Streak of Chalk

author: Miguelanxo Prado
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.24
book published: 1994
rating: 4
read at: 2019/08/18
date added: 2019/08/18
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Streak of Chalk' with story and art by Miguelanxo Prado is a surreal graphic novel that is over 40 years old.

A lone sailor named Raul in a sailboat docks at a lone island. The only other occupants are a woman and her strange son who run a business, and an elusive woman named Ana. Raul takes to Ana, but she will have nothing to do with him. As he explores the lone island, he makes friends with a seagull, finds graffiti on a seawall, and discovers that someone on the island is murdering seagulls. The addition of two travelers brings violence to the island in one night. Supposedly a murder happened, but there is no evidence because the bodies are missing.

The story is a slow burn unfolding, and things are not clear, but that only adds to the intrigue. The story seems straightforward at first glance, but things are just not has they seem. The art has the characters all a bit skewed as well. The young boy on the island always has a shadowy menace about him. I liked this unusual classic.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from NBM Publishing, Papercutz, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.


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