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A review by the_book_badger
Cretaceous by Tadd Galusha
Originally posted at ragdollreads.co.uk
For the dinosaur lover in your life.
TL;DR – A superb book about living life, the dinosaur way.
Ragdoll Rating: 5/5 Buttons
Recommended For: Dinosaur fans, folks who appreciate the comics as a medium
About the Book…
Cretaceous is my best guess at the perfect use of the comics medium. The story follows a t-rex as he goes about his daily life, doing t-rex things in a t-rex way. It’s full of dinosaurs and drama and it’s super freakin’ sweet.
What I thought…
The first thing that needs to be said about this book is it includes no dialogue. Not. One. Word. No speech, no narration, NOTHING. And yet this book is absolutely soaked in drama and emotion.
We follow a T-rex, a loving, family-oriented T-rex, who goes out hunting to support its family. But disaster strikes! His partner and babies are slaughtered by opportunistic dinosaurs! Tragedy! What follows is an exploration of life in the past, mixed with a tale of revenge. We also follow a triceratops in its battle for survival.
The art in this book is beautiful and so expressive – it moves me better than words ever could. I felt like I had a deep understanding of the characters by the end of this book, and they don’t even have names. Galusha expertly uses his art to tell stories of love, revenge, survival and family, all without saying a word.
To top it off, at the back there is a little section telling you what all the creatures were and compares their height to an average human, which was a great touch.
Final Thoughts…
I loved this book, and if you appreciate the comics medium, you should definitely give it a go.
For the dinosaur lover in your life.
TL;DR – A superb book about living life, the dinosaur way.
Ragdoll Rating: 5/5 Buttons
Recommended For: Dinosaur fans, folks who appreciate the comics as a medium
About the Book…
Cretaceous is my best guess at the perfect use of the comics medium. The story follows a t-rex as he goes about his daily life, doing t-rex things in a t-rex way. It’s full of dinosaurs and drama and it’s super freakin’ sweet.
What I thought…
The first thing that needs to be said about this book is it includes no dialogue. Not. One. Word. No speech, no narration, NOTHING. And yet this book is absolutely soaked in drama and emotion.
We follow a T-rex, a loving, family-oriented T-rex, who goes out hunting to support its family. But disaster strikes! His partner and babies are slaughtered by opportunistic dinosaurs! Tragedy! What follows is an exploration of life in the past, mixed with a tale of revenge. We also follow a triceratops in its battle for survival.
The art in this book is beautiful and so expressive – it moves me better than words ever could. I felt like I had a deep understanding of the characters by the end of this book, and they don’t even have names. Galusha expertly uses his art to tell stories of love, revenge, survival and family, all without saying a word.
To top it off, at the back there is a little section telling you what all the creatures were and compares their height to an average human, which was a great touch.
Final Thoughts…
I loved this book, and if you appreciate the comics medium, you should definitely give it a go.