Synopsis/blurb....
A visual story of sex drugs and social deprivation, based in Dublin, Ireland. Drug dealers Tommo and his father-in-law Jimmy receive a new batch of pills from a very different source to their usual guy, they test them out and things get very strange indeed. Tommo is on a mission to confront this new dealer, Will he survive this Dangerous overlord? Not for the easily offended.
Hmm......well not sure I will be seeking out further adventures from our drug dealing pair.
I liked the artwork, but I’m not a massive fan of comic books/graphic novels. I do appreciate the skill and talent that goes into the creation of characters and being able to consistently reproduce recognisable people. I can’t do anything better than stick figures myself.
The story was mildly amusing but the whole shebang was let down by the formatting for Kindle readers. I don’t want to get too picky, (it was a freebie book after all) but the pictures to the RHS of the screen were cropped which also affected the dialogue which showed up incomplete. I know I’m an old bugger but there was also a lack of sharpness to the screen images and in places the speech was also indecipherable. That said I got the gist of events. You would be better off seeking out a printed version if you want to give this one a go.
A short tale of drugs, drug-dealing, and an uncomfortable outcome for our two main participants when the pills they imbibe take them on a trip they probably wouldn’t want to take otherwise.
Social commentary? Not sure, maybe a bit laddish and immature with the crude depictions of two men getting it on together and the shame they feel about it afterwards. Like I said earlier, maybe I’m just getting old.
2 from 5Olly Cunningham can be found at his Black Lines Comics website here.
Read in June, 2017
Published - 2016
Page count - 28
Source - Instafreebie
Format - Kindle
I respect the skill and work that goes into creating a graphic novel or story, too, Col. But....no, this one's definitely not for me. Nope, really not my sort of thing, I'm afraid.
ReplyDeleteI think I might be tempted by one or two other offerings in this genre, but this wasn't the right book for me.
DeleteI don't read a lot of graphic novels and this one's probably a bit too dark for me.
ReplyDeleteHard to recommend in all honesty, Prashant.
DeleteI do like graphic novels, but not necessarily on the kindle. although some of them can be formatted quite nicely. But the subject matter doesn't appeal.
ReplyDeleteI think I have a couple in the collection, but I think the printed format makes them more accessible. Not one for you here, Tracy.
DeleteThat's a shame they haven't sorted out the formatting. Not a huge fan of graphic novels, and the problems you describe would really put me off.
ReplyDeleteI believe the second episode is out now, but I'll be passing! Not a great reading experience.
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