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A review by lizardgoats
Supreme: Blue Rose by Warren Ellis
4.0
I'm going to be 100% honest here: I don't know what to make of this graphic novel. I read it. I enjoyed it. Do I have any idea what it was about or what happened in it? NOPE.
Why not?
This is where my honest uncertainty comes into play. I really enjoyed this graphic novel. The illustrations were amazing and the storyline was engaging. And I'm pretty sure it had something to do with time travel.
I'm just going to say it: I need to read this again. It stuck with me. It confused the dickens out of me, too. Time travel (but also not quite?) is one of those sci-fi topics that I just love, but also loathe, because it can be so easy to lose your way plot-wise. What's happening now? When is now? Can time both exist and not exist?
Also, just going to put it our there, I'm not good with time. I have an awful perception of it, can't keep track of it, and if it's anything other than an analog watch, I can't read it for the life of me. Maybe that's why I'm so intrigued by it? The wanting to understand, but feeling like I just don't.
I dunno. Let's not get philosophical about this.
Instead, let me tell you a little story about how I bought this graphic novel. I was on a little trip to visit a friend and was browsing through the local bookstore there. This was once my old bookstore and it was a fun trip down memory lane. Anyhow, I found the single issues of "Supreme: Blue Rose" there and was immediately pulled into the story.
Only I was reading issue #2 and not all of them were available. Which was a bummer, considering they were on sale for a dollar each. So I did the only sane option open to me: I called my local comic book store and ordered the bound copy. Yeah, it cost more, and I'd have to wait until I got home to read it, but I prefer bound copies for my library and I'll always be a proponent of shopping local whenever possible.
So that's a fun story.
But the story in "Supreme: Blue Rose" is good as well. I loved the characters and the fluid way time moved throughout the story. And there's even a quote or two that has stuck with me, that I can't get out of my head.
So I definitely need to re-read this graphic novel. Maybe dig around and see if there are any more by this author, in this world. Read it, love it, not understand it again.
Why not?
This is where my honest uncertainty comes into play. I really enjoyed this graphic novel. The illustrations were amazing and the storyline was engaging. And I'm pretty sure it had something to do with time travel.
I'm just going to say it: I need to read this again. It stuck with me. It confused the dickens out of me, too. Time travel (but also not quite?) is one of those sci-fi topics that I just love, but also loathe, because it can be so easy to lose your way plot-wise. What's happening now? When is now? Can time both exist and not exist?
Also, just going to put it our there, I'm not good with time. I have an awful perception of it, can't keep track of it, and if it's anything other than an analog watch, I can't read it for the life of me. Maybe that's why I'm so intrigued by it? The wanting to understand, but feeling like I just don't.
I dunno. Let's not get philosophical about this.
Instead, let me tell you a little story about how I bought this graphic novel. I was on a little trip to visit a friend and was browsing through the local bookstore there. This was once my old bookstore and it was a fun trip down memory lane. Anyhow, I found the single issues of "Supreme: Blue Rose" there and was immediately pulled into the story.
Only I was reading issue #2 and not all of them were available. Which was a bummer, considering they were on sale for a dollar each. So I did the only sane option open to me: I called my local comic book store and ordered the bound copy. Yeah, it cost more, and I'd have to wait until I got home to read it, but I prefer bound copies for my library and I'll always be a proponent of shopping local whenever possible.
So that's a fun story.
But the story in "Supreme: Blue Rose" is good as well. I loved the characters and the fluid way time moved throughout the story. And there's even a quote or two that has stuck with me, that I can't get out of my head.
So I definitely need to re-read this graphic novel. Maybe dig around and see if there are any more by this author, in this world. Read it, love it, not understand it again.