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A review by geekwayne
The Grand Abyss Hotel by Marcos Prior
2.0
'The Grand Abyss Hotel' by Marcos Prior with art by David Rubin is a layered ambitious graphic novel that seeks to show how fake news can change a society.
Neoliberalism has taken control, and tv news screams with stories, but which ones are true? A masked vigilante decides to fight back by fighting politicians and social media. He's no hero, but the people rally behind him.
The style reminded me a bit of a cross between The Dark Knight Returns and V For Vendetta, but it kind of lost me in all the noise. The story is told in layers, and it's presented as a lot of media chatter. I get what was attempted. It just didn't work for me. I did like the art, and enjoyed looking at the full pages with all the chaotic layouts.
Neoliberalism has taken control, and tv news screams with stories, but which ones are true? A masked vigilante decides to fight back by fighting politicians and social media. He's no hero, but the people rally behind him.
The style reminded me a bit of a cross between The Dark Knight Returns and V For Vendetta, but it kind of lost me in all the noise. The story is told in layers, and it's presented as a lot of media chatter. I get what was attempted. It just didn't work for me. I did like the art, and enjoyed looking at the full pages with all the chaotic layouts.