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Le Sommeil du monstre #1
Ο ύπνος του τέρατος
Ο ύπνος του τέρατος είναι πριν απ' όλα ένα βιβλίο για τη μνήμη. Μνήμη ατομική, συλλογική και διερευνητική, όπου αναμειγνύονται παραστάσεις γραπτές από την τραγωδία της Γιουγκοσλαβίας, "τόπου" γέννησης του Ένκι Μπιλάλ, και παραστάσεις ζωγραφικές από ένα αλλόκοτο συνταίριασμα παρελθόντος-παρόντος-μέλλοντος.
"Εν δυνάμει" μνήμη, αποδεκτή μεν, που ωστόσο πρέπει να αποφεύγεται στο μέτρο του δυνατού. Μια μνήμη που μάλλον δεν διδάχθηκε τίποτα σοβαρό απ' τον απίστευτο εικοστό αιώνα.
Νότα ελπίδας, εντούτοις, στην οποία στηρίζεται πολύ ο συγγραφέας: οι ήρωές του διατηρούν την ανάγκη ν' αγαπούν.
"Εν δυνάμει" μνήμη, αποδεκτή μεν, που ωστόσο πρέπει να αποφεύγεται στο μέτρο του δυνατού. Μια μνήμη που μάλλον δεν διδάχθηκε τίποτα σοβαρό απ' τον απίστευτο εικοστό αιώνα.
Νότα ελπίδας, εντούτοις, στην οποία στηρίζεται πολύ ο συγγραφέας: οι ήρωές του διατηρούν την ανάγκη ν' αγαπούν.
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First published September 1, 1998
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Enki Bilal
243 books316 followersEnki Bilal (born Enes Bilal) is a French comic book creator and film director.
Bilal was born in Belgrade, then the capital of Yugoslavia, to a Czech mother, Ana, who came to Belgrade as child from Karlovy Vary, and a Bosnian Muslim father, Muhamed Hamo Bilal who had been Josip Broz Tito's tailor. When he was five years old, his father managed to take a trip and stay in Paris as a political émigré. Enki and the rest of the family followed him, four years later.
Enki Bilal has no sense of belonging to any ethnic group and religion, nor is he obsessed with soil and roots. He said in one interview: "I also feel Bosnian by my father's origin, a Serb by my place of birth and a Croat by my relationship with a certain friends, not to mention my other Czech half, who I am inherited from mother".
At age 14, he met René Goscinny and with his encouragement applied his talent to comics. He produced work for Goscinny's Franco-Belgian comics magazine Pilote in the 1970s, publishing his first story, Le Bol Maudit, in 1972.
In 1975, Bilal began working with script writer Pierre Christin on a series of dark and surreal tales, resulting in the body of work titled Légendes d'Aujourd'hui.
He is best known for the Nikopol trilogy (La Foire aux immortels, La Femme piège and Froid Équateur), which took more than a decade to complete. Bilal wrote the script and did the artwork. The final chapter, Froid Équateur, was chosen book of the year by the magazine Lire and is acknowledged by the inventor of chess boxing as the inspiration for the sport.
Quatre? (2007), the last book in the Hatzfeld tetralogy, deals with the breakup of Yugoslavia from a future viewpoint. The first installment came in 1998 in the shape of Le Sommeil du Monstre opening with the main character, Nike, remembering the war in a series of traumatic flashbacks.
In 2012, Bilal was featured in a solo exhibition at The Louvre. The exhibition, titled "The Ghosts of the Louvre", ran from 20 December 2012 to 18 March 2013. The exhibition was organized by Fabrice Douar, and featured a series of paintings of "Ghosts", done atop photographs that Bilal took of the Louvre's collection.
Bilal was born in Belgrade, then the capital of Yugoslavia, to a Czech mother, Ana, who came to Belgrade as child from Karlovy Vary, and a Bosnian Muslim father, Muhamed Hamo Bilal who had been Josip Broz Tito's tailor. When he was five years old, his father managed to take a trip and stay in Paris as a political émigré. Enki and the rest of the family followed him, four years later.
Enki Bilal has no sense of belonging to any ethnic group and religion, nor is he obsessed with soil and roots. He said in one interview: "I also feel Bosnian by my father's origin, a Serb by my place of birth and a Croat by my relationship with a certain friends, not to mention my other Czech half, who I am inherited from mother".
At age 14, he met René Goscinny and with his encouragement applied his talent to comics. He produced work for Goscinny's Franco-Belgian comics magazine Pilote in the 1970s, publishing his first story, Le Bol Maudit, in 1972.
In 1975, Bilal began working with script writer Pierre Christin on a series of dark and surreal tales, resulting in the body of work titled Légendes d'Aujourd'hui.
