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Dark days

Dark days(日闇之時DES JOURS SOMBRES)

Comic : TSENG, Yao-Ching (曾耀慶) / Written : Frédéric Debomy

GAEA BOOKS

Nominee of the 15th Golden Comic Awards – Comic of the Year (2024)

A disheartened young chef returns to Taiwan from France and joins a legendary island-traveling master chef's journey across Taiwan, uncovering the moving stories behind every dish.
Preview

Introduction

The radio announced that society had descended into chaos, and the military was about to take over the country, imposing strict control.
People marched in the streets, waving banners that read "University Autonomy" and "Soldiers Back to the Barracks."
In the darkest times, love is the only salvation...
Three stories unfold, chronicling the inception, development, and reconstruction of autocracy and democracy.

Role Profile

  • Cartoonist

    Cartoonist

    An artist who uses their brush to resist totalitarianism.

About the Author

Comic : TSENG, Yao-Ching (曾耀慶) / Written : Frédéric Debomy

Comic: TSENG, Yao-Ching (曾耀慶)
Born in Kaohsiung in 1989 and a graduate of the Department of Fine Arts at National Taiwan Normal University. He uses illustration and text as an extension of his own physical presence, emphasizing a sense of physicality and randomness during the creative process. He strives to shape himself and the world he touches through various postures and movements. He aspires for the form of his work to serve as meaningful content rather than a mere vessel. His works include Daughter of Comics (漫畫的女兒), Play in the Rift (縫裡嬉戲), Jué: Separated Twins (玦:孿生), and Storytelling Game (說故事遊戲).

 

Script: Frédéric Debomy (斐德希克・德波米)
Born in 1975 near Paris. In 2001, he initiated the project "Burma: Fear is a Habit," which included books, exhibitions, and events like documentaries, television reports, and debates. He has served as a coordinator for France Info Birmanie where he actively promoted democratic reform in Myanmar. As a researcher, he participated in a seminar at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS) and has contributed to a special issue of the journal Les Temps modernes exploring the issue of the Rwandan Tutsi genocide. He also curated films for the Paris International Human Rights Film Festival. A scholar and comic scriptwriter, he has collaborated with masters like José Muñoz and Edmond Baudoin. In Taiwan, he collaborated with Lau Kwong Shing (柳廣成) on Myanmar: The Last Stand (緬甸,最後一搏). 

© YAO-Ching Tseng 、Frédéric Debomy/GAEA BOOKS