We Want it to Bloom, by Kichka (3 full-depth pages) [mature]
We Want it to Bloom, by Kichka (3 full-depth pages) [mature]
Michel Kichka is a cartoonist borne in Belgium with Jewish roots, who became intrigued with Israel, and decided to do a permanent move, marrying and raising a family there with his French wife.
* "Aliyah" is a somewhat complicated word as I grasp it, but from what I understand at the basic level, refers to going back to one's roots / homeland.
-----> https://imgur.com/a/kjMohrs <-----
The way the sequence above concluded really shocked me, and even brought a tear to my eye, honestly. Me, I'm not remotely used to dealing with people like that, and yet I guess that's how it works in certain parts of the world? (gadzooks, mistress goose)
In terms of the comic itself, I found this sequence rather current & relevant to the USA, and a pretty excellent, interesting survey of the artist's life and Israeli culture. At the same time, it established little to no emotional connection with the characters, which is usually how we do these things, but... oh well?
https://www.bedetheque.com/auteur-23699-BD-Kichka-Michel.html
EDIT: As we've clarified multiple times here, this story snippet has to do with neighborhood relations in an Israeli city. It is by no means addressing anything on a national basis, including Israeli relations with other peoples or nations. Attempts to highjack the thread in that direction directly breaks our #1 rule here (practice netiquette) and will be dealt with accordingly. Thank you for your cooperation.
"We want it to bloom"
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Taken out of context, are you trying to say something, mssr?
Aha, I may be stealing your land and massacring your children, but I have depicted you as an unreasonable violent thug and myself as a stuttering innocent smol bean, checkmate Palestine!I am honestly confused, are there any Palestinian characters in the posted pages? The two guys having an argument are obviously both Jewish ...
Edit: Did you read all three pages?
Sensitive topic for sure
Blaze, you know I love you, but if everything that has to do with Israel is automatically controversial, then what is the point of snipping little aspects of our lives?
This is the point where I say: "go fluff yourselves, right?"
I just realized now that the whole topic is available in the imgur link. Having the full story completely changes the message (and it is indeed quite positive)
My comment was about the 3 drawings you see from the main picture in the post, which just seem to indicate an escalation of tension between the two characters, which is why I made this comment.
Let's see how other people react
Indeed, could not be more sensitive. I hope people will stay on topic and be cool.
Oh man, this is probably going to escalate quickly :c