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hobbitfreddie 's review for:
Lon Chaney Speaks
by Pat Dorian
Enjoyable read, I love the early era of film so when I saw this book I checked it out. Though I’ve only seen one of Chaney’s films, Oliver Twist. I did want to watch more of these after reading the book.
It seems Chaney was a pretty private person. So there was probably not a lot to make a bio comic out of. The comic feels like the author took a Wikipedia biography about him and made a comic out of those details. It was still enjoyable, I liked the first person POV for the biography. Made it feel very intimate like Chaney himself was actually telling the story. But alas there’s not much here, I ko’ed this comic in one go. It was pretty short and fast paced. You don’t really get much info about Chaney’s life, just that he was a master of makeup and that he disliked fame. I’ve read one or two actor biography comics, kinda the same way rags to riches formula I’ve seen before. It’s a passable comic, it’s a nice little read but it just feels very light. And alot of the comic is tangents about movies he was in. They just summarize the movies story. Which is odd. People who haven’t seen the movies will have the film ruined for them. So they won’t wanna check them out. I skipped through these. The parts going over Chaney doing each role and getting into the makeup and costume was really interesting. And the phantom of the opera scene with the reveal of his face was really cool. There’s a scene in the beginning from his childhood and I wonder if that actually happened. A lot of scenes I don’t know if they’re fictional or fact. I guess on par for bio stories. But the comic does feel more intimate and personal than just looking up his biography.
An odd comic, but I think it does show that Chaney was an actor worth remembering. The end is kinda odd, mostly consisting of film summary tangents, and then Chaney’s dead. I don’t know why but they don’t even show the filming event that apparently caused his death.
I like the art, it’s simple and very cartoony but it’s charming and works well.
I’d like to check out more of this author’s comics, so I guess that’s saying something.
I’d say if you’re interested in 20’s films go ahead and give this a read.
It seems Chaney was a pretty private person. So there was probably not a lot to make a bio comic out of. The comic feels like the author took a Wikipedia biography about him and made a comic out of those details. It was still enjoyable, I liked the first person POV for the biography. Made it feel very intimate like Chaney himself was actually telling the story. But alas there’s not much here, I ko’ed this comic in one go. It was pretty short and fast paced. You don’t really get much info about Chaney’s life, just that he was a master of makeup and that he disliked fame. I’ve read one or two actor biography comics, kinda the same way rags to riches formula I’ve seen before. It’s a passable comic, it’s a nice little read but it just feels very light. And alot of the comic is tangents about movies he was in. They just summarize the movies story. Which is odd. People who haven’t seen the movies will have the film ruined for them. So they won’t wanna check them out. I skipped through these. The parts going over Chaney doing each role and getting into the makeup and costume was really interesting. And the phantom of the opera scene with the reveal of his face was really cool. There’s a scene in the beginning from his childhood and I wonder if that actually happened. A lot of scenes I don’t know if they’re fictional or fact. I guess on par for bio stories. But the comic does feel more intimate and personal than just looking up his biography.
An odd comic, but I think it does show that Chaney was an actor worth remembering. The end is kinda odd, mostly consisting of film summary tangents, and then Chaney’s dead. I don’t know why but they don’t even show the filming event that apparently caused his death.
I like the art, it’s simple and very cartoony but it’s charming and works well.
I’d like to check out more of this author’s comics, so I guess that’s saying something.
I’d say if you’re interested in 20’s films go ahead and give this a read.