Lucas Winther
Another graphical novel from avery hill, in the style I've read quite a few books from them now: small stories taken from someone's life.
Phillips story is no different. The story feels both hopeful, happy, depressing and sad, with me feeling the words "yeah.... Yeah i get that feeling too" at the end. Life, love and expectations can be hard, and the novel expresses them well in an artstyle thats unique without being special. All in all a good read.
Another graphical novel from avery hill, in the style I've read quite a few books from them now: small stories taken from someone's life.
Phillips story is no different. The story feels both hopeful, happy, depressing and sad, with me feeling the words "yeah.... Yeah i get that feeling too" at the end. Life, love and expectations can be hard, and the novel expresses them well in an artstyle thats unique without being special. All in all a good read.
Certainly one of the most... Unique graphic novels ive ever read. Grotesque and surreal with an art style of early computers.
It wasn't really my cup of tea.
Certainly one of the most... Unique graphic novels ive ever read. Grotesque and surreal with an art style of early computers.
It wasn't really my cup of tea.
An alright and short read, but one i feel gets its point across well. Its easy to see yourself in the feelings of Philip, though parts of the story are a little abstract.
An alright and short read, but one i feel gets its point across well. Its easy to see yourself in the feelings of Philip, though parts of the story are a little abstract.
A good story sci-fi space traveling story about a salvage crew trying to survive in a world where the resources needed for faste than light jump-travel is about - that is, of course, unless the new artifact they found might allude to an old civilization being able to jump without the current resource.
While the story works alright by itself, it does have a bit of an open ending.
A good story sci-fi space traveling story about a salvage crew trying to survive in a world where the resources needed for faste than light jump-travel is about - that is, of course, unless the new artifact they found might allude to an old civilization being able to jump without the current resource.
While the story works alright by itself, it does have a bit of an open ending.
A story that lures you in the puncjes you in the stomach. The first half of the book is seemingly chill and seems very slice of life-like. Everything is cool, cute and calm - until we rigure out that Chris new friend dan has a personality disorder and seemingly out of nowhere commits suicide. The feelings portrayed about being (or being near) someone with mental disorder(s) and potential suicide attempts is well shown.
I wish the book had a bit better pacing over all, though can also see the artistic vision behind this coming seemingly out of nowhere, as it does in real life.
A story that lures you in the puncjes you in the stomach. The first half of the book is seemingly chill and seems very slice of life-like. Everything is cool, cute and calm - until we rigure out that Chris new friend dan has a personality disorder and seemingly out of nowhere commits suicide. The feelings portrayed about being (or being near) someone with mental disorder(s) and potential suicide attempts is well shown.
I wish the book had a bit better pacing over all, though can also see the artistic vision behind this coming seemingly out of nowhere, as it does in real life.
The art and story are very abstract, to the point I have a hard time following whats actually happening. I don't mind an abstract and surreal story, but this one is a bit too much for me.
I can totally see someone enjoy that kind of art and story though.
The art and story are very abstract, to the point I have a hard time following whats actually happening. I don't mind an abstract and surreal story, but this one is a bit too much for me.
I can totally see someone enjoy that kind of art and story though.
A decent sci-fi story with some art that has a more handdrawn style.
The story is told in a bit of a surreal and "jumpy" style where i find it hard to fully understand everything that happens, including the ending.
Its about Birdie and her sibling? Heck, waking up for their shift on a space base, and together with the station's AI we follow them as they repair the station, converse and slowly start drifting apart and arguing over differences in feelings over their current situation
From what i understand, what is revealed at the end is that Heck actually isnt a human on the space station, but a hallucination that birdie has of her brother, which she left back on earth because she felt the call of (adventure/purpose/to go to space). She now torments herself through imagining her brother voicing the complaints and feelings she has herself - including feelings of purposelessness, missing home/earth, feeling that her life seems fake and created by AI / the algorithm, and more.
Still, overall the novel is a decent read.
A decent sci-fi story with some art that has a more handdrawn style.
The story is told in a bit of a surreal and "jumpy" style where i find it hard to fully understand everything that happens, including the ending.
Its about Birdie and her sibling? Heck, waking up for their shift on a space base, and together with the station's AI we follow them as they repair the station, converse and slowly start drifting apart and arguing over differences in feelings over their current situation
From what i understand, what is revealed at the end is that Heck actually isnt a human on the space station, but a hallucination that birdie has of her brother, which she left back on earth because she felt the call of (adventure/purpose/to go to space). She now torments herself through imagining her brother voicing the complaints and feelings she has herself - including feelings of purposelessness, missing home/earth, feeling that her life seems fake and created by AI / the algorithm, and more.
