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Dockwood by Jon McNaught

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kingarooski's review against another edition

5.0

This is beautiful: the images are slightly faded and give a perfect feeling of an English autumn and the grayness of that season. The boredom and quiet life is beautifully depicted, showing us that there is pleasure in the everyday.

thisisstephenbetts's review against another edition

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4.0

Excellent, beautiful comic from McNaught, with lovely production from No Brow Press. More meditative (lots of aspect-to-aspect transitions) than plot-driven, McNaught explores life in UK small-towns. The boundaries that the characters inhabit seem limited, but McNaught finds a lyricism in the banal - it's at the same time touching and disturbing.

There's definitely a touch of the Chris Wares in the mechanics of the piece - the rhythms, dimensions, the muted palette - but McNaught brings his own, more organic feel. There's something of an Arts And Crafts sensibility in some of the designs. All in all, an understated gem of a comic.

asburris325's review

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reflective slow-paced

4.0

eyelit's review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.0

brambresseleers's review against another edition

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reflective relaxing slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

littleelfman's review against another edition

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5.0

Told in "2 Autumn Stories", Dockwood is a stunning, reflective graphic novel. The necessities of living are set on a backdrop of the astounding stillness and peace of the ever changing earth, tress, birds and sky. Then, it highlights how branded so much of our world is, and how that contrasts greatly with the natural beauty that surrounds us. Definitely worth reading.