Djeliya

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By Juni Ba. Published by TKO. Softcover, 176 pages, Colour, 2021. Inspired by West African folklore, Djeliya tells the remarkable tale of Prince Mansour and his royal storyteller A wa as they journey to reach the mysterious Wizard Soumaoro who guards a fearsome power that he once used to destroy the world. DJELIYA IS THE TYPE OF COMIC I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE HAD GROWING UP- COMICON THE IMAGERY IS EMPOWERED BY THE TEXT, WHICH BA USES MASTERFULLY- WOMEN WRITE ABOUT COMICS DJELIYA IS A WINDING EPIC FAIRY TAIL, A FANTASTICAL REIMAGINING OF WEST AFRICAN FOLKLORE. THERE'S SO MUCH TO ENJOY ON EVERY PAGE, INCLUDING THE BACK MATTER THAT DELVES INTO THE FOLKLORE THAT INSPIRED THE BOOK.- THRILLIST DJELIYA HITS ALL THE RIGHT NOTES FOR LARGER-THAN-LIFE STORYTELLING. DJELIYA SHOWCASES THE UNIQUE WAY THAT CARTOONIST JUNI BA’S INFLUENCES—FRANCO-BELGIAN BANDES DESSINÉES, MANGA AND ANIME, AMERICAN COMICS AND CARTOONS, WEST AFRICAN FOLKLORE, THE EPIC OF SUNDIATA, AND THE JELI TRADITION—COALESCE INTO AN ACCESSIBLE YET SUBLIME NARRATIVE.- AV CLUB Show more