The sisters’ tombstone reads, “One soul with two thoughts, two hearts beating together.” Millie and Christine McCoyAfrican American conjoined twins born in North Carolina (USA) in 1886 doomed to a miserable life in slave-owning America, but They gained worldwide fame for their vocal talents -one was soprano, the other was alto- was crossing the pond and even Sing in front of Queen Victoria of England.
The strange life of the McCoy brothers who died in 1912 and Reclaim your philanthropic legacy -Following fame, they dedicated themselves to helping the black community- spurring cartoonist into action March Yuls and screenwriter Helium Mira To rebuild the little-known lives of these conjoined twins who never wanted to be separated. comic book two-headed nightingalerecently published by Dolmen Editorial after two years of work. The comic will be available Jan. 26 at Detroit Llibres in Alcoy.
«I suggested the story because I like taking notes strange livesa group of people doing unusual things and I found this: Photography long before these sisters. When Helio asked me to do something together, I suggested this story with all the elements that needed to be told: two women, black, slave, born with malformations“Considering how bad it could have ended, it ends very well in the end,” Mart Yuls explains, adding that after the McCoys’ early years of being enslaved and commercially exploited, they also cross paths with “savior angels” who help them out. free life.
«They were victorious, they reached greatness and became upper-class women thanks to his singing talentand this saved them from a miserable life. The best part is then they They used their wealth to help their communities With the end of slavery, he found himself in a no man’s land. “Although they suffered a lot and always wanted to take advantage of them, instead of creating resentment and hatred, they showed great human quality,” the cartoonist emphasizes, and believes in this: “As Kant said: talent and virtue often go hand in hand” And this is the situation.
The essence of the book is the triumph of music over barbarism or monstrosity. «The book does not focus on the topic crack nor in the typical circus story of the Elephant Man. HE breaking the idea of normality and readers discover that monsters Yuls adds: “It’s not them, it’s the characters around them.”
Despite the difficulties of delving into the lives of these artists (surprisingly, they have not yet been filmed) neither the cartoonist nor the screenwriter felt the appeal of this format. biographical To use, “we move away from the disease and focus on it” a more humanistic vision and with his compassionate character. We wanted to hear your story and Repair this injustice what they have owned forgotten» comments on the author of the images two-headed nightingalehas no difficulty in diving into victorian era From the end of the 19th century.
«I love it, I have always had a weakness for that period with its buildings, structures, costumes… Its architecture seems very beautiful to me, every corner tells something, I really love that world of Dickens and I think it is so. has a special charmAlthough A very turbulent but very interesting time. “For humanity, because the modern world has advanced and is involved in the coups of the ancient world,” he states.
They both pose repeat the experience And Flashback in another comic. But that will be another story.
Source: Informacion
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