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A review by vylotte
Death: At Death's Door by Jill Thompson, Neil Gaiman
3.0
I never would have picked this up on my own, manga isn't my thing, but it was a gift and it stars my favorite personification of Death, so I jumped in.
Told alongside Dream's journey into the empty hell, the sisters Death, Delerium and Despair throw a party for the misplaced damned souls. A slight story, but it was a lot of fun. Death and Delerium fit the anime tone perfectly, while Despair manages quite surprisingly to assimilate to the style as well (AND have a good time? Everyone loves a good party I guess!).
My two biggest trepidations were for naught, the book was formatted for US audiences (I loathe reading the "backwards" mangas) and the art was lots better than I feared. Though it's hard to go wrong with Gaiman's bestest goth girl!
Told alongside Dream's journey into the empty hell, the sisters Death, Delerium and Despair throw a party for the misplaced damned souls. A slight story, but it was a lot of fun. Death and Delerium fit the anime tone perfectly, while Despair manages quite surprisingly to assimilate to the style as well (AND have a good time? Everyone loves a good party I guess!).
My two biggest trepidations were for naught, the book was formatted for US audiences (I loathe reading the "backwards" mangas) and the art was lots better than I feared. Though it's hard to go wrong with Gaiman's bestest goth girl!