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A review by drtlovesbooks
The Griff: A Graphic Novel by Christopher Moore, Ian Corson
1.0
There are some Christopher Moore books I've really enjoyed, and some that I've been "meh" about. I was intrigued by the idea of a graphic novel from the guy who created one of the more interesting vampire stories I'd read in a while. Unfortunately, this story did not live up to my expectations.
The foreword explains that this story came from a script that was supposed to be filmed. I can't even imagine how that would have gone - in theory, a graphic novel can be as long as you want it to be, and a movie is constrained by time limits; and yet this graphic novel feels like it's missing large chunks of story throughout.
I was also astonished that the artist seems to be a woman, because the women in this book are drawn like pinups, and they are dressed in the least-practical clothes I've seen outside of a male-drawn super hero comic book. As a male, I am not complaining - it was great eye candy - but it surprises me that a female artist would be just as sexist as a male artist.
In short, this is not the pinnacle of graphic novels. I wouldn't even call it a decent execution of the form. And the plot is loose, at best.
The foreword explains that this story came from a script that was supposed to be filmed. I can't even imagine how that would have gone - in theory, a graphic novel can be as long as you want it to be, and a movie is constrained by time limits; and yet this graphic novel feels like it's missing large chunks of story throughout.
I was also astonished that the artist seems to be a woman, because the women in this book are drawn like pinups, and they are dressed in the least-practical clothes I've seen outside of a male-drawn super hero comic book. As a male, I am not complaining - it was great eye candy - but it surprises me that a female artist would be just as sexist as a male artist.
In short, this is not the pinnacle of graphic novels. I wouldn't even call it a decent execution of the form. And the plot is loose, at best.