Amusement, Het comic book catalogue

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Just looking in his sketchbooks - a draft with holes - and Brecht Evens suddenly notices a detail. And he's gone. If only it were that simple. Depressions, a manic period, psychoses, MDMA, a stay in an institution,... More

THE ENTERTAINMENT (Brecht Evens) 2018

Carmen hypnotizes us

Just look in his sketchbooks - a draft with holes - and Brecht Evens (De Bondgenoten) suddenly notices a detail. And he's gone. If only it were that simple. Depressions, a manic period, psychoses, MDMA, a stay in an institution,... Just write that off. Then an album about nightlife. "It's full of crazy people here tonight." Everything revolves around being popular or not.

The glow of going out, unfortunately followed by mental problems. A hangover, that's all we'd ever been. For people who claim to have never made a 'trip' to another world, reading this album can mean the same pleasant/annoying (take your pick) experience.

Even though we encounter huge crowds of people during this night of intoxication, loneliness plays the leading role. It sometimes seems like one big party full of drink, drugs and sex. But this world seems so hollow. Three characters are further highlighted:
Jona has a troubled past, is an ex-convict and (unfortunately) meets his ex-cellmate Buzz.
Victoria is anxiously followed by her sister Sara, her ex Michaël and his new girlfriend Lola. According to Victoria, they are a bit too much Big Brother that evening.
Rodolphe - or dare we say Brecht Evens himself - is in a terrible depression. He experiences an endless night. Only the mist can deliver him. Still hope for purification? Ordinary people don't know what to do with extraordinary people... Fortunately, taxi driver Leslie can explain it all clearly with his skeleton on the rear-view mirror.
Oh well, they think they lived.

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Het amusement (2018)