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A review by grilledcheesesamurai
A.D.: After Death by Scott Snyder
5.0
*Disclaimer* While I don't own this particular book - I do, however, own the three separate volumes that this collection is comprised of.
SNYDER AND LEMIRE WORKING TOGETHER ON A COMIC BOOK!!!?
MIND BLOWN!
as dfg kjmalo fdkfja sdiju n oias jduio asduj oidj io9djos...!
5 stars. End review.
Okay...sorry. I'll try and collect my thoughts and give it a shot. First off this isn't a traditional comic book. What I mean to say is that not every page is laid out with panels and word balloons and some fun looking art. I mean, while it does have all that, there are also pages more akin to that of a novel with just a simple picture or two and the rest being prose. This alone intrigued me. I love reading, I love comics, it seems natural, for me, for the two mediums to collide. And I have to say that Scott Snyder is on point with his words. This is actually probably my favorite work of his to date. I am a long time fan of his and have enjoyed, pretty much, his entire catalog of work - but After Death, to me, felt like something really special.
I read all 3 volumes back to back in the park today. I had read the first book back when it originally came out - but decided to hold off on the other two and read it all in one large chunk.
So there I sat in the sun with a couple of sandwiches and an iced coffee getting completely pulled into Snyder's story. I would become absorbed with his words and turn the page and BAM! All of a sudden Lemire's artwork would explode into my eyeballs! It's like Snyder would make me forget this was a comic and then all of a sudden there was all this color and Lemire's side of things would take over.
It was a true delight.
The story was solid and left me feeling...desperate...conflicted...nostalgic...scared...and morose. Pretty much all at once. I'm not sure how I feel about the ending, but I can accept it and as every minute goes by since I have turned the last page I find that I am digesting it more and more and drawing up my own conclusions.
That's all I really want to say about the story because it really is better if you don't know anything going into it.
I really do think this story works best as one book. Even though I already own the three individual ones I more than likely will pick up the collection for the shelf when it becomes available.
Anyway, TLDR, I fucking loved it! A great way to spend an afternoon in the park. Would love to see more collaborations between these two!
Bravo.
SNYDER AND LEMIRE WORKING TOGETHER ON A COMIC BOOK!!!?
MIND BLOWN!
as dfg kjmalo fdkfja sdiju n oias jduio asduj oidj io9djos...!
5 stars. End review.
Okay...sorry. I'll try and collect my thoughts and give it a shot. First off this isn't a traditional comic book. What I mean to say is that not every page is laid out with panels and word balloons and some fun looking art. I mean, while it does have all that, there are also pages more akin to that of a novel with just a simple picture or two and the rest being prose. This alone intrigued me. I love reading, I love comics, it seems natural, for me, for the two mediums to collide. And I have to say that Scott Snyder is on point with his words. This is actually probably my favorite work of his to date. I am a long time fan of his and have enjoyed, pretty much, his entire catalog of work - but After Death, to me, felt like something really special.
I read all 3 volumes back to back in the park today. I had read the first book back when it originally came out - but decided to hold off on the other two and read it all in one large chunk.
So there I sat in the sun with a couple of sandwiches and an iced coffee getting completely pulled into Snyder's story. I would become absorbed with his words and turn the page and BAM! All of a sudden Lemire's artwork would explode into my eyeballs! It's like Snyder would make me forget this was a comic and then all of a sudden there was all this color and Lemire's side of things would take over.
It was a true delight.
The story was solid and left me feeling...desperate...conflicted...nostalgic...scared...and morose. Pretty much all at once. I'm not sure how I feel about the ending, but I can accept it and as every minute goes by since I have turned the last page I find that I am digesting it more and more and drawing up my own conclusions.
That's all I really want to say about the story because it really is better if you don't know anything going into it.
I really do think this story works best as one book. Even though I already own the three individual ones I more than likely will pick up the collection for the shelf when it becomes available.
Anyway, TLDR, I fucking loved it! A great way to spend an afternoon in the park. Would love to see more collaborations between these two!
Bravo.