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A review by dark_reader
The Encyclopedia of Early Earth by Isabel Greenberg
3.0
This is a cute graphic novel for all audiences. It tells fictional stories about the "Early Earth" and it's people, overseen by the god Birdman and his children, Kid and Kiddo. Overall it is silly in a good way, and charming. It is really a collection of very short stories set in this world, arranged as the story of and stories told by a boy from the land of Nord who is travelling to find the missing piece of his soul. He encounters the other cultures of the world and learns their stories along the way.
The art style is simple, high-contrast, with sparing use of color. It is reminiscent of Inuit art. I think it is done in ink, with occasional watercolor backgrounds. My only visual complaint is that the text font, which was made from the creator's handwriting, makes 't' look like 'k', which caused me to read Britanitarka (one of the lands) as Britanikarka, until the word later appeared in a different font.
This book made for a lovely Sunday morning read. I don't think I would have been aware of this title except that another user of my local public library posted a review of it on the library website.
The art style is simple, high-contrast, with sparing use of color. It is reminiscent of Inuit art. I think it is done in ink, with occasional watercolor backgrounds. My only visual complaint is that the text font, which was made from the creator's handwriting, makes 't' look like 'k', which caused me to read Britanitarka (one of the lands) as Britanikarka, until the word later appeared in a different font.
This book made for a lovely Sunday morning read. I don't think I would have been aware of this title except that another user of my local public library posted a review of it on the library website.