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michael_benavidez's review
4.0
With the past Cottonseed issues acting as a sort of prologue to the new The Killer and the Eternal Child, this one feels less like a Chapter One, and more of a reboot. While that's not a bad thing by any means (you're getting a more polished feel from this in art, story-telling, and full use of what comics can bring that books can't), you do get a sort of Evil Dead 2 intro. By that I mean, you have a slight replay of the past issues, but with minor alterations, being a bit more revealing dialogue, and just a bit more show and tell. Whether that's good or bad, is up to the reader.
Picking at that, i must admit though that I still like how that was handled. There's more given right off the bat. Actually that's one thing I really do like about this.
In the past Cottonseeds issues, Lily relied on the scene and minor touches to fill the story. I loved it, but it did raise a lot of questions and very little answers.
Here it seems like she's mastered balancing the dialogue with the atmospheric tension and beauty that fills the page. There is much more talking here, and the southern talk is much more evident, and welcomed, things seem to move faster paced, questions are raised, and giving quick answers with more questions tied to them. With things being all the more fast paced, you get a better flow, and it really works well.
One thing I forgot to mention was the story itself. In the first three volumes, we got a lot of open ended questions, that were answered but not really. You were guessing at most of it, fitting pieces together slowly as they came, but not sure if they were really fitting where I put them. This time around, Lily does far better. She combines the use of atmosphere, and dialogue to help guide us. It's not flat out shoving down our throats, sort of guiding us to the answer, but we're not left scratching our heads unsure of ourselves. She gives answers, that leave several more questions open. But in the end you can see all these split ends tightening into a solid noose of a plot around the story, as things progress. The best part is, she's learned to give just enough to not let you be bored with the story, and not feel let down. There's a lot going on, and as a first issue, it opens the door to some great things to come I suspect
I hate comparing Cottonseeds with Cottonseeds:Killer and the Eternal Child. They're of the same branch, connected together for a full story. But you can see how Lily has grown and shaped the way she's writing and drawing these sequences, taking advantage of layout, and everything. It's more matured. Where in Cottonseeds issue 3 you could see that maturity blooming, here it's in full effect. Not just in art, but in the storytelling. I'm really excited to see where this goes and how she keeps growing as an artist.
Picking at that, i must admit though that I still like how that was handled. There's more given right off the bat. Actually that's one thing I really do like about this.
In the past Cottonseeds issues, Lily relied on the scene and minor touches to fill the story. I loved it, but it did raise a lot of questions and very little answers.
Here it seems like she's mastered balancing the dialogue with the atmospheric tension and beauty that fills the page. There is much more talking here, and the southern talk is much more evident, and welcomed, things seem to move faster paced, questions are raised, and giving quick answers with more questions tied to them. With things being all the more fast paced, you get a better flow, and it really works well.
One thing I forgot to mention was the story itself. In the first three volumes, we got a lot of open ended questions, that were answered but not really. You were guessing at most of it, fitting pieces together slowly as they came, but not sure if they were really fitting where I put them. This time around, Lily does far better. She combines the use of atmosphere, and dialogue to help guide us. It's not flat out shoving down our throats, sort of guiding us to the answer, but we're not left scratching our heads unsure of ourselves. She gives answers, that leave several more questions open. But in the end you can see all these split ends tightening into a solid noose of a plot around the story, as things progress. The best part is, she's learned to give just enough to not let you be bored with the story, and not feel let down. There's a lot going on, and as a first issue, it opens the door to some great things to come I suspect
I hate comparing Cottonseeds with Cottonseeds:Killer and the Eternal Child. They're of the same branch, connected together for a full story. But you can see how Lily has grown and shaped the way she's writing and drawing these sequences, taking advantage of layout, and everything. It's more matured. Where in Cottonseeds issue 3 you could see that maturity blooming, here it's in full effect. Not just in art, but in the storytelling. I'm really excited to see where this goes and how she keeps growing as an artist.
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