Still, overall the novel is a decent read.
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It's decent enough, a supernatural plot combined with some factual history, knowledge and feelings about clubbing, raves and the likes. In my opinion, the story doesnt feel all that though out, feeling more like a clutch to talk about clubbing in different ages, and the art style change from one page to another can be a bit jarring.
It's decent enough, a supernatural plot combined with some factual history, knowledge and feelings about clubbing, raves and the likes. In my opinion, the story doesnt feel all that though out, feeling more like a clutch to talk about clubbing in different ages, and the art style change from one page to another can be a bit jarring.
Very depressing, but feels real with a touch of comedy.
Very depressing, but feels real with a touch of comedy.
A interesting story with good art about a con man who kills and switches place with a popular influencer, who turns out to be dealing with the Finnish mafia. it's a shame the conclusion doesn't seem to be out yet, as "self help - lie another day" was supposed to arrive spring 2025
A interesting story with good art about a con man who kills and switches place with a popular influencer, who turns out to be dealing with the Finnish mafia. it's a shame the conclusion doesn't seem to be out yet, as "self help - lie another day" was supposed to arrive spring 2025
Somewhat absurdist comedic tale about a lonely girl accidentally controlling monsters that end humanity
Somewhat absurdist comedic tale about a lonely girl accidentally controlling monsters that end humanity
An interesting art style and a plot that reminds me of James Tynion IV's series like worldtree and injections. The text and story does becone a bit too abstract for me at times.
An otherworld is coming into our world, cause we destroyed and were bad to nature, which the otherworld was based on. Our main characters try to stop it, both in the real world and in a journey to the otherworld, but end up accepting and creating a whole new world - long after humanity is dead from the nature.
An interesting art style and a plot that reminds me of James Tynion IV's series like worldtree and injections. The text and story does becone a bit too abstract for me at times.
An otherworld is coming into our world, cause we destroyed and were bad to nature, which the otherworld was based on. Our main characters try to stop it, both in the real world and in a journey to the otherworld, but end up accepting and creating a whole new world - long after humanity is dead from the nature.
An abstract story about a girls visit to the ubderworld to forgive her family and herself for not helping her beother as he snitched on the families criminal deeds. Told through our mc walking through a metro in a storm, until she finally cuts the chains from the father that binds them
Over all, its an alright story, but in my opinion there are a lot of choices i find hurt my overall perception of the comic - like entire sections that are presented in spanish with no translations, and the story getting so abstract i had a hard time figuring out what was going on.
An abstract story about a girls visit to the ubderworld to forgive her family and herself for not helping her beother as he snitched on the families criminal deeds. Told through our mc walking through a metro in a storm, until she finally cuts the chains from the father that binds them
Over all, its an alright story, but in my opinion there are a lot of choices i find hurt my overall perception of the comic - like entire sections that are presented in spanish with no translations, and the story getting so abstract i had a hard time figuring out what was going on.
Its kinda just okay. It feels like we're kinda set in the middle of a story, with not the biggest insight into the future, and the end kind of just stopping out of nowhere. The story of the gods shows promise, and the art is pleasing to me, but the whole comic just fails to come together in my opinion.
Its kinda just okay. It feels like we're kinda set in the middle of a story, with not the biggest insight into the future, and the end kind of just stopping out of nowhere. The story of the gods shows promise, and the art is pleasing to me, but the whole comic just fails to come together in my opinion.
A great story telling the history of the usa's interment of the Japanese during the world war. It has more story and is lighter than other autobiographical and history focused graphic novels ive read, which is nice.
A great story telling the history of the usa's interment of the Japanese during the world war. It has more story and is lighter than other autobiographical and history focused graphic novels ive read, which is nice.
Decent story about vampires changing history and making humans think theyve always been here. Humanity is opressed, but then a terrorist turns out to be trying to kill vampires, and our mc harper ends up in the centre of turning on her corrupt partner Atticus Black.
Decent story about vampires changing history and making humans think theyve always been here. Humanity is opressed, but then a terrorist turns out to be trying to kill vampires, and our mc harper ends up in the centre of turning on her corrupt partner Atticus Black.
