Almost Silent
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Summary
Almost Silent packages four original Jason graphic novels， three of them out of print since mid-2008 into one compact， hardcover omnibus collection。 （As the title indicates， this volume favors Jason's pantomime works。） You Can't Get There From Here， the longest story of the book （and the only one to be printed in color well， a color）， tells the tale of a love triangle involving Frankenstein， Frankenstein's Monster， and The Monster's Bride: Jason cleverly alternates between totally silent sequences involving the three characters and scenes in which Frankenstein's hunchbacked assistant discusses the day s events with a fellow hunchbacked assistant to another mad scientist。 （You didn't know they had a union？） Tell Me Something is a brisk （271 panels）， near-totally-silent （just a few intertitles） graphic novelette about love lost and found again， told with a tricky mixture of forward- and back-flashing narrative。 Meow， Baby is a collection of Jason's short stories and gags， and finally， The Living and the Dead is a hilariously deadpan （and gory） take on the traditional Romero-style zombie thriller。 All of these yarns star Jason's patented cast of tight-lipped （or -beaked） bird-， dog-， cat- and wolf-people， and show off his compassion and wry wit。 Almost Silent is a perfect starting point for a new reader wanting to know what the fuss is all about， and a handsome， handy， inexpensive collection for the committed Jason fan。
Reviews
Joshua Joyce
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Jason is a poet in the medium of comics。 He possesses an articulate and deep knowledge of how to draw a streamlined page， allowing our eyes to glide from panel to panel effortlessly。 This collection is focused on stories of his that feature little to no dialogue， allowing Jason to show off his skill in relying on strong visuals and cleverly placed motifs， as well as letting the reader soak in the artwork even more than usual。 His work is easy to get lost in， as I usually read each of them in one Jason is a poet in the medium of comics。 He possesses an articulate and deep knowledge of how to draw a streamlined page， allowing our eyes to glide from panel to panel effortlessly。 This collection is focused on stories of his that feature little to no dialogue， allowing Jason to show off his skill in relying on strong visuals and cleverly placed motifs， as well as letting the reader soak in the artwork even more than usual。 His work is easy to get lost in， as I usually read each of them in one sitting， Almost Silent being the exception due to circumstance。 “You Can’t Get There From Here” was probably my favorite from this collection， although I really enjoyed every story。 I also deeply enjoyed the first half of the collection is fluid set of one-page comics that build a loose story， but serve as complete stand-alone pieces。 With a stronger emphasis on visual storytelling and a deeper focus on art， this makes for Jason’s quietest work yet。 However， the style， humor， drama， and humanity remain。 If you enjoy his work， you’re sure to love Almost Silent。 。。。more
Joshua Sloan
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I found "Tell Me Something" and "You Can't Get There from Here" to be the strongest segments。 I found "Tell Me Something" and "You Can't Get There from Here" to be the strongest segments。 。。。more
Kenya Starflight
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Jason has become one of my favorite graphic novelists， ever since I stumbled upon the comic I Killed Adolf Hitler。 His stories are offbeat， often deeply emotional and melancholy， and combined with a simple yet quirky art style。 "Almost Silent" is a collection of shorter stories and gag-a-day strips， showcasing his weird and macabre humor， common themes in his work， and funky art style。"Meow， Baby！" is a collection of short stories and one-shot gags， featuring mummies， zombies， aliens， vampires， Jason has become one of my favorite graphic novelists， ever since I stumbled upon the comic I Killed Adolf Hitler。 His stories are offbeat， often deeply emotional and melancholy， and combined with a simple yet quirky art style。 "Almost Silent" is a collection of shorter stories and gag-a-day strips， showcasing his weird and macabre humor， common themes in his work， and funky art style。"Meow， Baby！" is a collection of short stories and one-shot gags， featuring mummies， zombies， aliens， vampires， cavemen， Frankenstein's monster， Elvis （yes， really）， and other B-movie creatures as they go about their daily lives。 "You Can't Get There From Here" features an unlikely love triangle between a mad scientist， Frankenstein's monster， and the Bride of Frankenstein。 "Tell Me Something" is a near-silent （hence the collection's title， "Almost Silent"） story of love lost， found， and imperiled as two lives entwine in unlikely ways。 And "The Living and the Dead" is a Romero-style zombie story with surprisingly emotional moments。