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A review by readingrobyn
Poorly Drawn Lines: Good Ideas and Amazing Stories by Reza Farazmand
4.0
I made a point of picking up Poorly Drawn Line collection because I'm a fan of Reza's online work and I was not disappointed! For anyone who have never heard of Reza I highly recommend checking out the Poorly Drawn Lines webcomics.
As far as I'm concerned Reza Farazmand is a master of the short comic form. He knows how to make a punch line work with his own fun sense of humour. It's a quick punch, with fun twists, and some standalone visual jokes that make me smile like a loon. This is the sort of work that you share online whenever you see it. While reading my brain kept thinking, "I would reblog that!"
Some of the punchlines were a bit repetitive, but that was primarily because of how the book is organized, grouping like concepts together. I don't really get why the book was organized that way, but I don't think that was necessarily a mark against the collection. It's a small gripe.
The physical book is probably where I was the most impressed. The physical size was perfect, if not slightly unusual. I expected it to be a lot bigger, but its paper and gloss were very good quality. It is a great format for Reza's artwork. His art is remarkably consistent and just fun to look at. That colour pallet too! Colouring is probably my favourite thing to harp on when it comes to comics, but damn, Reza does it right! It's understated, yet visually wonderful. The only problem I had with the book and art was in my specific library copy. There was a printing issue on two pages of the book where the black line work had a pink shadow slightly off centre. Sort of like the pinkish colour you get when your black printer cartridge is running out of ink and isn't mixing right. It was disappointing, but very easy to overlook.
Another aspect of the book that I really enjoyed were the short stories/essays that are sprinkled in between comics. His writing is just as good without pictures and it was nice to break up the collection. Give me some room to settle in rather than speed through.
Overall, this is the sort of collection should be on everyone's radar. The small issues I had did not in any way damper my love of this book. It was a great read! I can't wait to see what else Reza is going to do next, both in print and online. As a fan on his brand of funny I will be waiting with anticipation and refreshing the page.
As far as I'm concerned Reza Farazmand is a master of the short comic form. He knows how to make a punch line work with his own fun sense of humour. It's a quick punch, with fun twists, and some standalone visual jokes that make me smile like a loon. This is the sort of work that you share online whenever you see it. While reading my brain kept thinking, "I would reblog that!"
Some of the punchlines were a bit repetitive, but that was primarily because of how the book is organized, grouping like concepts together. I don't really get why the book was organized that way, but I don't think that was necessarily a mark against the collection. It's a small gripe.
The physical book is probably where I was the most impressed. The physical size was perfect, if not slightly unusual. I expected it to be a lot bigger, but its paper and gloss were very good quality. It is a great format for Reza's artwork. His art is remarkably consistent and just fun to look at. That colour pallet too! Colouring is probably my favourite thing to harp on when it comes to comics, but damn, Reza does it right! It's understated, yet visually wonderful. The only problem I had with the book and art was in my specific library copy. There was a printing issue on two pages of the book where the black line work had a pink shadow slightly off centre. Sort of like the pinkish colour you get when your black printer cartridge is running out of ink and isn't mixing right. It was disappointing, but very easy to overlook.
Another aspect of the book that I really enjoyed were the short stories/essays that are sprinkled in between comics. His writing is just as good without pictures and it was nice to break up the collection. Give me some room to settle in rather than speed through.
Overall, this is the sort of collection should be on everyone's radar. The small issues I had did not in any way damper my love of this book. It was a great read! I can't wait to see what else Reza is going to do next, both in print and online. As a fan on his brand of funny I will be waiting with anticipation and refreshing the page.