Stuart told me about fotonovelas. The concept is to write comics using photos instead of drawings :
Complex perspectives and dark imagery have had a long history and far-reaching impact within the Latino and Chicano communities in the U.S., as well as Mexico and Latin America, where they continue to thrive as a mainstay of popular culture.
O Crepusculo is a team of talented brazilian artists, photographers, producers led by Fabiano Vianna, aka Fabz. They create modern fotonovelas: write the stories, shoot the photographs, create short films and produce the whole thing.
Matthieu, who was previewing until recently Cannes Festival’ film selection, will appreciate Josh’s analogies to the movie industrie.
The mini-stories are done really well, in a film noir style, but are refreshingly updated with influences of Tim Burton, Frank Miller and Quentin Tarantino. Fabz also throws in Hitchcock, Woody Allen and porn fotonovelas from the ’60s and ’70s as major stylistic influences.