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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
It’s dark & messy and intensely personal, James O’ Barr gave his all with this gothic tale about grieving & self-forgiveness.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Para mí es difícil ponerle menos de cinco estrellas a esta historia llena de dolor, amor y venganza. Una historia que me ha tenido casi en todas las páginas al borde de la lágrima, aguantando las ganas de llorar.
Supongo que cuando tienes a alguien a tu lado a quien amas con tu vida es inevitable empatizar con Eric, pensar en todo ese dolor y pensar qué habría pasado si esa historia hubiera sido tuya. Y al final es lo que consigue James, que esta historia sea tuya.
Supongo que cuando tienes a alguien a tu lado a quien amas con tu vida es inevitable empatizar con Eric, pensar en todo ese dolor y pensar qué habría pasado si esa historia hubiera sido tuya. Y al final es lo que consigue James, que esta historia sea tuya.
I never thought I'd say this, but I didn't enjoy one bit the comic book. The Brandon Lee movie is way better.
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
This is a magnificent graphic novel - a true expression of grief and revenge. I went into this not a expecting many surprises, but this really hit me hard. I don’t know what else to say about it other than it is incredibly moving.
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Surprisingly I didn’t enjoy this as much as I had expected (or hoped) I would. Maybe it's just difficult to enjoy it...
I thought it was very angry and there wasn’t much humanity within its pages. The characters seemed like sketches. Incomplete. No motivations. Just doing bad shit cause, well, they’re bad guys. Eric clearly the one who was fleshed out a bit, but it felt like his revenge was all very one dimensional.
He was full of chat and pseudo-philosophising as he mowed through the bad guys, but there wasn’t much in the way of charm or suchlike. Maybe that’s me viewing him as, or comparing him to, Brandon Lee’s portrayal. I dunno.
The art (within this special edition anyway) is a bit inconsistent, too… that was jarring at times. Distracting. Sparklehorse and An August Noel just felt a bit out of place. Particularly the August Noel.
Anyhoo, maybe it just wasn’t what I needed or maybe others have taken the formula and improved upon it. I dunno, it all just left me feeling a bit cold (maybe that’s the point?)… I appreciate its place and importance for indie comic writers and suchlike, I just thought I’d like it a whole lot more than I did.
But yeah, disappointing… a bit empty… that’s just my take away from it.
I thought it was very angry and there wasn’t much humanity within its pages. The characters seemed like sketches. Incomplete. No motivations. Just doing bad shit cause, well, they’re bad guys. Eric clearly the one who was fleshed out a bit, but it felt like his revenge was all very one dimensional.
He was full of chat and pseudo-philosophising as he mowed through the bad guys, but there wasn’t much in the way of charm or suchlike. Maybe that’s me viewing him as, or comparing him to, Brandon Lee’s portrayal. I dunno.
The art (within this special edition anyway) is a bit inconsistent, too… that was jarring at times. Distracting. Sparklehorse and An August Noel just felt a bit out of place. Particularly the August Noel.
Anyhoo, maybe it just wasn’t what I needed or maybe others have taken the formula and improved upon it. I dunno, it all just left me feeling a bit cold (maybe that’s the point?)… I appreciate its place and importance for indie comic writers and suchlike, I just thought I’d like it a whole lot more than I did.
But yeah, disappointing… a bit empty… that’s just my take away from it.
First time I've read the special edition and the story is just as beautiful as I remember