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A review by gaderianne
Revere: Revolution in Silver by Grant Bond, Ed Lavallee
3.0
I liked the premise of this comic: Paul Revere (famed silver smith of the American Revolution immortalized in Longfellow's poem) is not only a patriot to the colonies but a werewolf hunter. Although the secret of werewolves (and other scary creatures) is hidden, in the aftermath of Lexington and Concord, Revere feels he needs to let his fellow patriots in the Sons of Liberty know about their existence. (Better that they know what they are fighting fully in the coming months and years.) Much like the disappearance of the Roanoke Colony is blamed on vampires in Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, in this comic it is blamed on werewolves - the curse of the colonies.
While the premise of this story is good, it was too disparate and, therefore, none of the stories were very well developed. The artwork was very dark, but it did not help to clarify the storyline. There were multiple stories that connected together, but not well in terms of artwork and dialogue. Understanding that by its nature the dialogue in comics is not as developed as in books, the artwork needs to strongly convey connections, plots, and characters. I found myself often times confused by what was going on and who was who.
This may be nit-picky but I also had a hard time reading the text. When entire words did not fit in the bubbles they were hyphenated, which did not help with the flow of the story. In addition, sometimes there was too much text in any one bubble. Plus the font was often times very, very small. The epilogue at the end was also written in a cursive font (meant to emulate the writing of the 18th century) but it was difficult to read. I, therefore, had a hard time following the flow and pattern of this story with graphics and text.
As a new comic reader, I know that I have a lot to learn and explore. While I loved the incorporation of historical elements and Longfellow's poem into this story, it was overall lacking in content and character development.
While the premise of this story is good, it was too disparate and, therefore, none of the stories were very well developed. The artwork was very dark, but it did not help to clarify the storyline. There were multiple stories that connected together, but not well in terms of artwork and dialogue. Understanding that by its nature the dialogue in comics is not as developed as in books, the artwork needs to strongly convey connections, plots, and characters. I found myself often times confused by what was going on and who was who.
This may be nit-picky but I also had a hard time reading the text. When entire words did not fit in the bubbles they were hyphenated, which did not help with the flow of the story. In addition, sometimes there was too much text in any one bubble. Plus the font was often times very, very small. The epilogue at the end was also written in a cursive font (meant to emulate the writing of the 18th century) but it was difficult to read. I, therefore, had a hard time following the flow and pattern of this story with graphics and text.
As a new comic reader, I know that I have a lot to learn and explore. While I loved the incorporation of historical elements and Longfellow's poem into this story, it was overall lacking in content and character development.