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ratgrrrl's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I am really starting to question if I am some contrarian hipster. I pretty go into everything sight unseen, which, for someone who is an old sensitive baby who also happens to have rather severe C-PTSD that is easily triggered, is sometimes a really bad idea, but it definitely does lead to some surprising delights truly being magical. All that to say I knew nothing about this going in, I can't understand how scathing or meh so many of the reviews are, and I absolutely fucking adored this.
(The answer to all of the above is probably the Severe AuDHD)
Sun Bakery is a collection of Lewis' older comics, some originally published as zines, which is very apparent (complimentary). There is a fun, experimental, learning-and-doing-it-for-yourself vibe in full effect here and I could totally see some of these being among the cream of the itch.io crop.
There's a bunch of characters and settings here, from What if Samus was on the 'gram, dropkick Green Lantern jacket, epic skateboarding batperson, and lots of cool swords, mechs, and quirky, cool, gals with weapons and powers and stuff (but without the usual unfortunately expected ick). It's a veritable grab bag of sick ideas and coming up with a bit and sticking to it that makes me wish I had a thimble of this dedication and follow through.
This is what happens when you don't just let your cool ideas rot in your head or interred in the notebook, never to be exhumed, and it's rad as all fucking hell.
Looking at reviews after reading this and seeing complaints about the art that make me question if we're looking at the same thing and what these people think of highly stylised art, video games like Jet Set Radio, or if they understand the subjectivity of art means that not liking something doesn't make it bad (as my absolutely loving this doesn't make it anymore than good for me). Same with the complaints about the story being brief and disjointed... It's a collection and that's part of the whole thing of just actually starting to make your own cool stuff and doing random pages and shit. Not everything has a real clear narrative and joined up story.
Anyways, I fucking loved this and need to see more of Lewis' work. Truly magnificent stuff!
(The answer to all of the above is probably the Severe AuDHD)
Sun Bakery is a collection of Lewis' older comics, some originally published as zines, which is very apparent (complimentary). There is a fun, experimental, learning-and-doing-it-for-yourself vibe in full effect here and I could totally see some of these being among the cream of the itch.io crop.
There's a bunch of characters and settings here, from What if Samus was on the 'gram, dropkick Green Lantern jacket, epic skateboarding batperson, and lots of cool swords, mechs, and quirky, cool, gals with weapons and powers and stuff (but without the usual unfortunately expected ick). It's a veritable grab bag of sick ideas and coming up with a bit and sticking to it that makes me wish I had a thimble of this dedication and follow through.
This is what happens when you don't just let your cool ideas rot in your head or interred in the notebook, never to be exhumed, and it's rad as all fucking hell.
Looking at reviews after reading this and seeing complaints about the art that make me question if we're looking at the same thing and what these people think of highly stylised art, video games like Jet Set Radio, or if they understand the subjectivity of art means that not liking something doesn't make it bad (as my absolutely loving this doesn't make it anymore than good for me). Same with the complaints about the story being brief and disjointed... It's a collection and that's part of the whole thing of just actually starting to make your own cool stuff and doing random pages and shit. Not everything has a real clear narrative and joined up story.
Anyways, I fucking loved this and need to see more of Lewis' work. Truly magnificent stuff!
lelex's review against another edition
4.0
I got this from the new arrivals list from my library on a whim without knowing anything about it. I really liked the art style and the way all the lil runs of each comic had the same color schemes. Some of the plots were a little lost to me, but I didn't really mind. My favorite was Dream Skills but I also liked Arem, especially the concept.
"and I loved the idea of a heavily armored badass traversing the galaxy, only to upload interesting pictures and videos to her friends, followers, and fans."
"Much love to science and logic, though my comics are fairly neither."
"and I loved the idea of a heavily armored badass traversing the galaxy, only to upload interesting pictures and videos to her friends, followers, and fans."
"Much love to science and logic, though my comics are fairly neither."
jammyreadsbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
crookedtreehouse's review against another edition
2.0
I picked this book up because it looked visually cool, and it came recommended from a customer who who mainly purchases anthologies of up and coming artists with unusual art. He's a big fan of [a:Brandon Graham|7631424|Brandon Graham|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1417883118p2/7631424.jpg] and [a:Emma Ríos|2888650|Emma Ríos|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/f_50x66-6a03a5c12233c941481992b82eea8d23.png]'s [b:Island #1|25698308|Island #1|Brandon Graham|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1436949485s/25698308.jpg|45529677], which I also enjoy. Unfortunately, like a few of the stories that ran in Island, this book looked really interesting, but it just didn't hold my focus long enough for me to enjoy it.
Lewis's art falls into the Modern American Artists Heavily Influenced By Manga category, and like the most successful of those artists, he brings his own flair to it. It's cool that Image let him go through the stories he initially released as zines, and share them with a broader audience, but I wish they'd brought another colorist in. The vibrant and simple color schemes work really well on some pages, but on many of them it obscures his line work, which is a shame because his black and white pages and the more detailed colored pages at the end show that his linework sings when not muddled by the colors.
Story-wise, I just wasn't interested in it. I recommend it for people looking for manga influenced mech-suited action comics but want something visually different from the usual fare, and without a tight narrative structure.
Lewis's art falls into the Modern American Artists Heavily Influenced By Manga category, and like the most successful of those artists, he brings his own flair to it. It's cool that Image let him go through the stories he initially released as zines, and share them with a broader audience, but I wish they'd brought another colorist in. The vibrant and simple color schemes work really well on some pages, but on many of them it obscures his line work, which is a shame because his black and white pages and the more detailed colored pages at the end show that his linework sings when not muddled by the colors.
Story-wise, I just wasn't interested in it. I recommend it for people looking for manga influenced mech-suited action comics but want something visually different from the usual fare, and without a tight narrative structure.
mateyy's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
Such vibrant colors! Fun mesh of stories—Dream Skills is definitely a shinning star out of the collection.
booknooknoggin's review against another edition
3.0
Sci Fi mix up mash up told mostly thru pictures combined of different elements such as funk, manga, street, and little psychedelia.
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