Last year on this day I storytimed Pyongyang - A Journey in North Korea by Guy Delisle, this year I'm doing it again.
A biographical comic about a French Canadian Animation director, his life living and working in North Korea for two months. His struggles with the difficulties of outsourcing and the bureaucracy of a totalitarian closed state.
Gather round because the storytime's about to start.
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It was one hell of a ride last year, glad you're back OP
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No problem, it's almost a Christmas tradition at this point.
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>Actually takes George Orwell's 1984 with him to NK, the absolute madman.
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Guy Delisle's work is definitely worth owning. If you liked this storytime please buy one of his books.
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>they still have not released the second part fuck em
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The Great leader got to them first.
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The hotel Guy was staying at even has a hidden floor.
youtube.com /watch?v=Glg3mX0edhU
And a video of one of its rooms.youtube.com /watch?v=Wsd-4MFYN7A
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Oops forgot to upload a page.
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The real reason these pictures are at this angle is not to cut out reflection, they're like this so that you always have to look up to the glorious leaders.
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>An additional 5 to 6 million individuals, ignored by the regime, are left to fend for themselves.
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Thanks for the storytime OP. One of my favourite non-fiction comics ever.
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I wonder if that guy realizes how close he wound up getting his tour guide shot because he wanted to wander off.
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After the book came out, people he associated with most assuredly got replaced.
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To be fair, that's a pretty accurate description of paris
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I'm pretty sure Ryan Estrada did a comic about his experience in North Korea as well (Cartoon Coup).
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