I haven't been very good about updating, but I'm trying to get back on track. In the interest of momentum, my next few posts will probably not be very in depth. Here's a book that I grabbed off the top of my to-blog-about pile. It is a mini-series from Slave Labor Graphics, and issue number two has just been released.
I have enjoyed all the Andi Watson works that I've read in the last several years, and when I saw that he was teaming up with the little known Simon Gane, I was really looking forward to this title. I'd originally run across Mr Gane's work in mini-comics about ten years ago, and hadn't seen much since. I found one book, All Flee, about a year ago, but it wasn't really story material that had much appeal for me. So learning that a story about two young girls, one an artist, in turn of the century Paris (my second favorite European city), I was excited, and quickly added it to my subscription list.
I am going to reserve any complete judgment on it at this point, other than to say that I'm enjoying it and that I recommended heartily for anyone who is looking for a book written by one of the best slice-of-life writers around and drawn by one of the truly unique artists working in comics. The sample panel above is indicative of the idiosyncratic style of the artwork, and is a breath of fresh air in the all-too-frequently stolid comic artwork found in your average indy title.
Check it out.
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