He is best known for the Nikopol trilogy (La Foire aux immortels, La Femme piège and Froid Équateur), which took more than a decade to complete. Bilal wrote the script and did the artwork. The final chapter, Froid Équateur, was chosen book of the year by the magazine Lire and is acknowledged by the inventor of chess boxing as the inspiration for the sport.
Quatre? (2007), the last book in the Hatzfeld tetralogy, deals with the breakup of Yugoslavia from a future viewpoint. The first installment came in 1998 in the shape of Le Sommeil du Monstre opening with the main character, Nike, remembering the war in a series of traumatic flashbacks.
In 2012, Bilal was featured in a solo exhibition at The Louvre. The exhibition, titled "The Ghosts of the Louvre", ran from 20 December 2012 to 18 March 2013. The exhibition was organized by Fabrice Douar, and featured a series of paintings of "Ghosts", done atop photographs that Bilal took of the Louvre's collection.
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January 13, 2016
"Micro-detektori za auto navođenje laserskog oružja" u nosu, kirurg koji u slobodno vrijeme smanjuje životinje (upravo to što piše! - Mikromačka!), super-morfij, "FBII" (kao FBI, ali internacionalni - nije li CIA za to zadužena?!) ovo kao da je pisao Philip K. Dick kad je imao vrlo, vrlo, vrlo loš dan.
Od Enki Bilala sam čitao Trilogiju Nikopol i tu je puno bolje obrađivao teme koje su prisutne i ovdje. Iznenadio sam se kada sam vidio da je serijal Nikopol izdan ranije, mislio sam da se popravlja.
Priča ovog serijala je smještena u bliskoj budućnosti i prati lika sumljivo sličog Alcide Nikopolu, glavnom liku spomenute Nikopol trilogije. I ovdje se glavni lik muči da preživi u tom okrutnom svijetu sam protiv svih. Ponovno s njime pokušavaju upravljati. Jedina novost je to što je ovdje ubačen i rat u Bosni. Glavni lik se prisjeća svojih prvih dana od rođenja u sarajevskoj bolnici i dvoje svojih tadašnjih "cimera", beba koje su rođene na isti dan, te ih on sada pokušava locirati.
Osim toga tu su i nekakvi teroristi koji se bore za čudoređe - ok, u to je lakše povjerovati. Zatim doktor Warholl koji kontrolira nekakve muhe koje se ne mogu uništiti jer su istovremeno "elektronske, organske, hemijske, pa čak i virtualne" i kojima on također upravlja sa micro-detektorom, ali ovaj je u njegovom nosu.
Uglavnom "znanost" i "tehnologija" su kao kod Jodorovskog - samo spajanje nekoliko tehničkih izraza zajedno.
Scenarij je katastrofa: 1, a crtež mi se sviđa: 4.
Dakle ispada između 2 i 3.
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Kako sam Nikopolu dao 3, ovome onda ide 2.
Od Enki Bilala sam čitao Trilogiju Nikopol i tu je puno bolje obrađivao teme koje su prisutne i ovdje. Iznenadio sam se kada sam vidio da je serijal Nikopol izdan ranije, mislio sam da se popravlja.
Priča ovog serijala je smještena u bliskoj budućnosti i prati lika sumljivo sličog Alcide Nikopolu, glavnom liku spomenute Nikopol trilogije. I ovdje se glavni lik muči da preživi u tom okrutnom svijetu sam protiv svih. Ponovno s njime pokušavaju upravljati. Jedina novost je to što je ovdje ubačen i rat u Bosni. Glavni lik se prisjeća svojih prvih dana od rođenja u sarajevskoj bolnici i dvoje svojih tadašnjih "cimera", beba koje su rođene na isti dan, te ih on sada pokušava locirati.
Osim toga tu su i nekakvi teroristi koji se bore za čudoređe - ok, u to je lakše povjerovati. Zatim doktor Warholl koji kontrolira nekakve muhe koje se ne mogu uništiti jer su istovremeno "elektronske, organske, hemijske, pa čak i virtualne" i kojima on također upravlja sa micro-detektorom, ali ovaj je u njegovom nosu.
Uglavnom "znanost" i "tehnologija" su kao kod Jodorovskog - samo spajanje nekoliko tehničkih izraza zajedno.
Scenarij je katastrofa: 1, a crtež mi se sviđa: 4.
Dakle ispada između 2 i 3.
Goodreads obavezno treba uvesti i to pola zvjezdice!
Kako sam Nikopolu dao 3, ovome onda ide 2.
