[comix] FAREWELL, GEORGIA
BRINGS SOUTHERN STORYTELLING TO SLG
"Nothing reveals as much about a culture as its stories," says Ben Towle, the creator of the new original graphic novel from SLG Publishing,
Farewell, Georgia, to be released in August 2003.
As the title implies,
Farewell, Georgia is a work Towle created when he was preparing to move away from Savannah, Georgia, where he had been living for several years. Growing up in a military family, Towle never remained for very long in any one place, and he feels that for that reason he's been compelled to form connections to places where he's lived by learning about their histories and cultures. Folk tales and stories in particular, Towle feels, offer a distinctive glimpse into local character; even when the same basic story is being told, the variances in detail and tone reveal similar variances in the tellers' perspectives and traditions. Towle describes the four stories that comprise
Farewell, Georgia as "unique to Georgia, yet... universally appealing."
From a tall tale about an ageing and cantankerous Ty Cobb to a shaggy dog story about a raccoon-hunting monkey, the folk legends retold in
Farewell, Georgia reveal the uniquely playful, odd, and sublime aspects of life in Georgia. "For me," says Towle, "there was no other way to tell these stories than through comics," adding that cartooning evokes "the give and take of detail and vocal emphasis that make for a well-told verbal story." In
Farewell, Georgia, Towle achieves this storytelling quality through simple panel layout, clean cartooning, and moody uses of graytones, and true-to-life dialogue.
Farewell, Georgia is a 48-page original graphic novel in a special 8 1/2" x 11" format with cardstock covers. It will be published in August 2003 and has a retail price of $6.95.
Established in 1986, SLG Publishing is a San Jose, CA-based publisher of comics books and graphic novels. Operating under its imprints Slave Labor Graphics and Amaze Ink, SLG Publishing has published graphic novels by such notable cartoonists as Derf, Scott Roberts, and Lawrence Marvit. More information about the company can be found at its website at
www.slavelabor.com.
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