The truth of the matter is that I don’t really remember how old I was when I went to the circus but I do vividly recall that what was most impressive to my young self were the elephants, even though they were massive and smelly. The other thing that really caught my eye were the trapeze artists. Having said that it was somewhat tiresome to keep the head in a somehow awkward position to be able to see what was happening on top of me. After that experience I didn’t long to go back in spite of the romanticsm and adventure component implied in what is so called the greatest show on Earth.
Nevertheless, I do understand how exciting it can be for a boy named Aapo to meet a girl, Eppu, who lives with her grandparents in a circus. Seeing it through Aapo’s eyes, the circus seems an all-too-difficult-to escape-from enticement. And if you add a real mermaid to the mix of acrobats, strongmen, trapeze artists and clown the end result is a concoction which makes Aapo’s eyes grow wide.
Sirkus Rinkeli goes a further step ahead. Anne Muhonen’s and Tiina Konttila’s work is a story about friendship between the above mentioned children which will not only aid them to mature but it also influences heavily on every other character depicted in its pages.
This fourty-four-paged long adventure -wonderfully pencilled by Anne Muhonen- will have you enjoying its cute simplicity and tenderness and even if you do not find circus life appealing.
For more information about Sirkus Rinkeli, please check www.annemuhonen.com and www.kuplii.blogspot.fi
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Empecé a leer cómics a la misma vez que aprendí a leer y, desde entonces, no he parado de hacerlo. En todas estas décadas he leído cómics buenos, regulares y no tan buenos, pero siempre he creído que el lenguaje secuencial es la mejor -y más idónea- puerta de entrada para leer tanto letras como imágenes. Ahora leo más cómics digitales que físicos, pero el formato me sigue pareciendo igualmente válido y sigo considerando el cómic un arte.
