The Ballad of Sang

author: Ed Brisson
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2019
rating: 4
read at: 2019/03/23
date added: 2019/03/23
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'The Ballad of Sang' by Ed Brisson with art by Alessandro Micelli is an homage to the films of Takashi Miike. Which explains to completely over the top amount of violence inside.

Sang is a deaf child who is really good at killing. When he chops off and takes a warlord Minchella's arm, that warlord puts an ever increasing bounty on him. This pits one ridiculous gang after another against Sang. There are biker gangs and roller derby gangs and hipster gangs. Sang finds allies and chops his way through the rest.

It's a very visceral story and the overblown violence is cartoonish. The art style feels like it was drawn quick to match the story pace. Sang's ultimate reason for going after Minchella felt like a blown payoff and took some of the drive of the story away from me. It's not a very deep story, but I liked this quick cinematic read.

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


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