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No te vayas sin mí by Rosemary Valero-O'Connell

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crucius's review against another edition

5.0

A masterpiece, specially the first story. The drawings are full of details, and the stories are really very well written.

jbeoin's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Content Notes: memory loss, manipulation, isolation, impending doom

If any comic is exemplary of the visual craft of comics, it's this collection! My goodness, the strength of these pages' illustrations was genuinely a feast for the eyes! For that alone, I would recommend getting your hands on a copy of this, truly.

It was wonderful to read this while reviewing the digital library of comics devices from Reimena Yee, too. I found it really helpful to see such strong examples of comics devices "in the wild" while trying to study more of them.

I found the stories interesting, too, although I gotta say that the art was much stronger for me than the stories themselves. I found the reading to be a bit tedious after the first story, to be honest. It relied heavily on telling in the script rather than showing, which would draw me out of the incredibly well drawn moments. It felt like they didn't quite flow as one entity most of the time.

But goddamn, did the art make up for that! It was truly just absolutely stunning to look at. It was so meticulously executed. The compositions were carefully considered for maximum impact of each and every panel and page, and the use of values alone made my heart flutter. The was Rosemary Valero-O'Connell illustrates just takes my breath away, and I spent a good deal of time just admiring all the details of the pages.

Beautiful work, I absolutely recommend checking it out for yourself!

hellocookie's review against another edition

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5.0

What a STUNNING book and series of short stories. Rosemary Valero-O’Connell is here showing the world that nof only can she make incredible art but she can tell phenomenal stories too. These are next level beautiful and are an absolute must-read. My only regret here is having bought the digital version of this book because now all I want is the physical version to flip through regularly.