May 24, 2020
Ακόμα και αν η ιστορία είχε κάτι να πει, προσπάθησε να το πει με τον χειρότερο τρόπο. Πολύ κείμενο, κάκιστη ροή. Ενώ άλλα κόμικ ασφυκτιούν, αυτό παρά ήταν απλωμένο και σου αφήνει μια γεύση πικρή του τι θα μπορούσε να είναι αν ο Μπιλάλ δεν έκανε τα μοντερνιστικά του αφηγηματικά πειράματα.
Ίσως υπό άλλες συνθήκες του δοθεί άλλη μια ευκαιρία στο μέλλον.
Ίσως υπό άλλες συνθήκες του δοθεί άλλη μια ευκαιρία στο μέλλον.
June 4, 2025
ikke særligt god. lidt interessant.
February 3, 2008
Le Sommeil Du Monstre (titled The Dormant Beast in its English translation) is the opening act of author Enki Bilal's most recent epic, "Le Monstre" (or, in English, The Beast). Despite being the start of a story, Le Sommeil Du Monstre is a remarkable piece of fiction that stands alone, mixing Bilal's most experimental style to date with several challenging storytelling techniques. The result is a stunning narrative tapestry.
The story focuses on three protagonists (Nike, Amir, and Leyla), all orphans of the war in Yugoslavia. Of the three, Nike is the predominant protagonist, and is gifted with a remarkable memory that is not only perfect, but that he is in the process of "rebuilding" back to the day of his birth. Nike (the savant), Leyla (the scientist), and Amir (the mercenary), living independent lives, are drawn into a conspiratorial conflict against the Obscurantis Order, an obfuscated monotheist cult built using strange technologies by Optus Warhole, an enigmatic, Luciferian villain.
The brilliance of Le Sommeil Du Monstre is not only in its exploration of themes of religion, science, identity, and memory, or its successful juggling of three parallel story lines. The central scaffolding of the story are Nike's memories, which (despite being rebuild in reverse chronological order) offer important thematic parallels to the story. This, combined with a surreal, visceral artistic style (reminiscent of the work of Francis Bacon), is powerful and evocative.
Without question, Le Sommeil Du Monstre is a difficult. Made even more complicated is the subtle interplay of language that is lost in translation (Nike, for example, was raised in America, and his imperfect understanding of French emerge when he becomes angry). It is a story with many layers, and readers are likely to find getting to the bottom of them a challenge. In my opinion, this mature piece of literature is Bilal's best work to date, and challenges even the stuffiest literary critic not to be astonished by its storytelling and its symbolism.
The story focuses on three protagonists (Nike, Amir, and Leyla), all orphans of the war in Yugoslavia. Of the three, Nike is the predominant protagonist, and is gifted with a remarkable memory that is not only perfect, but that he is in the process of "rebuilding" back to the day of his birth. Nike (the savant), Leyla (the scientist), and Amir (the mercenary), living independent lives, are drawn into a conspiratorial conflict against the Obscurantis Order, an obfuscated monotheist cult built using strange technologies by Optus Warhole, an enigmatic, Luciferian villain.
The brilliance of Le Sommeil Du Monstre is not only in its exploration of themes of religion, science, identity, and memory, or its successful juggling of three parallel story lines. The central scaffolding of the story are Nike's memories, which (despite being rebuild in reverse chronological order) offer important thematic parallels to the story. This, combined with a surreal, visceral artistic style (reminiscent of the work of Francis Bacon), is powerful and evocative.
Without question, Le Sommeil Du Monstre is a difficult. Made even more complicated is the subtle interplay of language that is lost in translation (Nike, for example, was raised in America, and his imperfect understanding of French emerge when he becomes angry). It is a story with many layers, and readers are likely to find getting to the bottom of them a challenge. In my opinion, this mature piece of literature is Bilal's best work to date, and challenges even the stuffiest literary critic not to be astonished by its storytelling and its symbolism.
October 1, 2010
Funny how things come around. I found Bilal through Heavy Metal in the 80s, which I really got into via Blade Runner & its impact on science-fiction of the period. I was immediately drawn by his stunning art, gritty style, and bizarre melding of mythology with science fiction in the Nikopol stories. Anyway, a year before THIS book came out, The Fifth Element was released and owed a clear debt to comic sci-fi as evidenced in Heavy Metal magazine, particularly in the 80s & 90s. Then comes this book. With its aerial taxis, doomsday scenario, church interference and shocking-red-haired leading lady, it owes more than a little right back to The Fifth Element. However, I don't think this sucks as much as I did ...Element.
The writing, by Bilal himself, is typical of him, as is some of the imagery. His art has taken a slight stylistic turn in this book, and the colours and penwork are much looser and sketchier than he has tended toward in other previous work.
