false 2 1 false false Wed May 20 13:55:14 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 12:46:44 -0700 2009 experimentation.. like it was trying to do early modernism all over
again, but from the 1970s. I think that the piecemeal (parts looking silkscreened, some futurist-looking experiments) borrowing kept it from being aesthetically convincing. I wasn't moved by the story and I also
didn't find it interesting. I think some people try to inject super
emotional storylines into a cold modernist aesthetic to make the story
seem epic, and I don't think it worked in this case.

Usually Hayashi's commercial illustrations are sort of "pretty-pretty" in a way that doesn't make you think. I'm not saying he has to draw in this style for this to have been a better comic. I think inherently the story and concept weren't unique enough to make this anything but a chore.]]>