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3.5 stars. Vibrant colors and compelling stretches of wordless panels create an electrifying narrative.
The animation-ready illustration style isn't one to which I am usually drawn, but Baker's signature cartoon-infused depictions are played to great effect. Two important episodes that bookend this version of David's story, Goliath and Bathsheba, are particularly well-conceived, staying faithful to history while allowing the art choices to make the encounters (and consequences) newly unforgettable.
Other sections are overly text-heavy, but I appreciate the author's commitment to biblical accuracy. Critics have taken issue with the injecting of modern snark and colloquialisms into the dialogue, but it works, successfully playing into the caricatured style with a different flavor of playfulness. There is a disjointedness, especially in later scenes, but if one looks at this as a "David, this is your life!" pastiche, it more than lives up to the promise.
The animation-ready illustration style isn't one to which I am usually drawn, but Baker's signature cartoon-infused depictions are played to great effect. Two important episodes that bookend this version of David's story, Goliath and Bathsheba, are particularly well-conceived, staying faithful to history while allowing the art choices to make the encounters (and consequences) newly unforgettable.
Other sections are overly text-heavy, but I appreciate the author's commitment to biblical accuracy. Critics have taken issue with the injecting of modern snark and colloquialisms into the dialogue, but it works, successfully playing into the caricatured style with a different flavor of playfulness. There is a disjointedness, especially in later scenes, but if one looks at this as a "David, this is your life!" pastiche, it more than lives up to the promise.
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