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9781560974109 English 1560974109 Monty, a lonely comic-shop owner, expects his Asian mail-order bride to fulfill his stereotypical fantasy, but she turns out to be much more complex than that in this sharp and affecting look at their prickly relationship., The creator of Why Did Pete Duel Kill Himself? returns with aneven more powerful graphic novel. Monty, a Canadian comic-and-toy-shopowner and a pathetic 39-year-old virgin, expects his Asian mail-orderbride Kyung Soo to fulfil his female Asian fantasy stereotypes:obedient, hardworking and loyal. Tall and accentless, Kyung turns outto be much more complex than Monte is willing to accept. This sharp andaffecting look at their prickly relationship is told over 264 elegant,touching pages in this original graphic novel by Disney animator MarkKalesniko. Kalesniko adroitly juxtaposes Monty's non-sexual, juvenileobsessions with his objectification of his bride, drawing a direct linebetween loneliness, consumerism, and how the need for order in one'slife compromises the approach to matters of the heart., by Mark Kalesniko This adept look at life after a Korean mail-order bride arrives to meet her Canadian husband defies anyone who has an opinion (but no experience) regarding the little-known realm of mail-order marriages.
9781560974109 English 1560974109 Monty, a lonely comic-shop owner, expects his Asian mail-order bride to fulfill his stereotypical fantasy, but she turns out to be much more complex than that in this sharp and affecting look at their prickly relationship., The creator of Why Did Pete Duel Kill Himself? returns with aneven more powerful graphic novel. Monty, a Canadian comic-and-toy-shopowner and a pathetic 39-year-old virgin, expects his Asian mail-orderbride Kyung Soo to fulfil his female Asian fantasy stereotypes:obedient, hardworking and loyal. Tall and accentless, Kyung turns outto be much more complex than Monte is willing to accept. This sharp andaffecting look at their prickly relationship is told over 264 elegant,touching pages in this original graphic novel by Disney animator MarkKalesniko. Kalesniko adroitly juxtaposes Monty's non-sexual, juvenileobsessions with his objectification of his bride, drawing a direct linebetween loneliness, consumerism, and how the need for order in one'slife compromises the approach to matters of the heart., by Mark Kalesniko This adept look at life after a Korean mail-order bride arrives to meet her Canadian husband defies anyone who has an opinion (but no experience) regarding the little-known realm of mail-order marriages.