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quirpele's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
gramm_incorrect's review
2.0
The art style is a little to dark for my taste and the story seems to jump all over the place. If you're a fan of noir and T.S. Elliot than you might enjoy it but otherwise I wouldn't recommend it.
dereksilva's review against another edition
slow-paced
2.0
First off, this is not the kind of book you get for a casual read. I did that and was completely lost. The story is nonsensical and reading multiple times doesn't necessarily help...UNLESS you know that the book is based on the poem of the same name by T. S. Eliot. I didn't learn this until Rowson's notes at the end.
So after reading the poem (and a lot of analyses of the poem), I reread this comic book with fresh eyes. Knowing the poem does make the comic more interesting. You notice Martin Rowson's references back to the poem and it (kind of) makes sense why he chose to write a noir. The story still doesn't make a lick of sense, but that's the point. Sort of. I think. Who knows.
So for what this story is, and considering that I had never heard of the T.S. Eliot poem, two stars actually feels pretty generous.
So after reading the poem (and a lot of analyses of the poem), I reread this comic book with fresh eyes. Knowing the poem does make the comic more interesting. You notice Martin Rowson's references back to the poem and it (kind of) makes sense why he chose to write a noir. The story still doesn't make a lick of sense, but that's the point. Sort of. I think. Who knows.
So for what this story is, and considering that I had never heard of the T.S. Eliot poem, two stars actually feels pretty generous.
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