more
Sometimes I can feel it at the very beginning of a book. A mounting excitement that builds with each page, a growing hope and simultaneous fear of let down because it might just be one of those stories that fits you. It might just be one of those stories where everything rings true, beautifully and understated. Gipi presents an absolutely beautiful read about four dynamic Italian youth searching to replace a blown amp. The book jacket describes Gipi's work as "nervy and elegant," and his writing...more
I randomly picked this graphic novel off the shelf, so didn't know what to expect. It is translated from the Italian, and while I am not sure I would suggest it to very many readers there are brilliant parts.
The boring story is of four boys who are in a band. They practice, meet girls, deal with their parents and are just some regular guys. I had trouble telling two of the boys apart and thought that the story was lacking. However, there are a few panels at the end of every chapter where they in...more
The boring story is of four boys who are in a band. They practice, meet girls, deal with their parents and are just some regular guys. I had trouble telling two of the boys apart and thought that the story was lacking. However, there are a few panels at the end of every chapter where they in...more
Gipi is an Italian graphic novelist and Garage Band is his most recent work. It’s the story of four boys who come from divergent backgrounds but join together for a common cause. We’re given four models of urban adolescence: Stefano is a cut-up, rebellious and crude, Alex is damaged, ungrateful and confused, Alberto is tame but malleable, and Giuliano is kind but self-conscious. The four young men, together, are a composite for teenagedom. Their friendships and the band they form are subject to...more
Aug 18, 2008
Becky
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
10th grade and up
Recommended to Becky by:
Horn Book article "Worth A Thousand Words"
Shelves:
graphic-novels
Another great book from First Second, this one translated from Italian. Creator Gipi seems to be very well-known and awarded in Europe, and I can see why. His lines have a lot of motion. People and expressions are drawn with single lines with imperfections uncorrected. The watercoloring doesn't fit within the lines, but this adds to the sense of motion.
I especially liked that every "canzone" ended with a depiction of the band playing a song. No lyrics were given and no music was described. You...more
I especially liked that every "canzone" ended with a depiction of the band playing a song. No lyrics were given and no music was described. You...more
Wonderful illustrations with a ragged style and flat look that nonetheless complements Gipi's deft storytelling and characterization. So often, brief graphic novels fail to round out a story and just miss when it comes to creating characters to care about, but this is a great exception. I'll be sharing this one and coming back for the snapshot in time of four boys in their band.
A rather uninspiring graphic novel about a group of Italian young men in a non-descript city who form a garage band. All have various problems: one likes Hitler and lives with his aunt and mom, another's dad likes dogs, but not him. It gets better towards the end. Gipi is Italy's most noted comic book illustrator.
This is my first time reading a graphic novel from Gipi. It is overall quite good, like a splice-of-life type of tale from a Japanese mangaka, right down to the pauses between frames, silence between dialogue, and flow of lines. The only negative aspect about it, which unfortunately affects the previous points, is how short the story is! Anyhow, Gipi will be on my radar.
A quiet, simple character-study, the strength of this book lies with Gipi's honest observations of young men, their dreams, attitudes, and body language. The art is fantastic, for lack of a better word. While the plot is not as tight as Gipi's other major book ('Notes for a War Story'), it remains a refreshing and interesting graphic novel. High recommended.
Jan 25, 2011
Starkville Public Library Young Adult Section
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Shelves:
manga-and-graphic-novels,
real-life
Giuliano's dad loans him a garage so his band can practice, but the group is full of tension. Stefano is cruel and sarcastic, Alberto is overly cautious about his father's health, and Alex is obsessed with Hitler. After their amp blows, can they manage to keep it together long enough to cut a demo tape?
Lines so nice. Similar to the french artist Guillaume Singelin. Sloppy, but it has so much movement. I love it, and the story is adorable! Nothing better than some idiots trying to do the impossible<3 i'd reccomend this to anyone of any age, great comic, graphic short story, etc.
Gipi superbly captures the teen garage band experience- the arrogance and insecurity, the way boys talk to each other, the consuming conviction that they will be stars, the postures and facial expressions of rocking out. You’d never even know he was talking about Italy.
... v. nize watercolours, sound effects, and general flow ...
Perhaps it is a function of my old age that stories about young people often seem slight to me, or perhaps I am talking some bullshit right now.
Gipi is clearly a master slicer of life; I really like this.
Perhaps it is a function of my old age that stories about young people often seem slight to me, or perhaps I am talking some bullshit right now.
Gipi is clearly a master slicer of life; I really like this.
Italian-made comic about a group of teens attempting to garage band it up. I found the illustration severe for my taste. And the plot didn't seem to go anywhere. But there is something to it. Definitely an artist behind it. I admire it, but I didn't enjoy it.
This was the first graphic novel I read. Having had high expectations, I was a bit disappointed. I liked the illustrations, especially the landscape ones. However, the plot felt unfinished. Everything was touched on a bit, but never fully executed.
This book was written by an Italian author. It was nicely illustrated, but honestly, the plot was completely incoherent. I only was able to make a very small sembelence of what went on, and even then, it wasn't particularly enjoyable.
Gipi's artwork is always fantastic, but this wasn't his strongest novel. On the other hand, it's original, down-to-earth short-biography nature is interesting in a way. There's something human about the mundane nature of the story.
Really good pacing and exposition. A very simple story that evokes a vague nostalgia for experiences that I can't really say I've had, as well as ones that I have.
It's not groundbreaking in any way, but what really stood out was the fact that it was drawn in ink and colored with watercolor. It is pretty beautiful.
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Born in Pisa, Gianni Pacinotti (Gipi) started out illustrating for the publishing and advertising fields. From 1992, he creates illustrated stories and comics, published in magazines like Cuore, Blue, Il Clandestino, Boxer, Il Manifesto and La Straniero. In 2000, he founded Santa Maria Video, a studio through which he creates video and animation shorts.
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