Pretty Deadly, Vol. 1

author: Kelly Sue DeConnick

name: Wayne

average rating: 4.08

book published: 2014

rating: 4

read at: 2014/06/17

date added: 2014/06/17

shelves: graphic-novels

review:

'Pretty Deadly, Vol. 1' collects the first five issues of the comic. It's one of those books that left me wondering what I'd just read. While the art was intense and amazing, the narrative fell a little flat in places, leaving me loving the art and wanting more story cohesion.



It' set in the old West and it's weird and filled with magic and animal imagery. The framing narration is by a butterfly and a rabbit skeleton. There is a little girl dressed like a crow and a man with a fox for a pet. The little girl is being protected by a blinded old man and hunted by a woman with the face of death. It's all ethereal and moody and haunting.



The art by Emma Rios (who also does the covers) is fantastic. It's sometimes hard to tell what's happening because of the crazy perspectives, but it's just great. The colors by Jordie Bellaire are a standout worth mentioning. I would never have thought of the Old West along with aqua and lavender, but the pastel colors really work here. I think the story is supposed to be ethereal, it just seemed to be ungrounded in some places. Overall, I really enjoyed this and look forward to where it goes from here.



I was given a review copy of this graphic novel by Diamond Book Distributors and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.





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