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A review by mattquann
Bacchus: Omnibus Edition, Volume 1 by Eddie Campbell
2.0
When a graphic novel takes me a full year to get through, it says something about my interest level. I was really hoping for something akin to Gaiman's Sandman and was excited about something else from Eddie Campbell after really enjoying From Hell, his collaboration with Alan Moore. Instead, this book is really tonally inconsistent and never interested me in a way that made me feel compelled to return.
There's lots of positive things to be said about Campbell's unique, uneven, almost sketch-like line-work. Unfortunately, it is the only thing that remains interesting throughout the book. This was a take on Greek mythology that bored me to tears with some clunky dialogue about historical facts and a book that could never decide whether it was trying to be funny or serious.
I know a lot of people really love Campbell and this series in particular, but it did nothing for me. I'll be taking a hard pass on volume 2 with the God of Wine.
There's lots of positive things to be said about Campbell's unique, uneven, almost sketch-like line-work. Unfortunately, it is the only thing that remains interesting throughout the book. This was a take on Greek mythology that bored me to tears with some clunky dialogue about historical facts and a book that could never decide whether it was trying to be funny or serious.
I know a lot of people really love Campbell and this series in particular, but it did nothing for me. I'll be taking a hard pass on volume 2 with the God of Wine.