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Market Day Reviewed at The Torontoist
by Dan
Graphica / March 16, 2010
In James Sturm's new hisotrical graphic novel, Market Day, Mendleman, a proud artisan, has his life turned upside when he can no longer sell his expensive quality rugs.
Dave Howard has reviewed the book for the Books@Torontoist website:
Sturm’s style is economic and simple... But what is drawn is very expressive. [It] has evolved to use body language and objects to convey the characters’ feelings: Mendleman’s hat, the way it sits way high up at the back of his crown; the folds of a leather boot on a merchant’s table; the different caricature drawings of minor characters, with pushed-in noses, long faces, round eyes as dots, all very simple, but evocative. The economic use of colour stands out. There is a fantastical atmosphere – despite the starkness of the drawing style, there is a sense of the unreal.
James Sturm will be attending TCAF May 8th and 9th at the Toronto Reference Library.
Read a preview of Market Day here (PDF).