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leighsnerdlife's review
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
thefussyreader's review
3.0
This was fun. I love anything Rocky Horror. I'm a big fan of the original movie and stage show.
Sure, the artwork in this is a little crude, but that kind of lends itself well to the overall, low-budget, seedy feel of Rocky Horror. Look at the movie remake, for instance; so Hollywood and clean and sparkling. Rocky Horror's not meant to be perfect, that's the whole idea, it's the very charm of it, and the art style of this book suited it well, I thought.
My only criticisms are that the artwork is a little dark in places and you can't decipher one scene from another, and also that it should have been longer. A lot of dialogue and the songs were cropped short to make the story fit within the number of pages it had, but if it was only a few pages longer, it could probably have easily fit everything in.
I enjoyed this, though. I was singing the songs in my head as I read along, and reading each dialogue bubble with the same delivery as the actors in the film. I've seen it so many times, I almost didn't need the dialogue bubbles.
A good bit of fun for any Rocky Horror fan.
Sure, the artwork in this is a little crude, but that kind of lends itself well to the overall, low-budget, seedy feel of Rocky Horror. Look at the movie remake, for instance; so Hollywood and clean and sparkling. Rocky Horror's not meant to be perfect, that's the whole idea, it's the very charm of it, and the art style of this book suited it well, I thought.
My only criticisms are that the artwork is a little dark in places and you can't decipher one scene from another, and also that it should have been longer. A lot of dialogue and the songs were cropped short to make the story fit within the number of pages it had, but if it was only a few pages longer, it could probably have easily fit everything in.
I enjoyed this, though. I was singing the songs in my head as I read along, and reading each dialogue bubble with the same delivery as the actors in the film. I've seen it so many times, I almost didn't need the dialogue bubbles.
A good bit of fun for any Rocky Horror fan.
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