Jason's art style takes some getting used to -- the poses are often stiff and awkward， and the blank-eyed animal characters have little emotional range in their expressions。 But there's something charming and quirky about it， and the art is able to say a lot using a little detail。 Be warned -- despite having anthropomorphic cartoon animals as characters， this is NOT a graphic novel for children。 Jason is not shy about depicting graphic violence， nudity， and sexual material in his work， and most of these stories are aimed at older audiences anyhow。The stories and gag strips range the gamut from funny to morbid to shocking to sad， and often a combination of the above。 Jason has a knack for giving monstrous creatures very human emotions， and finding the humanity and heart in otherwise fantastic situations。 His love of B-movie horror and sci-fi shows through， but that's not all bad and in fact adds to the quirky charm of this work。"Almost Silent" is an excellent collection of Jason's work， including a few of his graphic novels that have since fallen out of print。 It's also a good starting-off point for newcomers to Jason's body of work。 。。。more
Monkey Feyerabend
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7/10Content-wise， this is a homogeneous collection， as it presents most of the silent comics created by Jason。 （The 'almost' in the title refers to the fact that a few times characters do speak。） Qualitatively， this is a heterogeneous collection， at least for me。The first half of the volume contains the book Meow， Baby！， a collage of strips and short gags of one or two pages， with cliché movie-monsters （Dracula， zombies， mummies， aliens， Elvis and Arnold Schwarzenegger） as protagonists。 I did no 7/10Content-wise， this is a homogeneous collection， as it presents most of the silent comics created by Jason。 （The 'almost' in the title refers to the fact that a few times characters do speak。） Qualitatively， this is a heterogeneous collection， at least for me。The first half of the volume contains the book Meow， Baby！， a collage of strips and short gags of one or two pages， with cliché movie-monsters （Dracula， zombies， mummies， aliens， Elvis and Arnold Schwarzenegger） as protagonists。 I did not like this part， as I have written in my review of the album here。On the other hand， I found the second half of the volume fantastic。 It contains three 45-page long stories， which are some of the peaks of Jason's work。 All of them are love stories， all of them tragic in one way or another。 Tell Me Something is the most traditional one， clearly rooted in old movies imaginary。 My review here。 You Can't Get There from Here is the best story in the anthology， and the only one not completely in black and white。 It is a Frankenstein love story， with a rich cast of characters。 My review is here。 The Living and the Dead is the simplest story， and possibly the most touching。 A romance between a dishwasher and a prostitute taking place。。。during a zombie apocalypse！ My thoughts on this one can be found here。 。。。more
Augustine George
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This collection includes four sections - You Can't Get There From Here， Tell Me Something， Meow， Baby， The Living and the Dead。 While the titles are forgettable， the stories and the art stay with you。 They were hilarious， sad， thoughtful。 You Can't Get There From Here was a new take on the Frankenstein monster story while The Living and the Dead deals with zombies。 I found the short cartoon strips collected in Meow， Baby to be hilarious。 This collection includes four sections - You Can't Get There From Here， Tell Me Something， Meow， Baby， The Living and the Dead。 While the titles are forgettable， the stories and the art stay with you。 They were hilarious， sad， thoughtful。 You Can't Get There From Here was a new take on the Frankenstein monster story while The Living and the Dead deals with zombies。 I found the short cartoon strips collected in Meow， Baby to be hilarious。 。。。more
Emmy
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Honestly， one of the better collections by Jason。 Just wish that there wasn't so much sex （or suggested sex）。 But， I really liked how so many of the stories dealt with classic monsters， like zombies， the wolf man， Frankenstein， Dracula， and the Mummy。 Honestly， one of the better collections by Jason。 Just wish that there wasn't so much sex （or suggested sex）。 But， I really liked how so many of the stories dealt with classic monsters， like zombies， the wolf man， Frankenstein， Dracula， and the Mummy。 。。。more
Jake Nap
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As my second book from Jason， I’m not disappointed。 This collection of mostly silent comics are entertaining， funny and well executed。 I really like Jason’s layouts， they compliment the silent gimmick of the book really well by giving each page this certain flow to it。 His storytelling for the most part is great， it was at a few times though， hard to follow。 8/10
Ben Swanney
