[Article] An extravagant gray world awaits us in «PL*XI*GLS»

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During the course I am studying in Barcelona, so when in the summer I return to my favorite private comics library (A.K.A. my room), I take the opportunity to reduce the number of comics that are part of the “yet to be read”. Many are there because I bought them and left them half finished and others because they were given to me and at that moment I did not have time to read them. And then there are those that I simply don't remember how they appeared. And this is the case of PL*XI*GLS.

From the outset you can see that a regular comic is not. Its aesthetics somewhat badass, Like the strangeness of its characters, it draws on authors such as Javier Olivares or Tim Burton among others. And the story also has nothing common either. The protagonist, whose name we don't need to know, is a refrigerator man who moves to end up sharing a flat (or strange building) on the edge of a cliff with two other colorful characters, of which I couldn't say which is the most disturbing. At first he has his doubts about staying in such a strange place, but after being "kindly convinced" by one of his new companions, he decides to give his new life a chance. Finally he manages to get used to the place (more or less), not without having certain doubts, but the fact of having a grotesque city nearby to visit, in addition to a new neighbor who settles with her caravan on the other side of the cliff, gives him the strength to continue there.

[Article] An extravagant gray world awaits us in «PL*XI*GLS» — The protagonist arriving at his new home

But for anyone who is thinking “oh, something alternative/weird, it's probably another pointless piece of shit, I can't even touch it with a laser pointer” I tell you that you are quite wrong. It is true that some things that are told do not make much sense, but there is no need for them to. What he tells is strange, but at the same time intelligent and profound, with some moments that may make you smile or even make you sad. And the stories of its author, Jali (of whom you can see some drawings on your blog), are very close to fables and children's stories, despite dealing with themes as dark as death itself.

If all this catches your attention and you are one of those who like these types of somewhat disturbing stories, you can take a look at his different works published by Astiberri.

So from here I recommend reading PL*XI*GLS, a comic so strange that you may like it or that you may even end up hating and that, just as happened to me, you may already have it and not even know it.