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A review by lilyn_g
Black-Eyed Kids, Vol. 1: The Children by Joe Pruett
3.0
Black Eyed Kids Vol 1 covers the first five issues of the series. It is set in a small no-name town, and starts immediately into the creepy with no lead up. In some ways, this is nice, but on the other hand, I didn’t have a reason to connect with any of the characters, so I didn’t care who lived and who died.
Black Eyed Kids Vol 1was a weird read and one that I can’t say I particularly enjoyed. The dark tones were fine, but the style the people were illustrated in meant it was sometimes hard to be clear on who was who. The layout is clear. I had no problems following the panels in the appropriate order.
The plot itself was not particularly engaging. The creators’ interpretation of Black Eyed Kids seemed to be boringly alien-esque in origin. That or perhaps Children of the Corn, considering the leader is a young and smaller child and they’re interested in bringing all the kids into the fold. This is not a story where just a few kids are doing the knocking, but where the populace is steadily being converted.
The cover art on the individual issues were very nice. Each cover was done in blues and black and then repeated in red and black. I particularly liked the cover for issue number three. Issue five’s cover made my skin crawl a bit, but that’s because I’m tryptophobic rather than it being particularly creepy.
My favorite panel in the whole volume comes in issue five, where one of the characters is rising from the floor with the end of a cross shoved through his throat. It’s deliciously disturbing .
If I had picked up just an individual issue or two, I would not have went out of my way to continue the series. As it is, I did find a small amount of enjoyment in Black Eyed Kids Vol 1. Most of this due to the art work rather than the story itself.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from Edelweiss for review consideration.
Black Eyed Kids Vol 1was a weird read and one that I can’t say I particularly enjoyed. The dark tones were fine, but the style the people were illustrated in meant it was sometimes hard to be clear on who was who. The layout is clear. I had no problems following the panels in the appropriate order.
The plot itself was not particularly engaging. The creators’ interpretation of Black Eyed Kids seemed to be boringly alien-esque in origin. That or perhaps Children of the Corn, considering the leader is a young and smaller child and they’re interested in bringing all the kids into the fold. This is not a story where just a few kids are doing the knocking, but where the populace is steadily being converted.
The cover art on the individual issues were very nice. Each cover was done in blues and black and then repeated in red and black. I particularly liked the cover for issue number three. Issue five’s cover made my skin crawl a bit, but that’s because I’m tryptophobic rather than it being particularly creepy.
My favorite panel in the whole volume comes in issue five, where one of the characters is rising from the floor with the end of a cross shoved through his throat. It’s deliciously disturbing .
If I had picked up just an individual issue or two, I would not have went out of my way to continue the series. As it is, I did find a small amount of enjoyment in Black Eyed Kids Vol 1. Most of this due to the art work rather than the story itself.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from Edelweiss for review consideration.