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A combination of four Stories written by Jason， this mostly wordless graphic novel is a must read for all who are looking for a laugh， to be enveloped in a million different storylines， or to simply read a satirical outlook on life。 Taking place in a city， there are many characters looked at in these stories。 The zombies and skeletons are feared by the city people， but as this book shows， they are just doing their jobs。 In the storyline "You can't Get There From Here" Frankenstein's monster， his A combination of four Stories written by Jason， this mostly wordless graphic novel is a must read for all who are looking for a laugh， to be enveloped in a million different storylines， or to simply read a satirical outlook on life。 Taking place in a city， there are many characters looked at in these stories。 The zombies and skeletons are feared by the city people， but as this book shows， they are just doing their jobs。 In the storyline "You can't Get There From Here" Frankenstein's monster， his bride， and what looks like Dr。 Frankenstein himself are in a love triangle， and although the dialogue in the story is restricted to Dr。 Frankenstein and a colleague， the story plays out very clearly。 5/5 。。。more
Philip
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Jason is a minimalist graphic novelist - usually bold black and whites。 Occasionally another color or two。 But always sharp contrasts。The stories in here are hard to follow at times。 I've heard people complain about the names in Russian literature， or Gabriel Garcia Marquez。 In a way， this was like the graphic novel version of that。 （I hate it when people say that， by the way。 And I hate myself for pointing out this graphic novel equivalent。）Even though the stories were hard to follow， there wer Jason is a minimalist graphic novelist - usually bold black and whites。 Occasionally another color or two。 But always sharp contrasts。The stories in here are hard to follow at times。 I've heard people complain about the names in Russian literature， or Gabriel Garcia Marquez。 In a way， this was like the graphic novel version of that。 （I hate it when people say that， by the way。 And I hate myself for pointing out this graphic novel equivalent。）Even though the stories were hard to follow， there were pieces - single panels， sometimes two or three pages at a time - that were just weird and great。 Sections that made you sit and think for a minute。I'm not really qualified to review graphic novels。 Or really anything。 But that's the great part about a site like goodreads， and what keeps me coming back。 。。。more
Dan
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Almost silent is a graphic novel that contains four Jason’s books: Meow， baby， tell me something， you can’t get from here and the living and the dead。 Unlike many other comic books out there， this book is basically all black and white except one chapter， even though the pictures and illustrations still look quite good and interesting， it would’ve been better if more stories and chapters was coloured。 Another part where this stands out is the lack of dialogue， dozens of pages often goes without a Almost silent is a graphic novel that contains four Jason’s books: Meow， baby， tell me something， you can’t get from here and the living and the dead。 Unlike many other comic books out there， this book is basically all black and white except one chapter， even though the pictures and illustrations still look quite good and interesting， it would’ve been better if more stories and chapters was coloured。 Another part where this stands out is the lack of dialogue， dozens of pages often goes without any words， just pictures。 This definitely made the book easier to read and shorter， but the book also conveyed the content and the plot quite well without words。 I liked the fact that there are a lot of action scenes in this book and the plot is humorous and quite easy to understand。 Most of the jokes in this book are dark or slightly inappropriate humour， while most are funny and enjoyable， this is definitely not a comic book for children。 One of the letdowns of the book for me is the amount of characters and how they appear in completely different plots， this confused me a lot while I was reading the book， it probably would not have been a problem if I reread the book again， but many of the characters appear too similar and this is definitely one of the areas that would’ve improved with the addition of colour。 。。。more
Michael
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Four weird and hilarious genre mashup satires by Jason。 This stuff is well drawn silly fun。 Definitely check out one of his books if you haven't。 Four weird and hilarious genre mashup satires by Jason。 This stuff is well drawn silly fun。 Definitely check out one of his books if you haven't。 。。。more
Ryan
