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A review by karliclover
Sailor Twain: Or: The Mermaid in the Hudson by Mark Siegel
3.0
I was at my local comic shop one day, browsing through the graphic novels of Image, Dark Horse, and IDW. Somewhere along the lines, I spotted this book. It did a great job of standing out from the other books; it's shorter (in height) and thicker than most of the others around it, which caught my attention. I took note of it and looked up reviews when I got home. I found that people were in love with it, so I took it upon myself to get a copy, excited to see what all the buzz what about.
The use of charcoal is absolutely stunning. I think my favorite panel was the spread on page 153. If there's one thing negative to say about the art, it's that I kept thinking that I would smudge it with my fingers. But that's nothing to hold against the book at all.
The story took a while for me to get interested in it. But once it started going, I was pretty invested in it. I like the whole duality theme that encompasses the entire book (Twain, Lafayette, Camomille, South, etc.).
Admittedly, however, I still don't entirely understand the ending. I kind of get it, but I know I must have missed something. For this reason, I give it 3.5 stars. If and when I find out what happened, I might change it to 4.
It should also be noted that this is an incredibly short read. I would have finished it in one sitting, but I started it around midnight last night, and I got tired at about 2:00am.
Another thing: apparently, this was a webcomic? Nice.
The use of charcoal is absolutely stunning. I think my favorite panel was the spread on page 153. If there's one thing negative to say about the art, it's that I kept thinking that I would smudge it with my fingers. But that's nothing to hold against the book at all.
The story took a while for me to get interested in it. But once it started going, I was pretty invested in it. I like the whole duality theme that encompasses the entire book (Twain, Lafayette, Camomille, South, etc.).
Admittedly, however, I still don't entirely understand the ending. I kind of get it, but I know I must have missed something. For this reason, I give it 3.5 stars. If and when I find out what happened, I might change it to 4.
It should also be noted that this is an incredibly short read. I would have finished it in one sitting, but I started it around midnight last night, and I got tired at about 2:00am.
Another thing: apparently, this was a webcomic? Nice.