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jgkeely's review
3.0
It's so odd to see Charlier and Gir in such a rough state. In the earliest incarnations of Blueberry, there is little to differentiate him from any of the other pulp western comics. Charlier uses real historic terms and events to connect his reader to the story, but then makes little anachronistic errors that rarely show up in the later books.
Likewise, Gir's work is solid, but unremarkable. The transitions are sometimes awkward and there are a surprising number of anatomical errors and inconsistencies in characterization. There is a suggestion of his remarkable eye for backgrounds (especially in the few more heavily-inked panels) but if I hadn't known it was Gir, I doubt I would have guessed.
I read a fairly literal fan translation, which, based on my knowledge of Charlier's style, indicates a certain inelegance in the storytelling. There are extra panels and redundant exposition, though it is possible that there was something more subtle at work which the translator didn't grasp. It wouldn't be the first time.
At least it heartens the artist (and writer) in me: if they started here, then I, too, may be forgiven a certain amount of inelegance in my foundling steps; that is, if I ever make any.
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Likewise, Gir's work is solid, but unremarkable. The transitions are sometimes awkward and there are a surprising number of anatomical errors and inconsistencies in characterization. There is a suggestion of his remarkable eye for backgrounds (especially in the few more heavily-inked panels) but if I hadn't known it was Gir, I doubt I would have guessed.
I read a fairly literal fan translation, which, based on my knowledge of Charlier's style, indicates a certain inelegance in the storytelling. There are extra panels and redundant exposition, though it is possible that there was something more subtle at work which the translator didn't grasp. It wouldn't be the first time.
At least it heartens the artist (and writer) in me: if they started here, then I, too, may be forgiven a certain amount of inelegance in my foundling steps; that is, if I ever make any.
My Suggested Reading In Comics
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