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matchamademoiselle's review
4.0
Une histoire courte sur la confiance, le mensonge et l'appel à l'aide qui m'a séduite dès que j'ai vu la couverture. C'est pop et choc. J'adore ce loup coloré qui dévore la page.
Ma grand-mère, qui ne lit que très peu, m'a même volé le livre des mains avant que j'ai pu en profiter pour le lire ! C'était sa première BD et elle a été impressionnée.
Le visuel emporte très facilement son lecteur. La mise en page est puissante et dynamique. Le trait fort et les couleurs flashy.
L'histoire est une reprise de la fable d'Ésope, l'enfant qui criait au loup.
Le seul petit bémol est que tout va très vite. J'ai beaucoup apprécié, mais j'ai ressenti un manque de contextualisation et de profondeur par moment pour être un coup de cœur.
Ma grand-mère, qui ne lit que très peu, m'a même volé le livre des mains avant que j'ai pu en profiter pour le lire ! C'était sa première BD et elle a été impressionnée.
Le visuel emporte très facilement son lecteur. La mise en page est puissante et dynamique. Le trait fort et les couleurs flashy.
L'histoire est une reprise de la fable d'Ésope, l'enfant qui criait au loup.
Le seul petit bémol est que tout va très vite. J'ai beaucoup apprécié, mais j'ai ressenti un manque de contextualisation et de profondeur par moment pour être un coup de cœur.
ruben_conmag's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
jbeoin's review
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Notes: animal attack, death of a parent, anxiety, ableism, seeing things that may or may not be there
I really like Ariel Ries's work, having read their two volumes of Witchy and followed their work on social for a while, and this was no exception! I honestly would love a huge collection of shorter pieces like these from them because as much as I liked Witchy, Ries shines extra bright in this short piece!
I love their use of color, and they used red in here in such a skilled way that gave you the sense of being overwhelmed by the anxiety the character feels without being overwhelmed visually yourself. And the character expressions and use of body language paired with an internal dialogue for most of the comic was just *chef's kiss*.
And oh man, I loved this particular exploration of anxiety!! So incredibly well done with both the story and the visuals. I love the message Ries conveys throughout and at the end, and I really loved the characters involved in sharing that message. I feel like that kind of messaging about anxiety isn't one I get to see often, and as an extremely anxious person myself, it was like cool water to a burning throat. This is a comic I will cherish and come back to time and again, for sure.
cara_lucia's review
4.0
A short and meaningful parable about the fear, trauma, grief, loneliness and alienation we are often left with after undergoing severe loss and trauma; how the way those around us (our friends, families, and wider communities) often respond to these emotions with discomfort and invalidation, by eschewing them and turning away from us; how, instead, they can sit with us as we experience these emotions, recognise our fears as real, comfort us, and welcome us as we are. What a difference that makes! I think this is especially pertinent to the experience of either having PTSD or loving someone who does.
goinghost's review
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
5.0
Absolutely stunning art and tight writing. This comic is also the first thing I ever bought from Shortbox, which is a fantastic publisher of some really great stuff (and this comic is no exception)