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Liebestrasse (comiXology Originals) by Will Dennis, Tim Fish, Greg Lockard, Lucas Gattoni, Hector Barros
3.0
3.5 stars. A short tale of queer romance amidst the horrors of war, mundane love being ended by a government which deems it a monstrosity.
I liked the art and I felt the style and colouring fitted its noir vibe - I would love to see queer noir from this artist team!!
Unfortunately, I found the comic a bit too short, and thus the pacing was very abrupt. I didn’t really get a feel for the characters and who they were as people outside the relationships between each other. There was no romantic tension that had me rooting for the characters to get together, and the intimacy is a bit wonky, with most of the early scenes depicting them in bed being when one of them is leaving, and the first depicted kiss only being much later after the first use of “i love you”.
Otherwise, love that there were gay men involved in the production of this, found the vibe interesting, and I’m glad I read it
I liked the art and I felt the style and colouring fitted its noir vibe - I would love to see queer noir from this artist team!!
Unfortunately, I found the comic a bit too short, and thus the pacing was very abrupt. I didn’t really get a feel for the characters and who they were as people outside the relationships between each other. There was no romantic tension that had me rooting for the characters to get together, and the intimacy is a bit wonky, with most of the early scenes depicting them in bed being when one of them is leaving, and the first depicted kiss only being much later after the first use of “i love you”.
Otherwise, love that there were gay men involved in the production of this, found the vibe interesting, and I’m glad I read it