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samsolariusleo 's review for:
Mera: Tidebreaker
by Danielle Paige
Ahh I had such high hopes for this but it wasn't as great as I expected it to be. I had hoped that the other supporting characters would appear again at the end for a massive confrontation, but needless to say, there wasn't one. It would have been better if the book was sectioned with chapters because the flow of it all felt a little choppy at times.
The art was good, but not very strong. Most of the times, the facial expressions of the characters and their body language don't match what the tone of their voice would be like, and I felt confused sometimes when reading the comic.
The writer also could have made better use of the comic book form such as placing important climactic scenes behind a flip-page, or use close-ups and speechless panels effectively to convey emotion. The novel felt very action-based and I could not relate much to Mera's struggles due to the neglect of emotions. This is understandable since Danielle Paige is a prose novel writer, and probably not used to writing for comics. Give a few more tries and I'm sure she'll get it soon :)
A good start to the DC Ink label nonetheless!
The art was good, but not very strong. Most of the times, the facial expressions of the characters and their body language don't match what the tone of their voice would be like, and I felt confused sometimes when reading the comic.
The writer also could have made better use of the comic book form such as placing important climactic scenes behind a flip-page, or use close-ups and speechless panels effectively to convey emotion. The novel felt very action-based and I could not relate much to Mera's struggles due to the neglect of emotions. This is understandable since Danielle Paige is a prose novel writer, and probably not used to writing for comics. Give a few more tries and I'm sure she'll get it soon :)
A good start to the DC Ink label nonetheless!