This is Heavy-Metal-esque sci-fi and make no mistake. Not usually my cup of tea (in spite of all I said above), but an interesting read. Now I have to track down the sequels!
The writing, by Bilal himself, is typical of him, as is some of the imagery. His art has taken a slight stylistic turn in this book, and the colours and penwork are much looser and sketchier than he has tended toward in other previous work.
This is Heavy-Metal-esque sci-fi and make no mistake. Not usually my cup of tea (in spite of all I said above), but an interesting read. Now I have to track down the sequels!
March 4, 2012
I just couldn't get into this one.
December 12, 2025
Cela fait bien longtemps que je n'avais pas lu de BD et je me devais de lire cette BD qui m'a été offerte il y a quelques mois. On plonge dans un monde totalement dystopique. Les gouvernements sont renversés, des guerres partout et de nombreuses restrictions sur la vie humaine. On apprend plein d'informations d'un seul coup vers la fin, qui m'ont énormément surprise. Le style de dessin de l'auteur est assez particulier et nous plonge encore plus dans cette ambiance un peu robotique.
3,5⭐️
3,5⭐️
February 4, 2017
Com imagens em https://osrascunhos.com/2017/02/04/o-...
Se, em A Feira dos Imortais (primeira história reunida neste volume duplo) tinha sentido uma grande diferença para as histórias mais recentes, inóspitas em elementos com paisagens desérticas, poucas personagens e muita melancolia numa sociedade pós-colapso, O Sono do Monstro volta a revelar uma mente mais imaginativa onde são possíveis as histórias mais movimentadas e um maior desenvolvimento de premissa.
O futuro aqui apresentado está carregado de elementos conhecidos, mas ligeiramente transformados, como uma espécie de nostalgia pelo nosso próprio tempo criando uma relação sem quebra com o nosso mundo. A guerra existe e foi nela que Nike se tornou órfão. Dotado de uma memória prodigiosa, recorda os bebés que o rodeavam e os primeiros momentos de vida e dedica-se a procurar os irmãos perdidos.
Nesta sociedade desequilibrada em que é palpável a perda do valor do indivíduo é possível clonar um ser humano e substitui-lo. Não por um elemento biológico, mas por uma espécie de robot de aparência humana. Foi o que aconteceu à namorada de Nike – será que também o duplicaram?
Enquanto a investigação decorre na Estação Espacial ocorre a desgraça. Uma série de moscas ataca de forma sangrenta os dois ocupantes, causando o caos – está em marcha um plano político grotesco, violento e sem escrúpulos onde as pessoas chave são postas em causa ou eliminadas.
Tal como os desenhos são mais definidos, também a história apresenta contornos mais fixos do que as obras mais recentes, mais detalhada e fascinante, mais imaginativa em mundos carregados de mais possibilidades e percursos. Vê-se, no entanto, a mesma linha narrativa, a mesma tragicidade nos relacionamentos tempestuosos e sexualmente intensos, a mesma inevitabilidade decadente e destrutiva em que as personagens mais introspectivas agem de forma coerente, como âncoras em torno das quais se tece toda a narrativa.
O volume duplo A Feira dos Imortais / O Sono do Monstro foi publicado pela Edições Asa com o Público.
Se, em A Feira dos Imortais (primeira história reunida neste volume duplo) tinha sentido uma grande diferença para as histórias mais recentes, inóspitas em elementos com paisagens desérticas, poucas personagens e muita melancolia numa sociedade pós-colapso, O Sono do Monstro volta a revelar uma mente mais imaginativa onde são possíveis as histórias mais movimentadas e um maior desenvolvimento de premissa.
O futuro aqui apresentado está carregado de elementos conhecidos, mas ligeiramente transformados, como uma espécie de nostalgia pelo nosso próprio tempo criando uma relação sem quebra com o nosso mundo. A guerra existe e foi nela que Nike se tornou órfão. Dotado de uma memória prodigiosa, recorda os bebés que o rodeavam e os primeiros momentos de vida e dedica-se a procurar os irmãos perdidos.
Nesta sociedade desequilibrada em que é palpável a perda do valor do indivíduo é possível clonar um ser humano e substitui-lo. Não por um elemento biológico, mas por uma espécie de robot de aparência humana. Foi o que aconteceu à namorada de Nike – será que também o duplicaram?
Enquanto a investigação decorre na Estação Espacial ocorre a desgraça. Uma série de moscas ataca de forma sangrenta os dois ocupantes, causando o caos – está em marcha um plano político grotesco, violento e sem escrúpulos onde as pessoas chave são postas em causa ou eliminadas.
