{"id":43777,"date":"2025-03-11T09:12:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T16:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=43777"},"modified":"2025-03-11T14:18:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T21:18:22","slug":"food-anatomy-kaijumax-season-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/food-anatomy-kaijumax-season-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Anatomy \/ Kaijumax Season One"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

FOOD ANATOMY \u2013 A CROSS BETWEEN A VISUAL ENCYCLOPEDIA AND A FOUND SERIES OF FIELD NOTES<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Food Anatomy: The Curious Parts and Pieces of our Edible World<\/em>
Julia Rothman<\/em>
Storey Publishing
2016, 224 pages, 6.5 x 9 x 0.6 inches (softcover)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Leafing through The Julia Rothman Collection, which includes the author\/illustrator\u2019s Farm Anatomy<\/em>, Nature Anatomy<\/em>, and, her newest book in this illustrated exploration of the natural world, Food Anatomy<\/em>, the reader feels as though she has discovered a cross between a visual encyclopedia set and a found series of field notes. Each book dissects its subject into its endless parts (plant, animal, environment, implement), then further dissects those parts into their uses, histories, and, in some cases, their actual parts. Rothman does this through multiple taxonomies, both written and drawn. Not surprisingly, there is often overlap throughout the books, but there is not often redundancy. For example, mushrooms are featured in both Nature<\/em> and Food<\/em>, and chickens appear in both Farm<\/em> and Food<\/em>, but the focus on fungi and fowl is different in each book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can\u2019t help wishing my grade school science books showed the anatomy of a landform, a storm, or a leaf in the way that Rothman does. Perhaps the clear hand of the artist in each image would help to create more of a connection between reader and subject, a kind of unwritten note from the illustrator that says, \u201cLook! I saw this thing. I held it. I knew it. I drew it. It\u2019s real, just like you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These books are packed with information but are structured in easily digestible chapters and are perfectly suited for flipping through to whatever page or picture grabs your interest. Each one has recipes, facts, how-tos, lists, and micro essays on context and culture, making them perfect books for the nightstand, the coffee table, and even the kitchen. And, of course, they are full of drawings that are just plain fun to look at, which is made that much easier thanks to the 10 prints included in this set and the beautifully illustrated book box that\u2019s sturdy enough to withstand the inevitable frequency with which it will be taken off the shelf. \u2013 Mk Smith Despres<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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KAIJUMAX \u2013 LIKE ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK, BUT THE PRISONERS ARE MONSTERS STRAIGHT FROM GODZILLA<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Kaijumax Season One<\/em>
by Zander Cannon
Oni Press
2016, 168 pages, 6.6 x 10.1 x 0.4 inches (softcover)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kaijumax<\/em> is a fun comic that will make you get all the feels for giant city-destroying monsters. It\u2019s like Oz<\/em> or Orange Is the New Black<\/em>, only the prisoners in this case are monsters straight from your favorite Godzilla movies. The monsters are kept in check by guards who have Ultraman-like power suits, allowing them to grow to skyscraper size and lay down their own form of justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The story follows Electrogor, a monster and father who was apprehended for chewing on power cables in order to feed his children. As the new monster at Kaijumax, you follow him as he learns the ins and outs of how the prison works. There\u2019s everything you could possibly hope for in a facility that houses the world\u2019s deadliest creatures: corrupt guards, drugs, gangs, and a cult of mecha-monsters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The artwork\u2019s incredible. It brings a lightness to the otherwise surprisingly heavy subject matter. If you\u2019re a fan of Godzilla<\/em>, Power Rangers<\/em>, Ultraman<\/em>, or any other Kaiju movie or show, you\u2019ll see some familiar characters hidden throughout. This is one of the weirdest comics that I\u2019ve read in a while, but I loved every minute of it. Give giant monsters a chance, and check this one out. \u2013 JP LeRoux<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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