I received two Kickstarter rewards today! David J. Walker's new book The Death of Bobby Hart (which was also an excuse to get the Bitter Root omnibus), and Nathan W. Pyle's new Strange Planet book and his 50 states book where he creates shapes/characters for each state 😜
panA mysterious event turns the Earth‘s population into super-humans. Interesting premise, utterly destroyed by terrible framing. The entire book is a dialogue between a Watcher and his apprentice. The complete opposite of the maxim ‘show, don‘t tell‘. The action is stunted and clipped. There are pages of dull text between chapters. The medium is comics. If the author wanted to write a novel, he could have done that instead. Avoid at all costs.
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I read several comics this month, all VERY different. Us and Rare Flavours are easy favorites. Discipline is an interesting experiment from the always fascinating Dash Shaw. By the Fire We Carry is an excellent crash course in the history of native land in America. It is always inspiring, and, sadly, constantly relevant, to read the words of Dr. King. Currently working on Fairy Tale by the other King, Stephen King 😉
I have a black cat now but I‘ve had plenty of gingers growing up.
Random book from our personal library.
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so-soI dunno... it's hard to judge where the series might go considering it's six volumes and this is only the first, but if it's similar to Tokyo These Days by the same author, it could mean the majority of moments spent on what is essentially the same theme, and while manga publishing, artists and editors lives and artistic crises was a place I was happy to dwell in, this series is focused on a group home and I find it eminently more stressful. 1/?
pickThe. DRAMA! I can usually be relied upon to roll my eyes at incipient teen angst, but the balance of humour, the emerging queer relationship, the inclusion of wacky, caring family, the music talk, and the lime green as a punchy background contrasting with the usually only black/white/grey of manga made for a quick, absorbing read. Onto the next volume! ☺️
