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A review by nharkins
Casanova, Vol. 1: Luxuria by Gabriel Bá, Fábio Moon, Matt Fraction
2.0
Mess.
Total mess.
Funniest thing was DeVries Technical Institute being the supplier of mooks/henchmen working for evil organizations.
I've liked Gabriel Bá's art since Finn lent me [b:The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: Apocalypse Suite|2795053|The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1 Apocalypse Suite|Gerard Way|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1327877097s/2795053.jpg|2820826] a few years ago, although Cassanova being drawn as a beefcake Mick Jagger/Richard Ashcroft is a little weird.
As for Matt Fraction, I liked the afterward/letters section at the end of each issue much better than the comic itself. He talks about his influences, and he's clearly a bright guy who's super-into the spy genre and innovative storytelling techniques, but I think he's been ruined by the film 'Primer' (I used to say "If time travel was possible, someone would've killed Einstein." I'm now changing it to Shane Carruth).
A small gag was had at the reader's expense with Newman Xeno's identity, but those points in cleverness will all... unravel... when he eventually does reveal it. A face in bandages is effectively equivalent to Chekhov's gun: it's gotta go off sometime.
Total mess.
Funniest thing was DeVries Technical Institute being the supplier of mooks/henchmen working for evil organizations.
I've liked Gabriel Bá's art since Finn lent me [b:The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: Apocalypse Suite|2795053|The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1 Apocalypse Suite|Gerard Way|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1327877097s/2795053.jpg|2820826] a few years ago, although Cassanova being drawn as a beefcake Mick Jagger/Richard Ashcroft is a little weird.
As for Matt Fraction, I liked the afterward/letters section at the end of each issue much better than the comic itself. He talks about his influences, and he's clearly a bright guy who's super-into the spy genre and innovative storytelling techniques, but I think he's been ruined by the film 'Primer' (I used to say "If time travel was possible, someone would've killed Einstein." I'm now changing it to Shane Carruth).
A small gag was had at the reader's expense with Newman Xeno's identity, but those points in cleverness will all... unravel... when he eventually does reveal it. A face in bandages is effectively equivalent to Chekhov's gun: it's gotta go off sometime.