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I might have enjoyed this more if it was the first book I read by Jason。 I read Low Moon not long ago and I love it， but this one is more of a mixed bag。 The first half of the collection is just filled with the earliest strips。 They range between one page and a few panels。 The one page strips are fun， but a bit of a letdown when you are expecting some kind of story。 They are funny。There are stories though: "You Can't Get There from Here" and "Tell Me Something" are very interesting， but I couldn I might have enjoyed this more if it was the first book I read by Jason。 I read Low Moon not long ago and I love it， but this one is more of a mixed bag。 The first half of the collection is just filled with the earliest strips。 They range between one page and a few panels。 The one page strips are fun， but a bit of a letdown when you are expecting some kind of story。 They are funny。There are stories though: "You Can't Get There from Here" and "Tell Me Something" are very interesting， but I couldn't keep track of the different characters。 This confusion kind of took away from the stories。 If I read them a couple more times， they will probably make more sense。 The standout in the collection is "The Living and the Dead。" Story is not confusing at all and I don't think many artists can pull off a love story with a zombie apocalypse as well as Jason has。 。。。more
Matthew Metzdorf
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clever， simple dark humor
Steve Moudry
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Almost Silent by Jason collects four of Jason's "quieter" pieces。 This volume is full of some of his short strips focused， in the vain of Charles Addams， on horror and monsters。 The usual mix of sadness， humor， and intrigue makes this one stand out。 I have read The Living and The Dead before so it was a nice treat to revisit that one。 Almost Silent by Jason collects four of Jason's "quieter" pieces。 This volume is full of some of his short strips focused， in the vain of Charles Addams， on horror and monsters。 The usual mix of sadness， humor， and intrigue makes this one stand out。 I have read The Living and The Dead before so it was a nice treat to revisit that one。 。。。more
Steven Davich
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One of the best modern comic creators that I have ever read。
Woody
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I love other works by Jason。 This odd little anthology read like the gristly bits rejected from other projects。 Skip it。 1。49 Stars。
Ahmad Al-mutawa
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عنوان وغلاف الكتاب يخدعان。كنت اظن انها قصة طويلة وإذا بها عدة قصص قصيرة اشبه ما تكون بمجموعة كاريكاتيرات تم نشرها في عدة سنوات، ولكن تم تجميعها في كتاب واحد。لا أنصح به إطلاقاً
Liam
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No author I know right now is as gripping as Jason。 I read these all right away in one sitting without feeling pressured。 The idea of reading the entire collection of Jason's work in a single day does not sound all that masochistic。But I don't like Jason's more silent works （I even preferred 'Shh！' to these， which was completely silent！） They rely more heavily on his distinctive fast-paced action scenes， which are brilliant， but that I enjoy most when they lead to the events found in stronger na No author I know right now is as gripping as Jason。 I read these all right away in one sitting without feeling pressured。 The idea of reading the entire collection of Jason's work in a single day does not sound all that masochistic。But I don't like Jason's more silent works （I even preferred 'Shh！' to these， which was completely silent！） They rely more heavily on his distinctive fast-paced action scenes， which are brilliant， but that I enjoy most when they lead to the events found in stronger narratives of his， such as in 'Hey Wait' or 'Why Are You Doing This'。 What can be seen by reading this is that Jason's dialogue adds。 Without the narrative， this is passionless action， the comedy or tragedy of it is lost。 I wish Jason would use more colour and words in his work， it does it justice。 。。。more
Six
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Eh。
aLejandRø
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Este tomo esta compuesto por un lado por tres historias largas:“Tell me Something” un drama amoroso que homenajea al cine mudo; “You can’t get there from here” una historia Frankensteiniana que tiene la particularidad de ser la única del volumen que además del blanco & negro general agrega tonos de dorado y “The Living and the Dead” una de zombies también con reminiscencias a los primeros años del cine。Por otro lado presenta una recopilación de historias cortas con diversos formatos y una varied Este tomo esta compuesto por un lado por tres historias largas:“Tell me Something” un drama amoroso que homenajea al cine mudo; “You can’t get there from here” una historia Frankensteiniana que tiene la particularidad de ser la única del volumen que además del blanco & negro general agrega tonos de dorado y “The Living and the Dead” una de zombies también con reminiscencias a los primeros años del cine。Por otro lado presenta una recopilación de historias cortas con diversos formatos y una variedad de protagonistas: momias， vampiros， calaveras， hombres lobo， Elvis， aliens， donde nunca falta el humor ni el absurdo。En lo artístico， genial como siempre。 。。。more
