Chasing Echoes

by Dan Goldman, George Schall (Illustrator)

Overview

Malka, the black sheep of her family, learns that her relatives are making a decades-in-the-planning pilgrimage to their grandfather’s pre-Holocaust home in Poland...and she wasn’t invited. After guilt-tripping herself a ticket as the self-appointed “Keeper of the Family Archives,” it becomes clear that everyone’s brought more baggage than just their suitcases.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781643375519
Publisher:	Humanoids, Inc.
Publication date:	11/12/2019
Sold by:	HUMANOIDS INC - EBKS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	156
File size:	71 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

​DAN GOLDMAN is a narrative designer and visual storyteller working in comics, television, interactive media and video games. Creator of the Eisner-nominated SHOOTING WAR webcomic, he also covered an entire presidential election in comics form in real-time with “08", told psychedelic tropical ghost stories in RED LIGHT PROPERTIES and created an Indian feminist icon to stand up for victims of violence against women with PRIYA’S SHAKTI. He has also produced Emmy-winning experiences for AMC Television, written two video games based on The Walking Dead and episodes of animated series for television. Dan currently serves as Narrative Lead at Kinjin Story Lab, where he incubates story-based projects at the intersection of technological innovation and social good. He lives in Los Angeles with his partner and two cats.​
32 years old, brazilian - born and raised in São Paulo, George is both a writer and illustrator. He co-authored and illustrated three brazilian graphic novels titled SABOR BRASILIS (2013, Zarabatana Books), MOSCHITTO (2013, Fictícia) and HITOMI (2016, Balão Editorial) and also made short stories for numerous anthologies like "Monica's Gang" MSP 50 (2011, Panini), INKSHOT (2015, Monkeybrain), Dark Horse Presents (2012-2016, Dark Horse Comics), Planet of the Apes: The Time of Man (2018, Boom! Studios). Also worked in cinema as animation/art director and as illustrator for several international companies and magazine publishers. Currently lives in Barcelona, streams his work online on Twitch and tries to develop a full beard. Hasn't had much success so far.

Editorial Reviews

10/28/2019

Charting the highs and lows of multigenerational dramedy, this graphic novel depicts one family’s search for their roots with cinematic grace and economy. At the center of the ensemble is Malka, the hot mess in a Jewish-American clan that includes goofy hipster cousin Dov, preppy-perfect vegan cousin Noah, and her Uncle Jack. Jack dreams of finding his father’s mill in Poland, but is reluctant to bring Malka and her drama along (he buys her a ticket in an Ambien-induced haze), despite the fact that she’s the unofficial family archivist. Jumping back and forth between 1930s Poland and the present day, Goldman (Shooting War) folds in creeping fascism in the U.S., neo-Nazi sentiments in Europe, and the question of whether the Japanese internment was a concentration camp without overcrowding the narrative or seeming (too) on the nose. With confident line work, savvy page layouts, and keen instincts for what to depict in close-up, cartoonist Schall is an ideal collaborator. Malka’s arc wraps up a bit too smugly, when she yells at a neo-Nazi who doesn’t speak English, which apparently empowers her to toss her antidepressants. But, like chicken fat in matzo balls, a little schmaltz never hurt anyone—so it is in this enjoyable, multidimensional misadventure. (Nov.)

Publishers Weekly

""...enjoyable, multidimensional misadventure."" - Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

"A remarkable book that connects the past and present effortlessly, inviting readers on a heart-wrenching and, ultimately, satisfying journey of a family’s reconciliation with history and themselves."

JEWISH BOOK COUNCIL