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oydis's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-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
5.0
mark_cc's review
2.0
Definitely atmospheric and introspective. I like the take on the character but to be honest kind of resented the interruption of Bendis's narrative so I'm probably being unfair to it.
classicista's review
5.0
When people ask me which is my favorite comic book/graphic novel, David Mack's Echo - Vision Quest, is my answer and has been since I found a beat up copy of one of the middle issues of this story run on the floor of the periodicals closet in the bookstore where I work. David Mack takes all the imagination and intricacy of McKean's collage work, and refines it so it appeals to both the left and right side of the brain. In his artwork you'll find that every line and brushstroke carries with it some significant part of the whole, and nothing is superflous. Beyond the artwork, it's just a beautiful story about finding justice, and finding yourself, and letting the past stay behind you. Read it and remember that the beast that you feed the most wins.
harmony's review
3.0
This was a nice little puff piece about the life and circumstances of Echo, but in terms of plot, it was incredibly sparse and the first half of the book is spent laying down the background of the character, which we already learned in Parts of a Hole. The art is a sort of mixed media collage throughout the piece, which is unusual and interesting but not the most conducive to producing an actual, dynamic narrative. The story both looked and felt more like a scrapbook than a graphic novel.
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