{"id":848,"date":"2016-05-21T18:52:54","date_gmt":"2016-05-21T18:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willbly.com\/?p=848"},"modified":"2016-05-21T19:00:28","modified_gmt":"2016-05-21T19:00:28","slug":"review-of-pretty-deadly-vol-1-the-shrike-graphicnovel-comics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willbly.com\/?p=848","title":{"rendered":"#Review of “Pretty Deadly Vol 1: The Shrike” #Graphicnovel #Comics"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Three<\/a>
Three and a Half of Five Stars<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The pace of the art and the narrative is intimidating at first, but the activity settles down after a few pages (only to spike again later on). The narrators are a butterfly and a rabbit skeleton — so that’s cool. There’s also a talking crow, and as you might imagine, this perked things up a bit for me. It should be noted that there is a fair bit of sex and violence along with elements of horror. The characters are lively and evocative even if the randomness of the story tosses them around like a ship in a violent sea. Feminist themes run throughout the comic though not in an overbearing, militant way. I find the story borrows themes from Westerns about forgiveness and atonement to great effect.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/strong>
\nThree and a Half\/Five Stars. Characters are well-developed, Art is nice to look at, and reminds me of the art from Jing – King of the Bandits – The Complete Collection<\/a>\"\". Pretty Deadly<\/strong>‘s story moves fast, maybe too fast, and at times feels a bit directionless. <\/p>\n

Pretty Deadly<\/strong> is food for the experienced Comic Book \/ Graphic Novel reader and not for newbies. Add a half star if you are into heavily into dominant female characters.<\/p>\n