Alice in Sunderland by Bryan Talbot
While
reading this comic I have to say I was pleased with the style, set up, and its
sub-genre. What most people might think of as slow paced and boring, I find to
be interesting as a small taste of local history in Sunderland, United Kingdom.
In more specific detail, the book goes over the history of a well-known famous
theatre in the area as well as the historic origins of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in
Wonderland.
The
artwork was very unique and almost seemed to be constantly changing. When the
narrator was transitioning into a ‘flashback’ or talking about a different time
period something about the drawings would change slightly. Be it simple or with
more detail than the last, it changes to visually tell the reader that the setting
has changed without any text saying so. The same can be said when the fourth
wall breaks when the author comes in to further narrate for the character in
the auditorium and, of course, the reader. What’s even more humorous and pushes
the fourth wall even further is when another comic is introduced within the
comic. I found it to be very clever and funny. I would recommend this to anyone
who either loves history or wants to learn history with some visuals to go
along with it.
Day Tripper
by Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon
I
decided to read this briefly after reading Alice
in Sunderland. I found myself to enjoy this comic a lot! It holds a
captivating story, and a very precedent style.
The story revolves
around an author. He self reflects and realized that over time his writings
that used to revolve around subjects of life now are stories about death. The
main character also recognizes that he lives under his father’s shadow as a
fellow writer.
Now unfortunately
I couldn’t read more than the first issue since the files of the other volumes
are incompatible with my computer. I’m left on a cliff hanger dying to know
what will happen next!
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