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A review by necronomiconreads
Empty Eyes by Diego Agrimbau
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Free copy received from Netgalley (thank you!) - review freely given.
Set in world war I, we follow a set of orphans left abandoned to their own devices. Struggling to find food, one savvy orphan has an idea to keep them going - and as the saying goes, life finds a way. Haunting and sad, the story itself never strayed far from these overtones, and added in a dash of horror and supernatural which was blended and was not a juxtaposition at all to the story.
The art style is hauntingly beautiful too. The colour pallette changes with the environments was really well done. I would recommend this to anyone who is a horror, sci fi, historical with a dash of horror or supernatural story fan - or anyone who loves a beautifully done graphic novel that doesn't mind the horror elements.
CW (I consider these spoilers to the story to read at your own risk) - body horror, gore, cannibalism, eyeball horror (if you're squeamish), murder,
Set in world war I, we follow a set of orphans left abandoned to their own devices. Struggling to find food, one savvy orphan has an idea to keep them going - and as the saying goes, life finds a way. Haunting and sad, the story itself never strayed far from these overtones, and added in a dash of horror and supernatural which was blended and was not a juxtaposition at all to the story.
The art style is hauntingly beautiful too. The colour pallette changes with the environments was really well done. I would recommend this to anyone who is a horror, sci fi, historical with a dash of horror or supernatural story fan - or anyone who loves a beautifully done graphic novel that doesn't mind the horror elements.
CW (I consider these spoilers to the story to read at your own risk) - body horror, gore, cannibalism, eyeball horror (if you're squeamish), murder,