Vasilis Lolos

So I honestly don't have much to say about this one. Pixu: The Mark of Evil sets out to be dark and disturbing. It's a tale about a group of people, linked by the darkness overtaking them, and all headed for certain destruction. In theory, that sounds like a story that I'd be all over. In practice, it's very odd and more than a little confusing.

While I thought that the art in Pixu: The Mark of Evil was a little rough, I actually did end up liking it after a while. It sets the stage for malice and mystery. The problem with this graphic novel lies mostly in the story itself. It is terribly disjointed. There's no time to fully understand where any one person in this story is actually coming from, and so reading this is like holding on to a piece of driftwood in a rough current. Only that piece of driftwood keeps getting smaller and smaller. There's nothing to cling to.

That's my spiel. I think this was a great idea, it just needed more polish.… (altro)

Didn't like it as much as I'd hoped
8:21 pm 24 October 2015
Akaneiro: The Path of Cloak and Wolf - Justin Aclin, Vasilis Lolos
I'd been excited about this: it was a version of Little Red Riding Hood based on Japanese mythology. Intriguing. It was also a graphic novel, which I love, so I had high hopes. Add to this that it was a Dark Horse comic, and the fact that I've enjoyed their work in the past.

Sadly, it did not live up to the way I'd hyped it up in my own mind. I was vaguely bored throughout this whole thing.… (altro)