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A review by camilla_perotti
Icarus by Gregory A. Wilson
3.0
"Icarus" has been one of my first graphic novel, and my feeling towards it are a bit of love and hate.
First of all, I thought the title and the cover were a bit misleading: I thought I was going to read a modern take on the Greek mythological story of Icarus, the son of Daedalus, the designer of the minotaur’s labyrinth. After being locked in the labyrinth together with his son by Minos, as punishment for having given the famous ball of string to Ariadne, Daedalus molds wings in wax for him and his son to escape from the island. Unfortunately, Icarus flies to close to the sun, his wings melt and he dies, falling into the sea. Do not despair, I am not spoiling anything here: the only things in common between the protagonist of the graphic novel and the Greek myth are his name, a pair of wings, and a long fall.
Secondly, I thought the story was too short, or at least the plot had not developed much yet by the end of the novel. I do not know if this is something common among graphic novels, because, as I said, I am a bit of a neophyte. The plot, was, however, very promising and it surely got me hooked on the next chapter of "The Longest Fall" series. I feel like I barely got to know and understand the structure of the society on this weird barren and hot planet where lava pools are a pretty common thing, and now I just want to know more about the actual adventure that Jellinek, Icarus and a the dog/solar Rig are starting together.
Finally, the artwork is simply magnificent. I could stare at some pages for what felt like forever: some amazing watercolor landscape views had almost a cinematic feeling.
I would like to thank Atthis Arts and NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for this honest review.
First of all, I thought the title and the cover were a bit misleading: I thought I was going to read a modern take on the Greek mythological story of Icarus, the son of Daedalus, the designer of the minotaur’s labyrinth. After being locked in the labyrinth together with his son by Minos, as punishment for having given the famous ball of string to Ariadne, Daedalus molds wings in wax for him and his son to escape from the island. Unfortunately, Icarus flies to close to the sun, his wings melt and he dies, falling into the sea. Do not despair, I am not spoiling anything here: the only things in common between the protagonist of the graphic novel and the Greek myth are his name, a pair of wings, and a long fall.
Secondly, I thought the story was too short, or at least the plot had not developed much yet by the end of the novel. I do not know if this is something common among graphic novels, because, as I said, I am a bit of a neophyte. The plot, was, however, very promising and it surely got me hooked on the next chapter of "The Longest Fall" series. I feel like I barely got to know and understand the structure of the society on this weird barren and hot planet where lava pools are a pretty common thing, and now I just want to know more about the actual adventure that Jellinek, Icarus and a the dog/solar Rig are starting together.
Finally, the artwork is simply magnificent. I could stare at some pages for what felt like forever: some amazing watercolor landscape views had almost a cinematic feeling.
I would like to thank Atthis Arts and NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for this honest review.