Tal como os desenhos são mais definidos, também a história apresenta contornos mais fixos do que as obras mais recentes, mais detalhada e fascinante, mais imaginativa em mundos carregados de mais possibilidades e percursos. Vê-se, no entanto, a mesma linha narrativa, a mesma tragicidade nos relacionamentos tempestuosos e sexualmente intensos, a mesma inevitabilidade decadente e destrutiva em que as personagens mais introspectivas agem de forma coerente, como âncoras em torno das quais se tece toda a narrativa.
O volume duplo A Feira dos Imortais / O Sono do Monstro foi publicado pela Edições Asa com o Público.
December 9, 2020
Intelektualan roman upakovan u nestvarno efektne vizuelne efekte. Upečatljiv ali bez pravog razrešenja bilo u priči bilo u likovima što će postati svojevrsan Bilalov trademark.
Poput zapleta nekog sf James Bond-a, tu je tajno društvo koje bi da vlada svetom sa vrhunskim zlikovcem (doduše samo kao broj 3 u trenutnoj hijerarhiji istog) ali i glavni protagonista koji potiče iz sukoba u bivšoj Jugoslaviji i seća se svog rođenja u ratom pogođenom Sarajevu. Doduše, to sećanje ostaje na nivou činjeničnog stanja, bez komentara i sa podjednakim osuđivanjem svih učesnika, kao što bi i trebalo, uostalom. Tu su i elementi koji ne bi odudarali ni u Blade runner-u. Ali za razliku i od James Bond-a i od Blade Runner-a nema eksplozivne završnice. Umesto nje tu je pauza, poput kraja prvog poglavlja (što je zaista i bio slučaj sa izlaskom nastavka).
Jednostavno, prava vizuelna gozba koja ostaje dugo memorisana u slikama, čak i kada sama priča izbledi.
Na žalost, ponovo moram da konstatujem da postoji cela jedna strana na kojoj su umesto karakterističnih slova iz jugoslovenskih jezika (namerno izbegavam da stavim srpskohrvatskog, hrvatskosrpskog, bosanskog ili već neku drugu odrednicu) - č, ć, đ, š, ž - kuke i kvake. Kako je moguće da dođe do takvog propusta u inače sjajnom izdanju, je potpuno neshvatljivo.
Poput zapleta nekog sf James Bond-a, tu je tajno društvo koje bi da vlada svetom sa vrhunskim zlikovcem (doduše samo kao broj 3 u trenutnoj hijerarhiji istog) ali i glavni protagonista koji potiče iz sukoba u bivšoj Jugoslaviji i seća se svog rođenja u ratom pogođenom Sarajevu. Doduše, to sećanje ostaje na nivou činjeničnog stanja, bez komentara i sa podjednakim osuđivanjem svih učesnika, kao što bi i trebalo, uostalom. Tu su i elementi koji ne bi odudarali ni u Blade runner-u. Ali za razliku i od James Bond-a i od Blade Runner-a nema eksplozivne završnice. Umesto nje tu je pauza, poput kraja prvog poglavlja (što je zaista i bio slučaj sa izlaskom nastavka).
Jednostavno, prava vizuelna gozba koja ostaje dugo memorisana u slikama, čak i kada sama priča izbledi.
Na žalost, ponovo moram da konstatujem da postoji cela jedna strana na kojoj su umesto karakterističnih slova iz jugoslovenskih jezika (namerno izbegavam da stavim srpskohrvatskog, hrvatskosrpskog, bosanskog ili već neku drugu odrednicu) - č, ć, đ, š, ž - kuke i kvake. Kako je moguće da dođe do takvog propusta u inače sjajnom izdanju, je potpuno neshvatljivo.
June 5, 2013
Neste livro é nos apresentada a estoria de Nike que devido a sua poderosa memoria nos leva a conhecer as recordações dos seus primeiros dias de vida. No 18º dia de vida jura proteger outros 2 órfãos com os quais partilha a cama, Amir com menos um dia que ele e Leyla com apenas 10 dias.
As estorias destas 3 personagens ligadas a nascença, voltam a ligar-se ao fim de 33 anos quando os seus caminhos se cruzam com uma facção extremista do movimento Obscurantis, movimento que tem como objectivo o combate ao Pensamento, a Ciência e a Cultura.
Enki Bilal apresenta-nos um livro no qual somos convidados a visitar uma sociedade distopica através dos seus incomparáveis desenhos, e a sua maneira também muito própria de contar estorias.
As estorias destas 3 personagens ligadas a nascença, voltam a ligar-se ao fim de 33 anos quando os seus caminhos se cruzam com uma facção extremista do movimento Obscurantis, movimento que tem como objectivo o combate ao Pensamento, a Ciência e a Cultura.
Enki Bilal apresenta-nos um livro no qual somos convidados a visitar uma sociedade distopica através dos seus incomparáveis desenhos, e a sua maneira também muito própria de contar estorias.
