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3.16 AVERAGE
3.16 AVERAGE
3.5 Stars.
I loved the concept, loved the art. But a few things I wasn't too crazy about.
Full review to come.
I loved the concept, loved the art. But a few things I wasn't too crazy about.
Full review to come.
It's a neat idea. The artwork is great. I love the pulp look and feel. The story seemed really rushed and loose to me. Four star artwork and a two star story.
This was.. weird. But if you know me, you know I like weird. I see some potential here.
Adventures! Vaguely literary ghosts! An art style/story that brings to mind Indiana Jones and other adventure stories of that nature! It was quite fun to read - nothing groundbreaking or particularly thought provoking, but enough to make me want to read more.
http://pussreboots.pair.com/blog/2016/comments_02/five_ghosts_haunting_of_fabian_gray.html
I almost don't want to count this as "read." There were far few words and far too many visuals. I wanted more writing. That being said, I enjoyed the style. It felt like an homage to 50s pulp and hero comics.
The premise has potential but moved too quickly for me. They need to slow it down and let some character development in. Despite that, it is a lot of fun and I'll read the next one!
The premise has potential but moved too quickly for me. They need to slow it down and let some character development in. Despite that, it is a lot of fun and I'll read the next one!
This graphic novel was recently suggested to me, and I am SO glad that I was able to get my hands on it so quickly! What a read!
My thoughts:
I’ll admit, I was a little confused when I started reading this. I actually jumped on Goodreads to see if I had missed a series before this one. But soon, we started getting a little backstory here and there. Then things really started to fall into place. When I finished reading, I decided that I like that we were thrown into the action right away and that we very slowly learned why Fabian has his “condition.” Though I certainly would have appreciated just a little more background earlier on.
I see a lot of people ragging on this collection because of it’s unoriginal features, but I personally really loved it. It’s like they writer took aspects of all of my favorite comics and novels and merged them into one!
I really enjoyed the idea itself behind the comic. I thought it was so interesting that Fabian, a looting adventurer, had a bad encounter with a dreamstone, which allowed him to access the powers of five ghosts; the wizard, the archer, the detective, the samurai, and the vampire. It has been suggested each of these ghosts correspond to Merlin, Robin Hood, Sherlock Holmes, Miyamoto Musashi, and Count Dracula.
I thought it was a great touch that when he called upon his other powers, that the specific ghost who held that power would also appear in the frame.
I really enjoyed the two main characters; Fabian and Sebastian. They're a great MC and sidekick duo! Sebastian is definitely my favorite. I love his sarcastic and dry one liners.
The pacing was very quick! The storyline was guided by the action, which was present on almost every page.
And then there’s the artwork…
I LOVED the pulp-esque style! And the color palette was absolutely incredible! If I had to pick just one favorite feature of this collection, I would definitely go with the coloring. I mean…just LOOK at these examples:
I also loved that the artwork really carried the storyline. Of course the dialogue was added frequently but some action sequences flowed very well without any text.
My final thoughts:
Though confusing to start, I really enjoyed reading this and I adored the artwork. I’m really looking forward to seeing how this series develops! Four stars!
My thoughts:
I’ll admit, I was a little confused when I started reading this. I actually jumped on Goodreads to see if I had missed a series before this one. But soon, we started getting a little backstory here and there. Then things really started to fall into place. When I finished reading, I decided that I like that we were thrown into the action right away and that we very slowly learned why Fabian has his “condition.” Though I certainly would have appreciated just a little more background earlier on.
I see a lot of people ragging on this collection because of it’s unoriginal features, but I personally really loved it. It’s like they writer took aspects of all of my favorite comics and novels and merged them into one!
I really enjoyed the idea itself behind the comic. I thought it was so interesting that Fabian, a looting adventurer, had a bad encounter with a dreamstone, which allowed him to access the powers of five ghosts; the wizard, the archer, the detective, the samurai, and the vampire. It has been suggested each of these ghosts correspond to Merlin, Robin Hood, Sherlock Holmes, Miyamoto Musashi, and Count Dracula.
I thought it was a great touch that when he called upon his other powers, that the specific ghost who held that power would also appear in the frame.
I really enjoyed the two main characters; Fabian and Sebastian. They're a great MC and sidekick duo! Sebastian is definitely my favorite. I love his sarcastic and dry one liners.
The pacing was very quick! The storyline was guided by the action, which was present on almost every page.
And then there’s the artwork…
I LOVED the pulp-esque style! And the color palette was absolutely incredible! If I had to pick just one favorite feature of this collection, I would definitely go with the coloring. I mean…just LOOK at these examples:
I also loved that the artwork really carried the storyline. Of course the dialogue was added frequently but some action sequences flowed very well without any text.
My final thoughts:
Though confusing to start, I really enjoyed reading this and I adored the artwork. I’m really looking forward to seeing how this series develops! Four stars!
Awesome artwork, and liked the pulp feel, but this was way too fast paced to even catch what was going on with the storyline. It flew through so many issues and I still had no idea what it's about.