Untitled comic, 32 pages, Pete Dako, 698a Queen St.
West, Toronto, ON, M6J 1E7, petedako@sympatico.ca
Pete Dako seems to care about recognizable narrative
only half
the time in his cute little pink comic, Untitled. Two cats fall in love
at a disco, smooch, and then weird little creatures start flying around. Ok,
that's love. An alien lands a flying saucer on a planet to take a pee. Ok, that's
pee. A snowman goes skiing, then enjoys a cup o' joe.
Ok, that's a snowman skiing and a cup o' joe. A bat-like creature with flowers
for eyes flies around with similar creatures, becomes highly distressed,
then weeps as a happy face looks on. Ok, that's ummmm...what is that? I love
visual narrative, and there isn't a single word in this book, but much of Dako's
stuff, which is always full of emotive power, seems to be for an other-worldly
audience. Is he missing the point, or erasing it completely? Who knows. Dako
is surreal, fun and frustrating.
the time in his cute little pink comic, Untitled. Two cats fall in love
at a disco, smooch, and then weird little creatures start flying around. Ok,
that's love. An alien lands a flying saucer on a planet to take a pee. Ok, that's
pee. A snowman goes skiing, then enjoys a cup o' joe.
Ok, that's a snowman skiing and a cup o' joe. A bat-like creature with flowers
for eyes flies around with similar creatures, becomes highly distressed,
then weeps as a happy face looks on. Ok, that's ummmm...what is that? I love
visual narrative, and there isn't a single word in this book, but much of Dako's
stuff, which is always full of emotive power, seems to be for an other-worldly
audience. Is he missing the point, or erasing it completely? Who knows. Dako
is surreal, fun and frustrating.