Bambi And Her Pink Gun Volume 1

Bambi #1

by Atsushi Kaneko

The word is out on the streets: a reward of five million dollars to the opportunist that wastes the courier calling herself Bambi and returns her living cargo. Chainsaw-swinging psychos, gold-toothed Elvises, Derringer-packing grannies, and all the other scum in these badlands could care less whether Bambi is kidnapping this toddler she christened Pampi or if she's snatching him back from his captors. With a pink gun in one hand, and a leashed Pampi in the other, can antihero Bambi's huge ego and formidable gun skills hold off an army?

Genres: Manga, Comics

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Atsushi Kaneko (カネコアツシ, Kaneko Atsushi) es un mangaka japonés nacido en Sakata, prefectura de Yamagata.

Reviews

[fonz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Inspirado en el título del, ejem, "disco-película" de los Sex Pistols, "Who killed Bambi?", se trata de la occidentalización y puesta al día del venerable subgénero del cine de explotación japonesa, el "pinky violence". El resultado es un manga frenético y divertidísimo, una batidora psicotrónica que combina el "Lobo solitario y su cachorro", la película "Corazón salvaje" y el "Hard Boiled" de Miller y Darrow, con banda sonora de los Cramps y las Shampoo, y protagonizado por el antiguo arquetipo de una Artemisa adolescente, virgen y salvaje, una sociópata implacable e indestructible que va dejando tras de sí un rastro de ultraviolencia de cachondeo, muerte y destrucción, mientras va atravesando un paisaje de fantasía construido con todo lo que se pueda encontrar en los vertederos de la cultura trash y la serie B, C, D o Z.

En una obra en la que prima la forma, el dibujo de Kaneko es simplemente sobresaliente. Es el más occidental de los mangakas japoneses, que en esta ocasión exhibe un excepcional grafismo "de línea clara" y aire retro en el que se puede detectar la influencia del tebeo alternativo norteamericano (desde Burns a Geoff Darrow) perfectamente integrada en su estilo al que Kaneko insufla de un dinamismo simplemente apabullante: el ritmo y la espectacular puesta en página de las ultraviolentas, frenéticas y sangrientas escenas de acción hay que leerlas para creerlas.

[Arsnoctis · Rating 3 out of 5]

La protagonista di questo manga mi ha ricordato un po' l'americanissima Tank girl. Il primo volume è molto casinista e poco di contenuto, ma penso che continuerò la lettura della serie per capire dove voglia andare a parare. Indubbiamente l'aspetto più originale dell'albo è il colore del segno di Kaneko - reso con monocromia fucsia - che rende il tutto ancora più pop.

[Wesley Sueker · Rating 2 out of 5]

Picked it up at the library expecting something like Tank Girl and intrigued by the pink ink. Bambi is a trigger-happy teenager with a huge bounty on her head. I didn't end up liking her. The only thing that makes her a vaguely sympathetic character is the fact that she happens to be against someone who's worse (a little worse, anyway). Of course, she is only fighting that someone because he gets in her way, and I'm still not convinced that her goal is a good goal, or even a justified evil goal. I'm not a fan of her "Me Bambi" Tarzan-ripped catchphrase.

Still, the art is pretty good, especially the backgrounds, and the composition is excellent, especially full-page scenes. And being a GN/manga, of course it's a pretty quick read, so I have no regrets. If you're just looking for gratuitous violence with a pink tint, go for it.

(Minor spoiler) When she straight-up shot a nice grandma in the face for no reason, that's when I really gave up on Bambi.

[Ilia · Rating 4 out of 5]

A supremely nihilistic, blood-drenched and very stylish manga. The artwork is influenced by western underground comics as much as anything Japanese. Each chapter is tightly constructed, with creative sequences where simultaneously occurring events crash into each other in very satisfying ways. A wild ride, not for the faint-hearted.

[ที่เจ๊ตบหน้าหนูหนูไม่ว่าอะไร · Rating 4 out of 5]

เป็นการ์ตูนแนวผจญภัยในโลกดิสโทเปียที่ถูกครอบงำโดย 'แกบบ้าคิง' เล่มนี้เปิดตัวด้วยการประกาศจับเด็กสาวที่ชื่อ 'แบมบี้' ที่ลักพาตัวเด็กผู้ชายคนหนึ่งไป มีรางวัลนำจับ 500 ล้าน

เนื้อเรื่อง แบมบี้จะผจญภัยไปเรื่อยๆ เพื่อนำเด็กไปส่งให้กับพวก 'ลุงๆ' ตลอดทางมีแต่คนจ้องฆ่าแบมบี้เพราะรางวัลนำจับ เนื้อเรื่องสนุกมาก ทำให้อยากติดตาม และลายเส้นสวยแปลกแหวกแนวสุดๆ ถ้าเป็นภาพสีคงจะสวยมากๆ

[Jb · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was kind of interesting but also unpleasant, almost aggressively so. The story is basically just a framework for nudity and ultraviolence, and the (translated) dialogue is kind of rote and boring. Not one of the better manga I've read.

[Nicolas · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mind f@ck of a premise but overall kinda boring

[Ik u · Rating 2 out of 5]

Assez sympathique et rapide à lire.

[Jamie · Rating 2 out of 5]

A sort of Japanese manga take on Tank Girl, Bambi and Her Pink Gun is high on visceral thrills and little else. Bambi lacks the humor of TG, and her story doesn't go as far over into outrageousness. Still, the action is pretty crazy, and the bubbly art brings it to life in a garish burst of pink and purple ink. Particular note should be paid to the layout of some of the high-octane sequences where the violence goes off the scales and the artist ups the panel count, creating a page-shattering effect that works brutally well.

[edel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have mixed feelings about this. The art is certainly very bubbly and poppy. The pink ink was a nice touch as well. As for the overall plot, it's generally something I wouldn't read. The whole thing is crazy and over the top. It's so crazy that it's good, but it's still not my cup of tea. Although I did like it more than I thought I would.