false 45464408 800282 145240 1560977191 9781560977193 26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172171855m/145240.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172171855s/145240.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/145240.Night_Fisher 3.10 134 An intimate, compelling drama of young men on the cusp of adulthood. Johnson explores his characters' relationships with natural ease; his unsentimental portrait of late adolescence is a mature depiction of immature lives. R. Kikuo Johnson has created an intimate and compelling graphic novel-length drama of young men on the cusp of adulthood. First-rate prep school, S.U.V., and a dream house in the heights: This was the island paradise handed to Loren Foster when he moved to Hawaii with his father six years ago. Now, with the end of high school just around the corner, his best friend, Shane, has grown distant. The rumors say it's hard drugs, and Loren suspects that Shane has left him behind for a new group of friends. What sets Johnson's drama apart is the naturalistic ease with which he explores the relationships of his characters. It is at once an unsentimental portrait of that most awkward period between adolescence and young adulthood and that rarest of things: a mature depiction of immature lives. Visually, Johnson captures the languid tropical climate and strip mall tackiness of Hawaii in a rich chiaroscuro style reminiscent of Milton Caniff combined with the sensual ink work of Paul Pope or Jessica Abel.

2006 Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award Winner; 2006 Harvey Award Winner, Best New Talent. .]]> 83988 3.28 163 30 2005 2 0 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 10:05:28 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 10:11:38 -0800 2009
Comparisons to Blankets are apt: quasi-autobiographical; high school; contemporary regional Americana; often killer brushwork; often lame story, occasionally great comics grammar, occasional...more...]]>