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A review by inkdrinkers
Glitch, Vol. 1 by Shima Shinya
3.0
Minato and Akira Lee are siblings who just moved to an eerie town where their new peers and neighbors seem to be experiencing interactions with ghosts and shadows. What the rest of the town brushes off as normal, leads the siblings to investigate what's really going on.
This was a very interesting graphic novel, unlike any I've picked up before. The art was very modern and angular, which I found I really enjoyed, especially when it came down to the juxtaposition between the colors used! I also loved the characters and their draw to solve the mystery.
I found that I struggled with the narrative and understanding what was happening at first. I didn't realize that the dialogue was supposed to be read right to left, which immediately set me off to a rocky start of trying to grasp what was happening. I feel like the plot was very slow, bordering on nothing happening until the last ten pages. It was a lot of art of the kids walking and talking, but not a lot of discoveries happening. I feel like I wouldn't pick up the next volume just because I wasn't drawn into the story enough to finish it. Ultimately, I just don't think I was the right audience for this one!
Thank you to NetGalley and Yen Press for providing me a copy of this book for an honest review.
This was a very interesting graphic novel, unlike any I've picked up before. The art was very modern and angular, which I found I really enjoyed, especially when it came down to the juxtaposition between the colors used! I also loved the characters and their draw to solve the mystery.
I found that I struggled with the narrative and understanding what was happening at first. I didn't realize that the dialogue was supposed to be read right to left, which immediately set me off to a rocky start of trying to grasp what was happening. I feel like the plot was very slow, bordering on nothing happening until the last ten pages. It was a lot of art of the kids walking and talking, but not a lot of discoveries happening. I feel like I wouldn't pick up the next volume just because I wasn't drawn into the story enough to finish it. Ultimately, I just don't think I was the right audience for this one!
Thank you to NetGalley and Yen Press for providing me a copy of this book for an honest review.