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kesterbird's review
4.0
The quiet comic about the museum after dark is enough to cover the cost of admission.
otterno11's review
4.0
Nobrow puts together some of the most elegant, well designed, and innovative comics being published today. This was the first anthology collection of theirs that I looked at, and I’m definitely curious to see what other interesting, unique, and dynamic artists they are putting out there. It’s Oh So Quiet is organized around the idea of the wordless comic, rarely so well realized as in the work of the artists collected here, working mostly from the UK and Europe though there are a few North Americans as well.
This collection of mini comics very likely has a little something for anyone’s sequential art tastes. The theme of the wordless comic, a very interesting and challenging form, hinges on the artist's ability to craft a strong short story using only their visuals and It’s Oh So Quiet offers many very powerful and diverse examples of the genre. It is interesting to see how many different styles are used, some surreal and enigmatic, others low key slices of life, but each are great examples of using the power of visuals alone to tell a story.
In addition, the book can be flipped over for another helping of cool one page artworks, paintings and drawings from Nobrow artists. I’m looking forward to checking out more of this series.
This collection of mini comics very likely has a little something for anyone’s sequential art tastes. The theme of the wordless comic, a very interesting and challenging form, hinges on the artist's ability to craft a strong short story using only their visuals and It’s Oh So Quiet offers many very powerful and diverse examples of the genre. It is interesting to see how many different styles are used, some surreal and enigmatic, others low key slices of life, but each are great examples of using the power of visuals alone to tell a story.
In addition, the book can be flipped over for another helping of cool one page artworks, paintings and drawings from Nobrow artists. I’m looking forward to checking out more of this series.
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