July 4, 2020
Très impressionnant, fort, beau par le dessin et l'histoire poignante. Un classique.
January 6, 2025
Prima personale lettura di questo maestro del fumetto che è Enki Bilal. Chiaramente influenzato dalla sua storia personale, ripropone una Sarajevo distrutta, un mondo in guerra dominato da spietati villains, complessi intrighi di potere e soprattutto una fantascienza distopica con replicanti/impianti sottocutanei e telepatia. Dal punto di vista visivo, uno dei fumetti piu appaganti mai letti. Uno stile meraviglioso con colori tenui, tratti abbozzati e sapiente uso delle ombre. Il meglio sono i paesaggi, da far spalancare la bocca e la fotografia non è per niente banale. La storia seppur estremamente affascinante lascia volutamente molti vuoti narrativi e salta un po troppo di palo in frasca per creare un ritmo serrato che a tratti si fa però un po fatica a seguire. La sceneggiatura è di livello con questo slang italo-inglese. Nel complesso mi invoglia assolutamente a scoprire di più di questo autore, seppur non riesca a considerarlo fino in fondo un capolavoro in quanto storia un po troppo criptica.
November 11, 2025
I read this in paperback, in English, but couldn't find that edition on here. I'm not sure if it is the print size, the font, or my old eyes, but chunks of this were nearly impossible for me to read. I also clearly don't have enough understanding of the breakup of Yugoslavia to catch what I'm sure are a lot of specific references. So, I guess I'll just go with "I don't get it."
That said, it is gorgeously (and hideously) illustrated, as one would expect from Enki Bilal. I remember his work from sneaking my brother's Heavy Metal once upon a time, and it still hits. Even when I don't understand what's going on, it's really something to look at. There's a vibe, for sure. Bilal, Moebius, and Juan Gimenez were all key figures in the Euro-comics I always found so captivating. Each of them did a lot of work on Cyberpunk/Sci-Fi cityscapes, flying cars and whatnot. Each very, very different styles. Great stuff. Bilal's is perhaps the most bleak. I don't want to say ugly. More beauty in the grotesque.
That said, it is gorgeously (and hideously) illustrated, as one would expect from Enki Bilal. I remember his work from sneaking my brother's Heavy Metal once upon a time, and it still hits. Even when I don't understand what's going on, it's really something to look at. There's a vibe, for sure. Bilal, Moebius, and Juan Gimenez were all key figures in the Euro-comics I always found so captivating. Each of them did a lot of work on Cyberpunk/Sci-Fi cityscapes, flying cars and whatnot. Each very, very different styles. Great stuff. Bilal's is perhaps the most bleak. I don't want to say ugly. More beauty in the grotesque.
September 1, 2019
Ezt az Enki Bilalt kinéztem már magamnak, de sehogy se fértem hozzá eddig. Az idei Könyvfesztiválon a Magyar Képregény Szövetség is állított egy standot, ahol régebbi kiadványokba is bele lehetett lapozni. Instant szerelem lett a Szörny-tetralógia, egy óvatos első-kötet-vásárlás után robogtam is vissza a helyszínre beszerezni a teljes sorozatot (és itt kérek elnézést mindenkitől, akinek túl sokat áradoztam róla a hétvége során :))
Csavaros, ugyanakkor melankolikus és moralizáló cyberpunk történet, tele bizarr elemekkel és lenyűgöző képi világgal. Nekem ez a szálkás, festett stílus nagyon tetszik, szabályosan hipnotizál - lassabban olvastam el az első kötetet, mintha sűrű szöveggel teli oldalakkal lett volna dolgom.
Csavaros, ugyanakkor melankolikus és moralizáló cyberpunk történet, tele bizarr elemekkel és lenyűgöző képi világgal. Nekem ez a szálkás, festett stílus nagyon tetszik, szabályosan hipnotizál - lassabban olvastam el az első kötetet, mintha sűrű szöveggel teli oldalakkal lett volna dolgom.
May 1, 2021
Είναι το πιο φιλόδοξο, πολύπλοκο, γκρίζο και βαρύ κόμικ που έχω διαβάσει. Σχέδιο, χρώματα, ατμόσφαιρα αριστουργηματικά, αλλά δεν είναι το κομιξάκι που θα πάρεις για να σπάσεις πλάκα ή να περάσεις ευχάριστα την ώρα σου με διαστημικές περιπετειούλες. Τα σημερινά παγκόσμια προβλήματα προβάλλονται σε ένα μέλλον, που δεν είναι και το φωτεινότερο. Βία, τρομοκρατία, κυνισμός, αλλά και έρωτας (για να μην κόψουν φλεβίτσες πρωταγωνιστές και πρωταγωνίστριες). Εκτός από τη σχεδιαστική του δεινότητα, ο Γιουγκοσλάβος Μπιλάλ αποδεικνύει ότι μπορεί να δημιουργήσει ένα πολυσύνθετο πολιτικό μύθο και χωρίς τον Christin. Μην αφήσεις να σε πτοήσει η γκριζάδα της ανατολικής Μεσευρώπης, διάβασέ το και θα ικανοποιηθείς σε πολλά επίπεδα: σκίτσο, πλοκή, μηνύματα.
