Langosh and Peppi : Fugitive Days. Este artículo no está disponible.Langosh and Peppi : Fugitive Days

This debut graphic novel tells the story of the 2015 European “migrant crisis” in Budapest, Hungary through the perspective of Langosh and Peppi, a vagabond and his faithful dog. The pair brings to mind an older, down-on-their-luck Tintin and Snowy with adventures to match. A semi-autobiographical work based on Post’s own experiences, Langosh and Peppi escape the pressures of conformity by exploring out-of-the-way places, where they stumble on the vestiges of the war torn region’s hidden past. We follow them through streets, alleys, tunnels, train stations, cheap rooms, abandoned buildings and the countryside and witness the effects of various social, political and interpersonal situations through their eyes.

The story illustrates a sort of “Huckleberry Finn” existence, of travelling freely with no responsibilities except finding food and shelter, and meeting fascinating people along the way. However, Langosh and Peppi soon discover the stark difference between choosing a transient lifestyle, and being forced from one’s home and country. We meet people whose tragic personal struggles are enmeshed with the national struggles that continue to divide and destroy so many lives, see families torn apart due to ignorance and fear, and witness the disturbing global rise of nationalism. Influenced by Hideo Azuma, Joe Sacco, and Julie Doucet, Post examines the modern dilemma of what it means to be human and to call a place home.

Veronica Post is an award-winning graphic novelist based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Following

a brief and disillusioning attempt at University for Philosophy and Fine Arts, respectively, she

moved to Montreal where she completed a diploma in fine cabinetry, which suited her much

better. She played drums in punk bands, ate poutine, worked in factories and joined a local

zine distro that encouraged her to self-publish and distribute her mini-comics. This

encouragement turned a life-long love for comic books into a passion for creating

auto-biographical work in graphic-novel form.

She left Montreal for the allure of Eastern Europe, where she created the characters

Langosh and Peppi and began working on what would become Fugitive Days, a

fictionalised autobiography published by Conundrum Press and awarded with the Doug

Wright “Nipper” award in 2020. She continues to create work based on these characters and

looks forward to publishing more books exploring their world, and her own.