Reviews

On the Odd Hours by Éric Liberge

evilyreading's review against another edition

Not a fan of the art style 

thisisstephenbetts's review against another edition

2.0

Well... looks beautiful; has some interesting use of speech balloons. But... the actual panels were too busy and dense for the comic to flow nicely; and the plot made little sense, and I didn't care in the end. Was a bit of a chore to finish it.

One note on the balloons - the main character's deaf, and many people communicate with sign-language, so the tails on the balloons tended to wriggle around, indicating the motion of the characters' hands.

britt2013fb's review against another edition

3.0

This was not a book for me....
My choosing of the 3 stars was because this was not something that interested me.

This was a good/well put together graphic novel, but it was just not my cup of tea.

tufriel's review against another edition

4.0

I wish the plot and nightly “freeing” process was more developed. The handover to Bastien, an unlikely successor who is depicted as a dislikeable, spoiled and violent character, was too abrupt as was the ending. Extra stars for the brilliant depictions of the freeing of the works of art.

julz341000's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.0

jeffhall's review against another edition

4.0

This third installment in the series of graphic novels co-produced between ComicsLit and the Musée du Louvre lives up to the enigmatic standards already established in this series, and succeeds more artfully in telling a compelling story. Eric Liberge's deaf protagonist is the most fully-developed character then we have seen in this series so far, and the notion of using a deaf character to interact with the artworks of the Louvre is a highly effective plot device. In a similar vein to the Glacial Period title in this series, On the Odd Hours climaxes with a freeing of the artworks themselves, seemingly suggesting that the sequestering of these treasures behind the walls of a museum is a sad fate for them and for humanity. With a more cohesive story and some beautiful artwork by Liberge, On the Odd Hours is the best title in this series thus far.

liantener's review against another edition

3.0

Una obra dispareja. Lo que me gustó: El concepto es muy bueno, sobre personas especiales que pueden conectarse con el arte, y sobre las piezas de arte requiriendo cuidados. El arte también me gustó, bien trazado y rompiendo esquemas de orden, se vuelve muy ágil. Sin embargo lo malo opaca a la bueno: tenemos un protagonista sordomudo, con el cuál queremos empatizar, pero que el autor se empeña en hacerlo insoportable. Perdemos mucho tiempo con sus malas decisiones y sus pleitos con la gente que le rodea, en vez de profundizar en el museo y sus necesidades, las cuáles quedan inconclusas. Si el autor quería hablar en favor de los sordomudos, no lo logró; si quería hablar sobre el alma de las obras de arte, lo logró a medias; Si quería hacer una obra de misterio, tampoco lo logró.

meepelous's review

3.0

A four star premise with a two star plot and characters. I'm willing to accept all the fantastical things happening to this guy, but he (and all the people around him) seem hardly believable as characters. The plot line does not serve the fantasy element, but rather makes it more confusing and disconnected.

elna17a9a's review

2.0

A wonderful idea but with poor execution. The characters are clearly pasted from one panel to another, the sequences of the artwork coming to life are muddied and hard to appreciate, and the main character is annoying and obstinate. To the detriment of the story most of the focus is on him rather than the museum at night.