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“The Impostors Daughter”
Laurie Sandel
When a girlfriend recommends a GN, I jump on it. I ordered this book and made it my pick before even reading, based on the recommendation of a friend, the author of the blog “bookends” .
The book is the autobiography of a woman who is dealing with her larger than life father. She has many life experiences as she swims her way through the lies he has told her as a child.
This book, despite its difficult subject matter, is a light read. You learn about relationships, how she deal with drugs, and get the inside scoop on her interviews with famous celebrities.
This is a good gateway book, but is also fun for experienced GN readers. The art is simple and cartoony, but gets across the expressions and character’s attitudes well. It is a page turner, in my opinion.
To be honest, I am not sure where you can buy the book, we got it off Amazon, as I think the comic shops are not really stocked in GN’s like this, but if you order it, your in for a fun, entertaining, and thought provoking read. Check our sidebar for the link to the Amazon Store.
enjoy.
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If you believe in monsters… you need evidence… wait that’s not it…
Proof Vol. 1 from Image comics by Alexander Greician and Reily Rossmo
Proof, at it’s heart is a detective story but as you add on the
wonderfully written layers of script and amazing, if not necessarily
orthodox, art, Proof is a detective book like no other!
The book has two main characters, John “Proof” Prufrock, a Sasquatch
and lead detective/investigator for “The Ranch”, and Ginger Brown, a
FBI agent who is transferred out to the ranch after having a run-in
with a Golem.
It is important to note that if you have read this in single issues
prior to picking it up in trade, that the order had been changed. This
being one of the few book that I originally picked up in trade first I
have no idea what the differences are, but I assure you they’re there!
This story is about the Chupacabra or “Goatsucker”. The Chupacabra,
like most of the creatures on the ranch, are what most of society
would call, mythical creatures of creatures of story, but this world
introduces them as though they are a part of everyday life. The reason
they are housed on the ranch is because the rest of the world had
hunted them to near extinction and they need a refuge, such as the
carnivorous Faeries that we all think are nice little creatures flying
around on delicate dragonfly type wings are actually mean little
creatures that have a particular aversion to iron. The ranch is also home
to a few near extinct species as well, such as the Carrier Pigeon and
Dodo Bird. But I digress…
The Chupacabra is a creature that kills humans and wears their skins to
hide who it truly is, and as more and more people start disappearing,
the crack investigative team from the ranch are brought in to try and
sort this Goatsucking problem out! After the Chupacabra inhabits
Sheriff Elivs Chestnuts’ mother’s body (interestingly the only body
she inhabits that she didn’t kill), Sheriff Chestnut becomes
another member of the ranch team, of course being a little choked that
his mom is now not his mom and is in fact some weird creature, Mr
Chestnut decides to try (but fails miserably) and kill the “monster”.
This was one of those books that, if you read my short bio on the
page, actually got me back into comics, it’s not mainstream but still
has all the great elements for an awesome story that I personally hope
keeps going for years to come.
Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Next Week – Parker : The Hunter!
Alan Moore Month Continues with V for Vendetta!
V FOR VENDETTA
BY Alan Moore and David Lloyd
There’s no denying Alan Moore’s literary brilliance, and V for Vendetta is a strong addition to his library of works. This is one of his more realistic stories, drawing strength from his vision of how things could be in the future, but from a 1980’s mindset. Obviously, things didn’t quite turn out the way he envisioned, but I don’t think he meant the story to be a prophecy of what was to come, but what could come. It tells us of dystopian life in the UK after nuclear war. The government is a fascist one and the populace is kept in check with violence and methods of control, not that much different from the Nazis during WWII. In fact, eerily similar. From the concentration camps, population curfews, extermination of alternative lifestyles and racism, it resonates Nazi-ism. Only this time, there is no allied forces to the rescue, only V.
V is an anarchist, resolving to terrorism to bring down the fascist government. He’s a complex character, an intellectual who communicates in poetic riddles, a brilliant tactician in complete control of his emotions. There’s also strong elements of madness to his persona. His identity is mostly kept secret behind a smiling mask and his attire appears influenced from the famous 16th/17th century restorationist, Guy Fawkes. In fact, that influence goes much farther as V does everything that Fawkes failed at, and more. He has resorted to doing whatever must be done to topple the government, and his ingenious plot is carried out with precise deliverance throughout the story. You will be hard pressed to find a deeper anti-hero in any story.
Moore writes heavy politics into V for Vendetta , fleshing out the layers of the government for us to digest. At times, it can be confusing and complicated as to the agenda’s of the people involved, but it’s all done intelligently. There was times I felt that I wasn’t educated enough to follow it all with a clear understanding, but I got through. It’s a long read, covering 3 books with about 10 chapters per book, and I’d advise anyone to take their time soaking it all in. Lloyd’s art is ok, a throwback to the 80’s style with minimal colors used, but I found that complemented the stories dark, depressing setting. Looking back at it all, I still find myself with many elements to meditate on, so if you’re the intellectual type, you should really get something out of reading this. I did, and I don’t consider myself an intellectual. It’s a great book that deserves a chance, and another hit from the man himself. Keep ‘em coming Mr. Moore, but I think we’ll be taking a break from your mind-thrashing tales at WCR for a while. That doesn’t mean we don’t love you anymore though.
Martin
The Proof is out there, and Mike will show us why next week. Following that will be Parker: The Hunter!
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