Starve, Volume 1

author: Brian Wood
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2016
rating: 5
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date added: 2016/09/08
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Starve, Volume 1' by Brian Wood with art by Danijel Zezelj tells a nasty tale of the dog-eat-dog world of celebrity chefs. While it takes place in a near future, the story strikes close to home.

Gavin Cruikshank was a famous chef, then he dropped out. He left his wife and daughter and turned his back on everything. Now they want him back to star in Starve, the show he created. His ex owns everything and his daughter is almost 18. His rivals want him to learn a lesson. Can he rise above it all?

The setting is a future where tides are rising, and there are even starker lines between the rich and the poor. The show flaunts the excesses of food that the rich have available in the most exploitve ways. Gavin uses it to shove it all back in thier faces.

It's a brutal comic and I loved every minute. I see in Cruikshank similarities with some current celebrity chefs. The satire is thick, but layered on just perfectly. It's a dark trip and it was worth it.

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


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