Comics Up Close: Rapid Fire

A Treasure of Czech(oslovak) Comics - Karel Chladil

Rapid Fire: Can Comics and Novels Be Read Chronologically by Plot?

Karel Chladil, a high school English teacher and lifelong comic collector, presents his first comics panel. The focus is on Rapid Fire by Jaroslav Foglar - a work that has remained with him since childhood.

The talk explores how to actually read Rapid Fire: is there a "correct" order? How does the Stinadelska trilogy connect to the comic pages, and how do the stories flow together? Does it even make sense to worry about this, or is it better to simply read? And after more than 80 years, are Rapid Fire comics still alive and relevant, or have they been surpassed?

Duration: 90 minutes