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chelseamartinez's review
5.0
This story is a farce; what impressed me about is the way the very specifically anthropomorphized characters interacted in a believable way despite the actual plot. Lots of memorable visual gags, like the pig bomb, the cigarette lighter, and the inflatable bull suit, are combined with weird satire of the art world, religious fundamentalists, and the goth scene, and weirdly by the story's I felt like I had seen a lot of France. I'm not sure how much the central "love stories" would motivate me to read the second volume, which seems like it could be like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid if they actually make it to South America.
norrin2's review
2.0
Yeah, it's quirky, the greatest mechanic in the world - a dog with a cute little pet human -- steals parts off of cars he works on to build a flying machine so he can fly to Latin America and reunite with the little terrier who stole his heart. Meanwhile a near-sighted mama pig searches for her 13th piglet that has been adopted by a goth cat. But in the end nothing is resolved. It's all setup and no payoff.
jeffhall's review
5.0
Salvatore 1: Transports of Love represents comics art of the very highest level. Nicholas de Crecy has produced a work that is beautiful, funny, surreal and completely original. His uneven line creates an edgy atmosphere that is heightened by the wild antics of his strange and complex characters, who manage to retain a great deal of "comics cuteness" despite the sometimes weighty situations that they find themselves in. And the artwork itself invites the eye to linger - few comics creators have created work this compelling, and de Crecy deserves to be listed alongside Jim Woodring, Jaime Hernandez, and Chris Ware as a true master of the form.
richard's review
I thought I'd love this, since it is French and on the surface it seems very similar to Sfar, Trondheim, and the like. De Crecy shows much of the absurdity I enjoy from French cartoonist, but this book just isn't that funny or fun to read.
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