Kinski

author: Gabriel Hardman

name: Wayne

average rating: 4.00

book published: 2014

rating: 4

read at: 2014/11/23

date added: 2014/11/23

shelves: graphic-novels

review:

'Kinski' is about a man obsessed with a lost dog, and the lengths he'll go to in order to possess the dog. It's a dark, quirky tale that works as long as you don't think about it too hard.



A travelling salesman named Joe finds a lost dog with no markings and is instantly taken with it. He names it Kinski, after one of his favorite actors. When the dog is picked up by the pound, he decides to impersonate the actual owners in order to take ownership of the dog. It all escalates from there when he runs into the real owners. There are accidents and mayhem. Joe risks everything for a dog that's not his. How far will he really go for something that isn't his?



Right. So Joe is from out of town and falls for this dog. He has to figure out how to get it home. The story goes in strange directions and most normal folks would quit pursuing this dog long before Joe does. To say he acts unreasonable about this whole thing is an understatement. Perhaps that's the point, like how we yell at dumb decisions in horror films.



The art is black and white and really quite good. I probably enjoyed Gabriel Hardman's art more than his story, but it was a quirky, dark story and I'm glad I read it.



I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Image Comics and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.





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