Kirk Johnson
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anything by Jason is a masterpiece
David
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mummy boner
Przemysław Skoczyński
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Najpierw zbiór wczesnych prac， głównie "pasków"， a więc absurdalny humor， jaki u tego gościa cenię najbardziej; potem trzy opowieści， w których Jason （nie pierwszy raz） bawi się konwencjami zapożyczonymi z popkultury。 Miód。 Najpierw zbiór wczesnych prac， głównie "pasków"， a więc absurdalny humor， jaki u tego gościa cenię najbardziej; potem trzy opowieści， w których Jason （nie pierwszy raz） bawi się konwencjami zapożyczonymi z popkultury。 Miód。 。。。more
Emily
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Previously read The Living and the Dead and You Can't Get There From Here。 This rating is only for Meow， Baby and Tell Me Something。 Previously read The Living and the Dead and You Can't Get There From Here。 This rating is only for Meow， Baby and Tell Me Something。 。。。more
Stefano Ottolenghi
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Pretty much worthless。
James Kinsley
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A lovely sample of Jason's work， featuring a collection of his short strips， and three longer stories。 Zombies， Frankenstein's monster， thwarted love， murder all laid out in crisp， clean artwork with the storytelling executed neatly with minimal dialogue。 An admirable exploration of what the medium has to offer away from the superheroe genre， and a great introduction to Jason's work。 A lovely sample of Jason's work， featuring a collection of his short strips， and three longer stories。 Zombies， Frankenstein's monster， thwarted love， murder all laid out in crisp， clean artwork with the storytelling executed neatly with minimal dialogue。 An admirable exploration of what the medium has to offer away from the superheroe genre， and a great introduction to Jason's work。 。。。more
Mycala
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The book starts off with a mummy escaping his sarcophagus and walking outside。 A startled bicyclist wrecks his bike when he sees the mummy。 The mummy tries to approach various strangers for a quarter so he can call an ambulance for the poor bicyclist。 Everyone runs away， terrified。A skeleton holds his breath underwater for a minute plus。A zombie can't seem to figure out why people are running from him and attempts various hygienic methods because he just doesn't get it。That explains why I love t The book starts off with a mummy escaping his sarcophagus and walking outside。 A startled bicyclist wrecks his bike when he sees the mummy。 The mummy tries to approach various strangers for a quarter so he can call an ambulance for the poor bicyclist。 Everyone runs away， terrified。A skeleton holds his breath underwater for a minute plus。A zombie can't seem to figure out why people are running from him and attempts various hygienic methods because he just doesn't get it。That explains why I love this book。 。。。more
Dave Schaafsma
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I just reread and reviewed individual volumes collected in this one volume， which I also now have， a little obsessively。 As he says， observantly， all four books are either silent or most silent， in that they are almost completely wordless， depending on the images to convert the narratives。 Often 3 panel strips， sometimes a single page， sometimes titled longer form stories， sometimes not titles。 The longer form titles such as Hey， Wait， Why Are You Doing This， Lost Cat， I killed Adolph Hitler， Th I just reread and reviewed individual volumes collected in this one volume， which I also now have， a little obsessively。 As he says， observantly， all four books are either silent or most silent， in that they are almost completely wordless， depending on the images to convert the narratives。 Often 3 panel strips， sometimes a single page， sometimes titled longer form stories， sometimes not titles。 The longer form titles such as Hey， Wait， Why Are You Doing This， Lost Cat， I killed Adolph Hitler， The Left Bank Gang， I prefer， see as stronger， I guess， evidence of craft development。 The four books are still great， don't get me wrong， as I say in my reviews， all 4 star books:Meow， BabyTell Me SomethingYou Can't Get There From HereThe Living and the Dead 。。。more
Joe
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Not my favorite book by Jason， but there's still good here。 A lot of the gags are pretty funny， but， for the most part， this book doesn't have the emotional depth of the other Jason books I've read。 Not my favorite book by Jason， but there's still good here。 A lot of the gags are pretty funny， but， for the most part， this book doesn't have the emotional depth of the other Jason books I've read。 。。。more
Ravenhats
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Clever and unquie in style。 Uses its mostly wordless style to great effect。
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