July 16, 2019
El dibujo de Enki Bilal nunca decepciona, sin embargo la historia de El sueño del monstruo no muestra gran fuerza. El final es algo flojo y toda la trama en general es un tanto irrelevante. Se podría decir que es más bien un estudio de personaje, del protagonista que recupera sus memorias hasta los primeros días de su vida, pero aunque es una obra muy personal (reflejo de los propios recuerdos del autor) no es fácil identificarse con los actores, recorrer lo que ellos recorren.
Recomendable, definitivamente, pero no el mejor cómic de Enki bilal.
Recomendable, definitivamente, pero no el mejor cómic de Enki bilal.
September 25, 2018
Çizgiromanlarda kaligrafi yerine dijital fontlar kullanılması her zaman çok ruhsuz gelmiştir. Elle kare kare çizilmiş görsellerin etkisi yok olur.
Üzerine Marmara Çizgi'nin belki hiç redaksiyon yapmadan kitabı basması, girişte genel koordinatör Mehmet Gözüpek'in yazısıyla başlayan korkunç yazım ve noktalama hataları, çevirinin olmamışlığı gibi şeyler de eklenince, Enki Bilal'in bu çalışmasına yazık edilmiş.
Üzerine Marmara Çizgi'nin belki hiç redaksiyon yapmadan kitabı basması, girişte genel koordinatör Mehmet Gözüpek'in yazısıyla başlayan korkunç yazım ve noktalama hataları, çevirinin olmamışlığı gibi şeyler de eklenince, Enki Bilal'in bu çalışmasına yazık edilmiş.
May 9, 2020
Мрачное будущее, три сюжетные линии от трёх героев, всё спутанно и не очень (мне) понятно. Вероятно в формате книги, а не комикса, получилась бы более образная картина. Но в целом неплохо, жаль, что заканчивается быстро, а продолжения на русском не выходило.
May 8, 2017
3.5'tan 3
bilemiyorum, belki seri için fena olmayan bir başlangıçtır ama tek başına hmm eh
bilemiyorum, belki seri için fena olmayan bir başlangıçtır ama tek başına hmm eh
March 25, 2019
"o suicídio é inútil, pois suicidamo-nos sempre tarde demais"
August 5, 2020
Un premier tome très prometteur où se mêle SF, polar, intégrisme religieux et replicant. Je plussoie !
May 16, 2021
Interesting to see how 2026 (or so) will look, in the vision of a European of the 1990s. The cities are so crappy, but have beat-up-looking flying cars...
November 8, 2022
Adorei as ilustrações e o ambiente, são o motivo da 2a estrela , mas achei a narrativa muito confusa e pouco interessante. Não tenho a certeza que vá querer ler o resto desta trilogia.
December 22, 2023
Complex. Text intel·ligent en contingut i forma. Gràficament potent.
April 13, 2016
Энки Билал, французский художник, уроженец Югославии, также известный нашумевшим в своё время н/ф фильмом Immortel (ad vitam) (2004), рисует в "Спящем звере" мрачную кибернетическую антиутопию - и про андроидов с электроовцами, и про религиозных террористов, и про пятый элемент, и про войну всех против всех.
Сюжет развивается стремительно, конденсированными мазками, тремя параллельными линиями. Бэкграундом даётся трогающая за душу, жутковатая зарисовка югославского конфликта. Рисунок "грязный", умеренно-детализированный, графичный, выполненный будто цветными угольками. Смотрится необычно, притягивает взгляд.
Наткнулся на эту книгу случайно на гаражной распродаже на стенде двух юных анимешниц. Большой формат, 70 страниц, 2005 год, издательство "АСТ", практически раритет. Единственное, что мне не понравилось (помимо пошлейшей красной полосы на обложке), - это то, что данная книга, несмотря на полное отсутствие соответствующих отметок, являет собой лишь первую часть тетралогии, и сюжет обрывается практически на полуслове, не отвечая ни на один из поставленных по ходу дела вопросов.
