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A review by swtmarie
The Storm in the Barn by Matt Phelan
3.0
I enjoyed the illustrations in this graphic novel and thought that Phelan did a good job of showing characters' emotions throughout the story. While I like the idea of it being set up during the Dust Bowl years, I was a little confused at the story line and the bad "Rain" monster the protagonist has to overcome. It was a little annoying how the parents, i.e. the dad, was so mean to his son and treating him as a useless human being. They used his age and him growing up at the wrong time as a reason why the dad treated him poorly and unfairly.
While the jackrabbit scene was a little strange, I like how Phelan shows the true emotion of each of the hardened characters and the slight tinge of blood on their bats and the instant red panel to show the carnage they wrought upon the poor defenseless rabbits. That was my favorite part of the story.....that and the creepiness of "Rain" coming after the boy at the top of the windmill. It reminded me of a horror story and in ways it really was.
While the jackrabbit scene was a little strange, I like how Phelan shows the true emotion of each of the hardened characters and the slight tinge of blood on their bats and the instant red panel to show the carnage they wrought upon the poor defenseless rabbits. That was my favorite part of the story.....that and the creepiness of "Rain" coming after the boy at the top of the windmill. It reminded me of a horror story and in ways it really was.