The Ephemerist

Thriving in the margins since 2002…

Truth in cartooning, as in Real Life

Ilah is one of those cartoonist who manage to capture Real Life in a few carefully chosen lines. She makes it look so easy, and still has me stumped every time I see one of her cartoons or strips.

The strip above might as well be drawn for life in the morning at Château Sparehed… Even if you don’t speak Dutch, the meaning is clear I think. If not, here’s a quick translation :

• Hello son ! Did you sleep well ?
• Mumble mumble mumble mumble…
• …
• Hello mommy…

(Strip © by Ilah, published in De Morgen, august, 13, 2007)

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3 Responses to “Truth in cartooning, as in Real Life”

• Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » Aug. 15, 2007: The hoot of an owl in the dreams of a mouse
  August 15th, 2007 12:30
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  [...] I’m unfamiar with Ilah’s strip Cordelia, but the sample sequence presented by The Ephemerist is obviously well-constructed and well-written, even if you don’t read the language. (Right: [...]
• Matt Brady
  August 15th, 2007 15:53
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  Wow, that is some beautiful cartooning. I’m always amazed when cartoonists can convey so much with just a few lines. Here, the facial expressions are minimal, and nearly everything is conveyed through posture. Beautiful stuff.
• Ilah hits the mark again » The Ephemerist
  September 26th, 2007 08:42
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  [...] while ago I presented a strip by Flemish cartoonist Ilah, which struck me as being eerily close to what’s happening in my life right now. A few days [...]

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