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6 The Clackamas Print Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011- aced(a).clackamas. edu Nightmares accompany pretty pictures in local author’s new graphic novel and sometimes horrific scenes, I Thom pson is repeating all o f his have come to love Thom psons youthful feelings* on this ill-fated eye for detail. T hough the story character, who is forced to bare a m ay no t have captivated me terrible se lf loathing and a search “Habibi,” set in a M iddle beyond the halfway point I was to be one w ith’God. “Habibi” is an exquisite story Eastern kingdom o f no certain forced to read all the way through time, w ith its glorious palace and simply for the art. Thom pson, if you are only looking at the sky scrapers, its slave market and onceagain, has created a graph pictures T he tim e it has taken modern technology; is a dark tale ic novel that even the strictest T hom pson to produce this book fraught with draught, beatings o f pallets may enjoy. H e has is obvious in the gorgeous draw weaved beautiful calligraphy and ings in the book. T he fight scenes and little hope for humanity. Craig T hom pson, a local Eastern illustrations throughout are by far the most interesting author, w ho was raised in a the entire story, something my and super hum an I’ve, seen in a crushingly Evangelical family in art starved eyes forced, m y story graphic novel that doesn’t have 'rural Wisconsin, has been living weary brain to turn pages and anything to do with super heroes. Along with mesmerizing cal in Pordand now for 15 years. continue enjoying. It’s easy to say that “Habibi” ligraphy, Thom pson hais woven However, the fact that he has made our nearest culturally rich is a dark story, it’s harder to get stories from the Q ur’ an into his city his hom e is not the only anyone who has not picked up novel. It is clear that T hom pson reason you can find T hom psons the book to understand that this is trying to force the reader to other books at an easy reach, is more than "just the darker, understand the similarities between Christianity and Islam. in the Clackamas Com m unity older sister to “Blankets.” ,. College bookstore or on the T he two m ain characters are It’s as if Thom pson has taken forced into such terrible situ all o f his opinions on religion shelves o f the C C C library. Also by the author, “Blankets,” ations that you begin to think and hum anity and' spit it onto is an epic story o f first love that is that Thompson*is truly a sadist. the page yelling, “Look at what included on the required book Dodola, an Arab girl, is sold I think!” However, though I do list o f some o f C C C ’s classes and by her parents to becom e the 1 tend to agree with his opinions, is by far seen as the reason readers wife o f a scribe. H er husband I am faintly offended that he have come to adore T hom psons tells her stories. and teaches her seems to not think his readers rich artistic style and shockingly to write. I’ve never read a more can come to those opinions on desperate m ain character, forced their own. honest stories. T hom psons, “Habibi” is at I’m sure that I was not the from one sticky situatiort to the first person to walk into a book next, including adopting a dark times' disgusting, depressing and store and buy “Habibi” with the skinned slave boy as her son, ■ beautiful. T he art is wonderful. I would say that anyone who same anticipation o f greatness. brother and life partner. Zam, as he is called amongst . enjoyed “Blankets” should defi Truly, his new book has lived up ;to “Blankets” paisley m otif that other names, feels dirty when nitely pick up a copy, just expect is repeated, page after page in this he reaches, p u b erty , reminis- some nightmares to come along ai ljnbiqgr^ph ical graphic novel.. .. .cent ' - o f - T h o m p s o n h im se lf Ï with? the-pretty pictures.. s In mis menagerie o f deluded in* “Blankets.”