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Tune: Still Life by Derek Kirk Kim, Les McClaine

thekarpuk's review

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5.0

I know this isn't out yet, but having read what I assume is most of the content online, I can say that the second volume of content is damn good, and is the section that truly and fully hooked me into the story. Whereas the first volume was mostly a fun slice of life story, the second volume goes full tilt into the sci fi premise, and it actually makes me wish Kim did more science fiction work.

I'll definitely pick up a physical copy when it comes out.

wingedpotato's review

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4.0

Awesome continuation of a fascinating story. Just enough humor and pathos to keep it moving along.

solovei's review

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4.0

The storyline got quite a bit darker in this volume, veering interestingly away from comedy into an existential sci-fi drama... Not that I mind, of course! We also find more about the Praxians - up until now, they were kind of presented as generic aliens; while they had personalities, we didn't know much about their world or society. I'm really looking forward to how this added world-building elements will play into the plot later.

anamaria427's review

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4.0

Este volumen complementa el primero y lleva la trama más lejos, manteniendo momentos de ternura y motivos para reír. Es una buena historia, bellamente ilustrada. Pero, ¿hay Tune Vol. 3?

pussreboots's review

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3.0

http://pussreboots.pair.com/blog/2015/comments_08/tune_still_life.html

jnepal's review

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3.0

I would've given this a higher rating, except for the somewhat crass and sexual language.

I'm not sure the crassness was necessary (I'm not sure it needed to be as explicit to convey what the author wanted to convey), although, I haven't finished the story, so we'll see how it ends.

The writing is actually pretty good, though, and the illustrations are awesome.

emkoshka's review

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3.0

Not up to scratch with the first book mainly due to too much scatological humour and a different illustrator. Still amusing and entertaining though so I guess I'll read the third volume when it comes out.

destdest's review

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2.0

Much more entertaining than the first, but a bit too crude for my taste...Too many poop jokes for me. :p Anyway, I did find Dash very fun with her childlike wonderment. I guess I'm stuck waiting for the third because these books never get to the meat of the story.

hollowspine's review

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4.0

Waking up in a zoo can be frightening, initially. All those bizarre beings staring in at one while one tries to take care a business is a bit off putting, but after a moment of total vexation Andy Go realizes that, in truth, he's perfect for the job. He's fine with being stuck in a cut-out version of his parents house, doing nothing more than lounging, painting and eating, and getting paid for it!

I think I'd enjoy that line of work myself! In fact, I'd probably be better at it than Andy, since I have a very limited interest in human interaction, whereas Andy can't wait for the weekend when he'll be free to visit his crush, Yumi. Wait a minute...it seems there was more to that contract Andy signed, in fact he's just signed away his life, he'll never be able to leave the zoo, more to the point he'll never be able to confess to Yumi!

It seems fitting that since I've been reading about multiverses all over the place lately they would pop up here as well. Andy gets in even more trouble when he makes a deal with B101 (or Dash) to bring Yumi to the zoo as well in exchange for some dangerous cultural art exchange. B101 is forced to visit another multiverse to fulfill this request, with disastrous results.

I'm enjoying the twists and turns and humor, as well as the awesome art, in this series. Derek Kirk Kim sticks in a lot of wordy bits, which add a lot to the story, but he also has panels where no words are necessary to convey...er if not a thousand words, a lot of funny ones at least. Only the second book in and I can't wait to read what happens next.
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