Nufonia Must Fall [Paperback]

Kid Koala (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2003

This romantic tragedy in graphic novel and musical form was created by one of the world's most renowned DJs, Kid Koala. Inspired as much by silent films as by comic books, this unique blend of stirring images and music tells the story of an untalented robot who tries to woo a workaholic girl with his love songs. Adventure, action, drama, and romance are combined in beautifully shaded illustrations. Included is an original CD soundtrack, which acts as a "film score," with 10 exclusive tracks composed and performed by Kid Koala. This delightfully eccentric concept is sure to appeal to Kid Koala fans, comic-book fans, and music lovers.

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About the Author

Kid Koala, also known as Eric San, has toured with groups such as the Beastie Boys and Radiohead. He has released a string of remixes as well as an album, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. He has also scored several films and been a guest on a number of other artists' releases. He lives in Montreal, Quebec.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Ecw Press (April 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1550225588
• ISBN-13: 978-1550225587
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,076,213 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Robot in Love..., March 31, 2003

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A. Stender (Hartford, VT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nufonia Must Fall (Paperback)

This is the story of Robot, who works in a sandwich shop and soon falls in love with a hard working, modern day woman. Robot listens to music 24/7, never taking off his headphones. The woman works hard and seems to have little else going on in her life. Their lives come together, with a few ups and downs, leading toward a surprising ending.

The images (which are wonderfully shaded) carry the story along effortlessly. It's always wonderful when you can read through unadorned images and laugh or go, "Awww..." The nuances of the story (the types of music Robot listens to, the speeds at which the post office can deliver your mail, etc) are really cute.

There's also a random character that appears now and then. In my head, I called him Frustrate-O Man. Nothing positive happens to this dude.

I will say a couple things... For this price, I think the book should have been hardcover. Also, it was great to have a music specifically made to accompany the story, but I didn't think there was enough of it. I would read a certain section, listening to the appropriate song (which, make no doubt, enhanced the mood of the story), but by the time the next song came on, I wasn't at the 'right' section yet. To be honest, I felt like I was under more pressure to have the Ultimate Nufonia Must Fall Experience. My advice would be to read the book through first, and then again with the music.

This book stands solidly on it's own and is a very good story. I'm happy to have added it to my graphic novel collection.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Takes 16 minutes to Read (3.5 stars), March 24, 2003

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Stephen Goldberger "the goldberger" (Belle Mead, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nufonia Must Fall (Paperback)

As a huge fan of Kid Koala and as a huge fan of graphic novels I was really looking forward to this. Before i got it I noticed it kept on being stressed in press that it was 300 pages long. I now know that that seems to be an attempt to cover up the fact that it literally takes 16 minutes to read (the accompanying CD is 16 minutes long). Why so short? because there are almost no words, a "silent movie" of sorts.

With that said the novel is still quite good. There are lots of moments that are quite touching, and you actually care for the charectors by the end (remarkable given no dialogue, and the quickness of the story).

One Technical Complaint is that Kid should have put the page numbers for each song on something other than the actual CD. Because in order to know when to play certain songs i need to look at the actual CD, and stop my cd player.

All in all I really enjoyed Nufonia. Just be forewarned that it is short.

5.0 out of 5 stars Taking the art of the Dj to a new high, September 15, 2003

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Trevor Pickard (Balmertown) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nufonia Must Fall (Audio CD)

Excellent album, probably will not be appreciated by majority of rap fans, but all of Kid Koala's long time followers will be stunned by this excellent "book on tape". It is good to look at the book, listen to the album, then do them both at the same time (as it is intended to do so). The combination of lazy synth and sampling is something that has never been done before.
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