There are graphic narratives: The Rooster's Laughter and Easter Island. Each of these sets of images seem to have their own separate meaning.
In The Rooster's Laughter, we see a series of illustrations that depict macabre events, mostly death and horrible things happening (such as the drawing of these beasts kidnapping women from a train). All of these illustrations include the image of a rooster somewhere in the scene. The acts of death or violence shown here include burial ceremonies, hangings, torture, gunfights, and what looks like murder. At the beginning of the sequence, there are two quotes from Marcel Schwob, that refer to people who hide their true face, and their capability to be happy at some times, and act cruel toward others at other times. The roosters in these images are never portrayed as the victims, only bystanders or the characters' that commit the horrific acts. Maybe the meaning of this series is about sociopaths and the lack of concern that some have for others, using a rooster as a metaphor. The roosters shown have no concern for the victims of the violence, or are actually doing said acts, and if they are bystanders, they're not doing anything, just staring blankly at the violence. It's very disturbing, but I think the story behind this is about the violent nature of people and their lack of concern for what they're doing, using the image of a rooster.
In Easter Island, the conflict becomes more specific. Unlike The Rooster's Laughter, the pictures aren't resulting in death. All of the men are depicted as Easter Island heads, and each drawing involves a conflict with a woman. Some of them look lustful, others are violent, some depict rape, and even a sense of longing, almost. Each Easter Island head is experiencing something different with women. This is possibly about the nature of men, or maybe even things hypothetical men have done, and regret, using the victimization of women.
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