* I t seems that By Katherine Suydam Copy Editor Contributed by Random House r Follow us on Twitter, @ClackamasPrint, or like us on Facebook, TheClackamasPrint, and you will be The Bucket List: Goody-two-shoes gone wild A fter a lovely d inner w ith G uy X, as m y date will hereaf ter be referred to as, he asked if T w ould lik e to see a. movie, so; we walked to a nearby cinema. ■ It turned out the movie we had planned on seeing wasn’t playing there sd G uy X decided to buy us movie tickets to a random movie we hadn’t even heard of. T h en he took m e on a crazy adventure in which we watched ftve m inutes o f every m ovie playing in the theater. I ’rn 20 and I’ve never snuck H e explained^ “ft’s how I get into a movie. I’m one o f those through all thé crappy mov horrible goody-two-shoes that ies o f the su m m er/ So we just does n o t do that kind o f slipped into one m ovie then thing. So, th at’s w hy I’ve just ducked o u t into another while recently crossed o ff num ber attem pting to dodge the movie two o h m y bucket list: sneak theater employees. I was incredibly paranoid, into a movie. Blind dates are often some I do no t have any idea w hat o f the m ost awkward experi they do w hen you get kicked ences you can ever partake o f out o f a m ovie theater: D o you in your life. W hether you are get arrested? D o they give you set up by m utual friends, the a ticket? Does-your picture get Internet or some other random posted on the wall o f shame force o f nature, there is always saying you’re banned from the the anticipation o f w hether or theater for the rest o f your no t there will be an attraction life? W e didn’t need to worry. between the two o f you — • T h e one employee that did and let’s face it there is n o th notice us thought i t was funny ing m ore awkward than sitting an d didn’t seem to care about through a date when you know the guilty look on m y face. there is no way you can be After every movie we asked attracted to the other person each other w hat we thought o f — or if you’ll have enough to the movie we had watched so talk about — nothing worse m uch of. “H ow d id they get everyone than just awkwardly staring at to have the exact same m us your food for an hour. However, every now and taches?” A t one poin t we watched then you find a date to be well w orth all the extra tim e and maybe five m inutes o f some effort that you p u t into your “inspirational” chick-flick that hair and makeup. T his is the just about killed us and we story o f one o f those dates. were oh-so-m oved by the roll By M andie G av itt A rts & Culture Editor ing credits o f “T he Help.” Even w ith all our previewing we still m ade it tp the'm ovie he had paid for on tim e, “T he Future,” and ended up watch-, ing and enjoying the whole thing. W hile I do no t condone m aking a habit o f sneaking in to rhovies-on a regular basis, I do recom m end puttin g this item o n your bucket list. It ended up being a marvelous first date and a great opportu nity for m e to let m y goody- two-shoes self, relax a little bit and to try som ething a little bit m ore on the rebellious side, while getting through all o f sum m er’s movies in one night. A nd in case you’re wonder^ ing: there was a second date. T W E A K S "O I T H I W SBK Things to do if college life is tweaking you out: • • I • H olocaust Survivor Speaks on Campus: NASA Employee To Speak o n Cam pus: Holocaust survivor Alter Wiener will speak at C CC on Thursday, Oct. 27, from noon to 2 p.m. in the McLoughlin Auditorium. He is the author o f “64735 - From A Name to A Number, a Holocaust Survivor’s Autobiography.” No cost to attend. Open to public. < Former Clackamas student " will be on campus to discuss his NASA career, on Tuesday Oct. 25 at 3:30 p.m in Paul ing 102. Breast Cancer Awareness Barbeque Abarbeque will be held on Thursday, Oct. 27 from 11:30 Flag football Fridays, a beloved a.m. to 1:30 p.m. outside of tradition at Clackamas Coni- ' the ASG office. munity College, is available now for all to enjoy. This intramural Fall T erm Blood sport meets every Friday from Drive: noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Hwy A blood drive will be held on 213 soccer field. Oct. 24 and 25. Students may sign, up now in the ASG office „ ■ ||jj|j 1 jjjjj | | | C O 52 Flag Football Fridays Halloween Fantasy Trail: Take a haunting walk through a lighted, wooded, fantasy trail decorated with spooky sights and sounds at Wenzel Farm un til Oct. 36.19754 S Ridge Rd Oregon City, noon to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Halloween Costum e Contest: A Halloween costume con test will be held the Oct. 23 through 25. Students can come into the ASG office in their costume to have their pictures taken for other students to judge. Does your band have a gig or are you involved in an event you would like CCC students to be in the know about? Send your event info to “Tweaks of the week” at aced@clackamas.edu. J
