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A review by aceinit
Xoc: The Journey of a Great White by Matt Dembicki
5.0
So. I was not expecting to be emotionally destroyed by a graphic novel about a shark. But here we are.
I received this through my subscription to Comic Bento, and started flipping through it last night. The next thing I knew, I was finished with it, and I had to take a moment to get myself together.
The premise of Xoc (pronounced "shock") is fairly straightforward: Xoc, our titular great white shark, travels from her colder hunting grounds to the warmer waters of Hawaii. Along the way, she encounters a variety of sea life and perils both natural and man-made The storytelling is straightforward and simplistic, and the artwork is an absolute delight. But the real magic of Xoc is how subtly it works its way into your heart.
A few pages from the end of the story, something unexpected happened that left me gasping out loud. The final page was the kind of thing that makes you sit back and really think about the impact we as humans have on the world.
This is a good book. It’s damned impressive and, based on the large gap between earlier reviews and this most recent batch from Comic Bento readers, it’s sadly unknown.
I’m glad I found this book. I’m glad it is something I can have in my collection now, and something I will definitely be recommending to others.
I received this through my subscription to Comic Bento, and started flipping through it last night. The next thing I knew, I was finished with it, and I had to take a moment to get myself together.
The premise of Xoc (pronounced "shock") is fairly straightforward: Xoc, our titular great white shark, travels from her colder hunting grounds to the warmer waters of Hawaii. Along the way, she encounters a variety of sea life and perils both natural and man-made The storytelling is straightforward and simplistic, and the artwork is an absolute delight. But the real magic of Xoc is how subtly it works its way into your heart.
A few pages from the end of the story, something unexpected happened that left me gasping out loud. The final page was the kind of thing that makes you sit back and really think about the impact we as humans have on the world.
This is a good book. It’s damned impressive and, based on the large gap between earlier reviews and this most recent batch from Comic Bento readers, it’s sadly unknown.
I’m glad I found this book. I’m glad it is something I can have in my collection now, and something I will definitely be recommending to others.