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ianjmax's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
geekwayne's review
5.0
'Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles' by Mark Russell with art by Mike Feehan is another in the DC line of remakes of old cartoons. After reading The Flintstones by Mark Russell and not especially liking it, I was a bit hesitant to dive in to this title. I was pleasantly surprised.
Playwright Snagglepuss is a playwright in the 1950s in America. He is on trial for being possibly communist. He also has a secret life that is dangerous at this time. The story is told about the kind of bravery and tragedy that it sometimes takes to create your art and live your life.
Along with the real people of the time, like Dorothy Parker and Marilyn Monroe, classic characters like Quick Draw Mcgraw and Huckleberry Hound appear. A short appendix gives some of the real events of the time, and who some of the characters were based on.
While I don't personally wholly agree with the opinions being voiced, they are done in a fierce and beautiful style. The prose shines as does the art. This may not be for everyone, but it is worthy of 5 stars from me.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from DC Entertainment and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
Playwright Snagglepuss is a playwright in the 1950s in America. He is on trial for being possibly communist. He also has a secret life that is dangerous at this time. The story is told about the kind of bravery and tragedy that it sometimes takes to create your art and live your life.
Along with the real people of the time, like Dorothy Parker and Marilyn Monroe, classic characters like Quick Draw Mcgraw and Huckleberry Hound appear. A short appendix gives some of the real events of the time, and who some of the characters were based on.
While I don't personally wholly agree with the opinions being voiced, they are done in a fierce and beautiful style. The prose shines as does the art. This may not be for everyone, but it is worthy of 5 stars from me.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from DC Entertainment and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
thebooklender's review
5.0
Well, that was not what I was expecting! A thoughtful and moving portrait of 1950s Cold War America, told through the story of a gay pink lion playwright (loosely based on Tennessee Williams) from a 1960s Hanna-Barbera cartoon.
Heavens to Murgatroyd!
Heavens to Murgatroyd!
novelerachavela's review
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
kennystreule's review
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
stopnodont's review
4.0
Really good. I picked this up on a whim and didn't really know anything about the original Snagglepuss or the author Mark Russel, but now I want to read his take on The Flintstones as well.
It's a powerful and poignant story - perhaps even more so today than when it was written just a few short years ago. I wasn't in love with the art style at first, but it grew on me.
I thoroughly enjoyed it.
It's a powerful and poignant story - perhaps even more so today than when it was written just a few short years ago. I wasn't in love with the art style at first, but it grew on me.
I thoroughly enjoyed it.
wulvaine's review
5.0
If you told me that one of the best works of fiction I would consume in 2018 would be a reimagining of Hanna-Barbera's pink cartoon lion as a closeted gay playwright modeled on Tennessee Williams in the midst of McCarthyism and the Red/Lavender Scare, I probably would have said "Heavens to Murgatroyd, that sounds ridiculous," but I still would have been intrigued.
Mark Russell is a mad genius to make these seemingly disparate pieces fit, and an excellent art team fronted by Mike Feehan's expressive pencils find and emphasize all the pathos in the script. Absolutely not to be missed.
Mark Russell is a mad genius to make these seemingly disparate pieces fit, and an excellent art team fronted by Mike Feehan's expressive pencils find and emphasize all the pathos in the script. Absolutely not to be missed.
unladylike's review
4.0
Another win for leftist socio-political commentary via children's cartoon characters from Mark Russell. Not as good as [b:The Flintstones, Vol. 1|32273168|The Flintstones, Vol. 1|Mark Russell|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1486622526l/32273168._SY75_.jpg|52898165] or [b:Prez, Vol. 1: Corndog-in-Chief|26067594|Prez, Vol. 1 Corndog-in-Chief (Prez, #0.9, #1-6)|Mark Russell|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1453057305l/26067594._SY75_.jpg|46003312] but Snagglepuss frames queer, dramatically femme struggle squarely within the historical context of the character's original creation.
adastraperlibris's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25