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A review by otterno11
Band For Life by Anya Davidson
4.0
While I didn’t enjoy this one quite as much as Anya Davidson’s first comic collection, School Spirits, this was a fun, exuberant depiction of a post-punk Chicago music scene populated by a diverse population of endearing monster people. I enjoyed how grounded and real Davidson made her world, contrasting its garish colors and lurid brushstrokes with a strong feeling of Midwestern metropolitan grit and the strange but relatable people that live there.
The members of fledgling noise rock band Guntit, while wrestling with all those life problems of contemporary urban existence and arguing over creative differences, household chores, and politics, are willing to go to any extreme to help each other and keep the music raging. Serialized on Vice, each segment helps us to get to know each band member, with all of their flaws, dreams, and loves. A little idealistic, a little cynical, all refusing to compromise their philosophies, the members of Guntit don’t shy away from fighting against the world’s demands. They never seemed judged, even if they occasionally come off as immature, and everyone seems like real people, no matter how many horns they may have. However, due to the serialized nature of the comic, which follows a few years of Guntit’s rocking, it can feel a little fragmented and it sadly ends rather abruptly.
The members of fledgling noise rock band Guntit, while wrestling with all those life problems of contemporary urban existence and arguing over creative differences, household chores, and politics, are willing to go to any extreme to help each other and keep the music raging. Serialized on Vice, each segment helps us to get to know each band member, with all of their flaws, dreams, and loves. A little idealistic, a little cynical, all refusing to compromise their philosophies, the members of Guntit don’t shy away from fighting against the world’s demands. They never seemed judged, even if they occasionally come off as immature, and everyone seems like real people, no matter how many horns they may have. However, due to the serialized nature of the comic, which follows a few years of Guntit’s rocking, it can feel a little fragmented and it sadly ends rather abruptly.