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...Unfortunately, though, as one goes through the book, a distinct malodor of misogyny begins to build. All the main characters are men, most of who have horrid relationships with shrewish wives or girlfriends. This theme reaches its nadir in the depressing story titled "Bedridden," about a woman we never see and who never speaks, hidden under the bed covers since she has somehow been "re-shaped to please men" as a sex slave. The twist of the story - that men kill each other to become her "master" - doesn't make up for such a nasty premise. To be fair...
...Tatsumi has a masterful talent for economizing, cramming as much depth of character, symbolism and drama into eight pages as many conventional manga only manage in 200 pages. That he often does this with practically no dialogue is a testament to his skills as a visual storyteller. Frequently the main character remains mute until the last frame where he might rhetorically ask, "How could this have happened?" Or he has an existentialist insight, like "To survive in the crowd, you have to struggle alone...
...backed international working group that the Ivorian parliament?which is dominated by supporters of President Laurent Gbagbo?be dissolved, more than 300 U.N. peacekeepers were forced to pull out of bases in the west of the country after they were attacked by armed groups loyal to Gbagbo. In the main city of Abidjan, protesters surrounded the U.N. headquarters and were held back by tear gas and rifle fire...
SUMMERS: "THE MAIN THING WE HAVE TO FEAR IS THE LACK OF FEAR ITSELF...
...could say that the main thing we have to fear is the lack of fear itself," Summers said...