門當弗對 | Elsewhere

Fredrik Rysjedal ＆ 王爍

取了門當戶對的諧音，兩位漫畫家門先生和弗先生都是各自國家中唯一的漫畫學博士（到漫畫出版為止），在學術成就上可算得上是門當戶對了。這本書的裝幀設計特別之處在於，整本書沒有封底，前後都是封面。按照現代書籍打開方式從右面打開是弗先生的挪威漫畫；而從另一面按照中國傳統書籍的方式打開則是門先生的中式漫畫。兩個封面上是兩位漫畫家各自採用的繪畫工具，最特別的是兩個封面還使用了兩種不同顏色的紙，兩種紙在書脊正中相遇相接、天衣合縫。

兩位藝術家分別就四個共同的標題創作的八個漫畫故事，分別是〈周圍的動物〉、〈老人〉、〈儲藏室〉和〈散步〉，兩兩對應可以平行閱讀來體會中、挪漫畫家有意無意展現出來的文化異同。

by Fredrik Rysjedal & Wang Shuo

The book follows the paths of investigation as a thread, aiming to show the readers a vibrant and intelligent world that has been created by the vast population through extended periods of practical daily living. As the first book published under Kinakaal (Chinese cabbage) publisher, a publication project initiated by Sino-Norwegian cultural organisation Northing, we chose independent comic art because it’s a universal visual language that conveys profound information independently of words. Two artists from the two countries, Norwegian comic artist Fredrik Rysjedal and Chinese comic artist Shuo Wang (also known as anusman) made stories on the same topics, using radically different structures, narratives, and styles. Readers will be able to read the stories side by side, thus get a general idea of the relatively ordinary lifestyles of those living in China and those in Norway, and see both the differences and the sometimes astonishing similarities.