by Greg Tocchini, Rick Remender
I really wanted to like this graphic novel. It had me hooked at the start, but as I continued I felt myself slowly disengaging. The premise is cool and I like the idea of the story. But it just doesn't feel developed enough. A lot happens, but everything feels disconnected. The shifting narrators al...
This is the story of hope that never fades. Even in the face of the unimaginable horror a woman faces. The power of her hope keeps her children seeking a future that is safe and free from the poison sun that is slowly extinguishing life on the planet. This book was really depressing. While I liked t...
A family is destroyed by raiders from another underwater city and when finally a probe from other planets is detected there is an opportunity for possible healing.left with no impulse to read further in this series.
Meh. The author's afterward was more affecting than the narrative, wherein he talked about not giving in to pessimism and defeatism. His main character was to be the eternal optimist. She is, but her obstacles are either manufactured, or so metaphorically on the nose as to be frustrating. I mean, it...
This is another one of those collections I thought would be a bullseye and ended up missing the mark for me. I originally picked up Low because I thought the concept of a far-future Earth, where humanity has receded into the ocean depths, was really interesting. And as a bonus it has a female protag...
An obviously personal story for Remender, executed in his usual deep and intense style. Such a shame that Tocchini's art is overly fussy and indistinguishable, with a limited, albeit bright, colour palette. Full review to follow
The Delirium of Hope This graphic novel was not for me. Despite the fact that the premise (Dystopian society living in the oceans) sounded really promising, I almost had an instant dislike of the story and book. Some panels of the underwater world are really beautiful, but that is about it. The ...
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