Насколько могу судить, полностью серия вышла только на французском, даже на английский переводились лишь первые две главы. Произведение тем не менее крепкое, сам же автор больше извествен своей трилогией Nikopol и зарисовками Memories. Планирую с ними ознакомиться на досуге.
Сюжет развивается стремительно, конденсированными мазками, тремя параллельными линиями. Бэкграундом даётся трогающая за душу, жутковатая зарисовка югославского конфликта. Рисунок "грязный", умеренно-детализированный, графичный, выполненный будто цветными угольками. Смотрится необычно, притягивает взгляд.
Наткнулся на эту книгу случайно на гаражной распродаже на стенде двух юных анимешниц. Большой формат, 70 страниц, 2005 год, издательство "АСТ", практически раритет. Единственное, что мне не понравилось (помимо пошлейшей красной полосы на обложке), - это то, что данная книга, несмотря на полное отсутствие соответствующих отметок, являет собой лишь первую часть тетралогии, и сюжет обрывается практически на полуслове, не отвечая ни на один из поставленных по ходу дела вопросов.
Насколько могу судить, полностью серия вышла только на французском, даже на английский переводились лишь первые две главы. Произведение тем не менее крепкое, сам же автор больше извествен своей трилогией Nikopol и зарисовками Memories. Планирую с ними ознакомиться на досуге.
February 14, 2021
J'ai rarement lu une BD aussi ambitieuse, exigeante sur sa forme autant que dans le fond. L'histoire qui mêle le destin de trois protagonistes, la guerre des balcans, l'histoire, la mémoire, le fondamentalisme religieux est assez complexe à suivre d'autant que le personnage principal, "Naïk" reconstitue en parallèle les 18 premiers jours de sa vie. Le style littéraire entre dialogues, souvenirs et monologue introspectifs peut paraître prétentieux tant il parait loin des Aldebaran et autres Sillage. Esthétiquement, on est également loin des "standards", c'est sombre, c'est beau. Chaque bulle crayonnée comme au pinceau pourrait être un tableau. J'ai craint que le final ne soit pas à la hauteur des attentes suscitées au fil des pages mais Bilal clôt son récit avec talent, offrant une vraie fin au 1er tome de sa trilogie.
November 16, 2014
[magnificently combining recent Balcan events and dystopia with marvellous illustrations of unparalleled beauty, Enki Bilal takes us on a journey to 2023.
Nike, Leyla and Amir - three orphans of life, torn apart by time and distance - unknowingly search for each other. connected from the moment they were each born, three souls look for that deeply desired instant—the one when recognition happens and pain stops—in a world of half-truths, fake people and religious zealotry, where corruption rules and annihilates the individual.
like an old fine wine, this first volume in the Hatzfeld Tetralogy should be slowly savoured—time and time again.]
Nike, Leyla and Amir - three orphans of life, torn apart by time and distance - unknowingly search for each other. connected from the moment they were each born, three souls look for that deeply desired instant—the one when recognition happens and pain stops—in a world of half-truths, fake people and religious zealotry, where corruption rules and annihilates the individual.
like an old fine wine, this first volume in the Hatzfeld Tetralogy should be slowly savoured—time and time again.]
August 7, 2014
El dibujo de Enki Bilal nunca decepciona, sin embargo la historia de El sueño del monstruo no muestra gran fuerza. El final es algo flojo y toda la trama en general es un tanto irrelevante. Se podría decir que es más bien un estudio de personaje, del protagonista que recupera sus memorias hasta los primeros días de su vida, pero aunque es una obra muy personal (reflejo de los propios recuerdos del autor) no es fácil identificarse con los actores, recorrer lo que ellos recorren.
Recomendable, definitivamente, pero no el mejor cómic de Enki bilal.
Recomendable, definitivamente, pero no el mejor cómic de Enki bilal.
January 1, 2011
Una historia post apocalíptica, que comienza con 3 huerfanos de la guerra serbio-croata, donde se entrecruza el fanatismo religioso, la genetica, la bio-tecnologia y la humanidad como virtud cada vez más escasa.
Los dibujos ayudan a la creación de este mundo oscuro.
El protagonista carga con la memoria y las secuelas de la guerra que desgarro y desmembro a la ex-Yugoslavia para siempre.
Los dibujos ayudan a la creación de este mundo oscuro.
El protagonista carga con la memoria y las secuelas de la guerra que desgarro y desmembro a la ex-Yugoslavia para siempre.
April 8, 2011
Me ha gustado mucho cómo plasma el autor el mundo, su arte expresivo, enérgico, algo caótico, y la historia es entretenida. Lo que me ha gustado menos es que algunas partes se me han hecho un poco demasiado caóticas, y el final me ha parecido muy abierto. Claro que luego me he enterado de que es una tetralogía :)
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