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Sunny Side Down: A Collection Of Tales Of Mere Existence (2009)

by Levni Yilmaz(Favorite Author)

4.12 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1416591184 (ISBN13: 9781416591184)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Gallery Books

review 1: Like many indie comics writers, Lev Yilmaz is depressed and sad, and his comics are about that. That said, I didn't find much else to grab onto in this collection. The art isn't provocative, the depression isn't all that inspiring or interesting, and the tales are relatively limited in scope. I feel like Yilmaz's work falls somewhere in tone between Charles Schultz, Chris Ware, and Ivan Brunetti. But Ware brings poignancy and artistic prowess, Schultz brings ennui and biting social commentary, and Ivan Brunetti takes depression and self-immolation to intense extremes; Yilmaz does not achieve any of these. I guess the closest related work I can see is Peter Bagge, but even Bagge's work has a certain mania to it that Yilmaz doesn't achieve.I'd recommend collections by a... moreny of the above writers over this one.
review 2: I found Lev through his animated shorts on YouTube. I loved them, so I ordered the book. I have to say, this book is a lot darker. It focuses a lot more on his depression, how he's not getting anywhere in life, he's a pessimist and he can't find the right girl. In his YouTube videos, there's more about all the things that everyone's thinking about, but no one talks about. Also, a lot of the cartoons in the book are the same as the YouTube videos. Over all, I would recommend just sticking with the YouTube videos. less

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