author: Emmanuel Lepage
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2004
rating: 4
read at: 2017/12/30
date added: 2017/12/30
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Muchacho #1' by Emmanuel Lepage is a pretty interesting comic that takes place in a dark place in history.
It's 1976 and the place is Nicaragua. Somoza rules and oppresses the people with his cruel Guardia. Gabriel is a young priest with a famous last name has an aptitude for art, so he is sent to a small town to paint a mural under the guidance of a priest named Ruben. Ruben deconstructs what Gabriel thinks he knows about art and challenges Gabriel to sketch what is around him. This makes him more alert and caring to those he sees. Of course, in this time and place, cruelty is never far away.
This was not a pleasant read, but it was a good one. I also really enjoyed the art, which seemed a bit more lush than other works. Some time and detail was spent on this work.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Europe Comics and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
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