Chris's review
Sanctuary (Volume 1) by Sho Fumimura
Chris's review
rating:
recommended for: people that like crime and politics with a dose of japanese homo-erotic nationalism
rating:
recommended for: people that like crime and politics with a dose of japanese homo-erotic nationalism
this series was a pretty great one.
First of all, the art is amazing.
I remember while reading this back in high school, a guy who spent every summer in japan looked at one of the pages and said: "I know where that is". The art is detailed and amazingly realistic.
The characters are great, too- unpredictable, driven by complex motivation, displaying warped morality, everything you could hope for is there in abundance
Finally, the gripping story that unfolds over the course of the book, with maybe a misstep once or twice at the end, is altogether untypical of most serial mangas.
This is easily the equivalent of the more high-art, adult-themed graphic novels by Frank Miller or that guy who did Sandman.
Warning: there is plenty of sex, violence, and nationalistic propaganda, and its clear that whoever did the art was at least as comfortable with his homo-erotic side as the guys that gave you "300".
First of all, the art is amazing.
I remember while reading this back in high school, a guy who spent every summer in japan looked at one of the pages and said: "I know where that is". The art is detailed and amazingly realistic.
The characters are great, too- unpredictable, driven by complex motivation, displaying warped morality, everything you could hope for is there in abundance
Finally, the gripping story that unfolds over the course of the book, with maybe a misstep once or twice at the end, is altogether untypical of most serial mangas.
This is easily the equivalent of the more high-art, adult-themed graphic novels by Frank Miller or that guy who did Sandman.
Warning: there is plenty of sex, violence, and nationalistic propaganda, and its clear that whoever did the art was at least as comfortable with his homo-erotic side as the guys that gave you "300".
