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lynguy1's review
3.0
Devil’s Triangle: The Complete Graphic Novel by Brian C. Hailes and Blake Casselman is the only graphic novel that I have read in 2021. Gist Miller is a junior crewmember on a salvage trawler searching for sunken treasure off the Florida Keys. As the ship moves further into the triangle, the crew experiences lots of strange spectacles and apparitions.
Overall, it was the artwork that kept me engaged. It was detailed and well done to someone that isn’t an avid graphic novel reader. Despite the action scenes, the story itself seemed somewhat lackluster and character depth was missing. I did enjoy the character drawings and backgrounds shared at the end of the novel. The illustrations raised this to a 3 star read for me.
I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher and author in a Goodreads Giveaway This is my honest review. Opinions are mine alone and are not biased in any way. The publication date was August 3, 2015.
Overall, it was the artwork that kept me engaged. It was detailed and well done to someone that isn’t an avid graphic novel reader. Despite the action scenes, the story itself seemed somewhat lackluster and character depth was missing. I did enjoy the character drawings and backgrounds shared at the end of the novel. The illustrations raised this to a 3 star read for me.
I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher and author in a Goodreads Giveaway This is my honest review. Opinions are mine alone and are not biased in any way. The publication date was August 3, 2015.
sreddous's review
fast-paced
3.75
Super action-packed and tense!!
I think the pacing could be a tad bit slower just to get us oriented with the world, as it feels a little too much anything-could-go for too long in my opinion. Also, I found myself wishing we knew a little more about the characters' interactions especially with the Captain as a father-figure. But really, this is clearly not supposed to be about character emotions. It's about scary monsters, and cool action scenes, and THAT is super high-stakes and engaging, which is effective for this length as-is.
Also, the art style is SO cool. It's really realistic and detailed, and there's clearly a TON of work and effort put into the shading and fight scenes and such. I read this more slowly just to try to absorb all the detail, great work there!!
I think the pacing could be a tad bit slower just to get us oriented with the world, as it feels a little too much anything-could-go for too long in my opinion. Also, I found myself wishing we knew a little more about the characters' interactions especially with the Captain as a father-figure. But really, this is clearly not supposed to be about character emotions. It's about scary monsters, and cool action scenes, and THAT is super high-stakes and engaging, which is effective for this length as-is.
Also, the art style is SO cool. It's really realistic and detailed, and there's clearly a TON of work and effort put into the shading and fight scenes and such. I read this more slowly just to try to absorb all the detail, great work there!!
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