Perfectly lovely graphic novel, based on Neil Young's 2003 album. Think Alan Moore's Swamp Thing meets The Stand. It's the supernatural story of a young woman with a special heritage at the start of the Iraq War.
It's a special book. Young, obviously, wears his feelings on his sleeve, and Dysart articulated his feelings on the page very well, but I didn't find that the unapologetically 'pro-earth' view became tiresome or hurt the material in the slightest. The characters in the novel are complex. Dysart has written one of the most underrated series of the last several years, Unknown Soldier, and he does a fantastic job here, crafting the narrative of Sun Green. Artist Cliff Chiang is less well known; I think his major work up to know has been human target, and he does great work here.
An article and a sample from Wired:
Highly recommended.
It's a special book. Young, obviously, wears his feelings on his sleeve, and Dysart articulated his feelings on the page very well, but I didn't find that the unapologetically 'pro-earth' view became tiresome or hurt the material in the slightest. The characters in the novel are complex. Dysart has written one of the most underrated series of the last several years, Unknown Soldier, and he does a fantastic job here, crafting the narrative of Sun Green. Artist Cliff Chiang is less well known; I think his major work up to know has been human target, and he does great work here.
An article and a sample from Wired:
Highly recommended.
