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A review by rebecca_oneil
Comic Book Tattoo by Rantz A. Hoseley
3.0
Okay, brace yourselves, I'm going to say something blasphemous. I don't quite "get" Tori Amos. What I've heard of her music, I've liked, but rarely understood the lyrics. I kind of like that; tidbits here and there let me piece together my own story. I've also never enjoyed seeing song lyrics in print; for the most part, I find that a song's poetry dies when the music is removed. Both of these could be reasons why this book -- narrative art inspired by the music and lyrics of Tori Amos -- didn't grab me.
Though I didn't read the whole thing, I enjoyed the lush format: full color, hefty smooth paper, and gorgeous art from a varied selection of artists, including lots of women. This book could be a great primer for the diversity that is currently thriving in the world of graphic novels: the styles range from classic, to kid-cartoony, to anime, to some stuff I've never seen before.
Hopefully someday, the Tori Amos world, much praised by Neil Gaiman and some of my best friends, will be open to me as well. Maybe I can find where it connects to the Tom Waits world. I think there must definitely be tendrils that cross over.
Though I didn't read the whole thing, I enjoyed the lush format: full color, hefty smooth paper, and gorgeous art from a varied selection of artists, including lots of women. This book could be a great primer for the diversity that is currently thriving in the world of graphic novels: the styles range from classic, to kid-cartoony, to anime, to some stuff I've never seen before.
Hopefully someday, the Tori Amos world, much praised by Neil Gaiman and some of my best friends, will be open to me as well. Maybe I can find where it connects to the Tom Waits world. I think there must definitely be tendrils that cross over.