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A review by saidtheraina
Copper by Kazu Kibuishi
4.0
I'm not so sure this should be shelved in the kids' section. Our library puts it in Juvenile, and yes, the illustration style is round and cute and colorful, and yes, it features the adventures of a kid-looking boy and his talking dog in the style of Calvin and Hobbes, and no, there isn't any content that makes it inherantly inappropriate for kids.
But the humor and mood of this is definitely twentysomething. Early on, there are metaphors about people being in bubbles and missing your destined love. The very first comic is about a fantasy of flying being spoiled by coflyers dropping bombs on the earth. Much of the wild and crazy fantasy hinges on being smashed back into reality. Yes, it's still very cute and fun, but it's more about disillusionment than dream building.
At least that's how I read it. I loved it. But I'm almost thirty.
But the humor and mood of this is definitely twentysomething. Early on, there are metaphors about people being in bubbles and missing your destined love. The very first comic is about a fantasy of flying being spoiled by coflyers dropping bombs on the earth. Much of the wild and crazy fantasy hinges on being smashed back into reality. Yes, it's still very cute and fun, but it's more about disillusionment than dream building.
At least that's how I read it. I loved it. But I'm almost thirty.