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Mind the Gap #1-5
Mind the Gap, Volume 1: Intimate Strangers
Elle Peterssen is young, wealthy, and beautiful - and there is a reason someone tried to kill her. Only, Elle doesn't remember any of this.
Mind the Gap, the new series by the Eisner Award-winning writer JIM McCANN (Return of the Dapper Men), is a mystery with a paranormal twist.
Elle, in a spirit form detached from her comatose body, must not only unravel the mystery of her attacker's identity and motive but her entire life as well.
Who can she trust, in both this word and in the gap she exists in that lies between life and death? Filled with twists and turns, Elle's life isn't the only one turned upside down by the attack on her life.
Deceit, secrets, and hidden agendas are everywhere in a story where everyone is a suspect, and no one is innocent.
Collects Mind the Gap #1-5.
Mind the Gap, the new series by the Eisner Award-winning writer JIM McCANN (Return of the Dapper Men), is a mystery with a paranormal twist.
Elle, in a spirit form detached from her comatose body, must not only unravel the mystery of her attacker's identity and motive but her entire life as well.
Who can she trust, in both this word and in the gap she exists in that lies between life and death? Filled with twists and turns, Elle's life isn't the only one turned upside down by the attack on her life.
Deceit, secrets, and hidden agendas are everywhere in a story where everyone is a suspect, and no one is innocent.
Collects Mind the Gap #1-5.
168 pages, Paperback
First published May 2, 2012
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About the author
Jim McCann
198 books31 followersJim McCann is an award-winning writer of comic books, television, and theatre. He worked on several films and music videos before he was accepted into the ABC Daytime Writer Development Program. During that time he wrote for the popular ABC daytime drama One Life to Live. Upon moving to New York, he found a position at Marvel Comics, where he remained for six years, working in publicity and PR.
He wrote several critically acclaimed Marvel HAWKEYE series before branching out into creating his own comics and graphic novels, as well as other projects. His first graphic novel, RETURN OF THE DAPPER MEN, won the comic book industry's top award: Best Original Graphic Album. He has since gone on to create hit series such as the space-heist LOST VEGAS and the ongoing top-rated series MIND THE GAP, both published through Image Comics.
McCann earned his BA in Communication Arts, Electronic Media as well as a double minor in English and Theatre from Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH.
He currently resides in Los Angeles, where he is represented by Chelsea Reed at CAA and managed by Stan Spry at The Cartel.
He wrote several critically acclaimed Marvel HAWKEYE series before branching out into creating his own comics and graphic novels, as well as other projects. His first graphic novel, RETURN OF THE DAPPER MEN, won the comic book industry's top award: Best Original Graphic Album. He has since gone on to create hit series such as the space-heist LOST VEGAS and the ongoing top-rated series MIND THE GAP, both published through Image Comics.
McCann earned his BA in Communication Arts, Electronic Media as well as a double minor in English and Theatre from Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH.
He currently resides in Los Angeles, where he is represented by Chelsea Reed at CAA and managed by Stan Spry at The Cartel.
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October 17, 2016
3.5 stars.
Alluring artwork, confusing characters, promising plotline.
Can't wait to get my hands on the next volume!(curse you, cliffhangers!!!)
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Alluring artwork, confusing characters, promising plotline.
Can't wait to get my hands on the next volume!
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Book Song: Healthy Moon by Diiv & Heaven by I, Monster.
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January 21, 2015
I was surprised at just how much I ended up liking this. Yes, it hits the same buttons that X-Files used to, but that eventually failed me. I haven't exactly been turned off by long-running mysteries, but I have become skeptical of them. Especially when they include elements of the unexplained. So I was cautiously interested in Mind the Gap, and I'm glad I ended up reading it.
Maybe I'm wrong, but I do get the feeling that McCann knows where he's going with this. Maybe not from one issue to the next, but I really do feel like there's an actual plan here. This is what eventually made me turn away from X-Files, and why I'm not a fan of the (superficially) similar book Morning Glories. I lost faith in the direction there. I haven't here, at least not yet, and I found that I was getting more interested as the book went on.
But really, the absolute best thing about Mind the Gap is the art. Esquejo's art is realistic, appropriately detailed, and absolutely beautiful. Sometimes, realistic art can end up looking flat and plastic on the page. But there's a lot of life in Esquejo's art. It's just a pleasure to look at.
I'm hopeful for the future of this book. I do feel like there's something definite planned. I really hope that I'm not wrong.
Maybe I'm wrong, but I do get the feeling that McCann knows where he's going with this. Maybe not from one issue to the next, but I really do feel like there's an actual plan here. This is what eventually made me turn away from X-Files, and why I'm not a fan of the (superficially) similar book Morning Glories. I lost faith in the direction there. I haven't here, at least not yet, and I found that I was getting more interested as the book went on.
But really, the absolute best thing about Mind the Gap is the art. Esquejo's art is realistic, appropriately detailed, and absolutely beautiful. Sometimes, realistic art can end up looking flat and plastic on the page. But there's a lot of life in Esquejo's art. It's just a pleasure to look at.
I'm hopeful for the future of this book. I do feel like there's something definite planned. I really hope that I'm not wrong.
January 15, 2015
Elle is a beautiful young woman from a wealthy family who is suddenly struck down on the subway and is now in a coma – whodunit and why?
For some reason the mystery genre and comics don’t seem to gel. Take Nick Spencer’s Morning Glories for example. Spencer believes piling on one puzzling scene after another is enough for a mystery story. So in the first Morning Glories book you get deathtraps, patrolling murderous death squads, ghosts, cults, doppelgangers and more supernatural ephemera, the idea being you’re interested in finding out what it all means to keep reading. We’ll call it “the Lost phenomenon”, but really it’s just bad mystery. There’s no plot and the reader has no clue what’s going on so there’s nothing to make the reader invested in anything that’s happening. In fact the only real mystery behind the series is why it’s popular at all!
Contrast this with a great (non-comics) mystery story: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. What makes it great? Simplicity. It isn’t one non-sequitur after another ad nauseam, it’s a handful of people trapped in an isolated location being killed off one by one – and one of the group is the murderer. You understand the situation and the story, you know the parameters of the mystery and it’s fun seeing the puzzle work itself out.
And so we come to Mind the Gap, Volume 1 which isn’t as bad as Morning Glories – Jim McCann is more restrained than Spencer and a story does begin to emerge by the end - but is definitely a good example of a bad mystery. Why? The mystery itself is boring, static and, besides not really knowing what’s happening, I also didn’t care to find out.
Elle is knocked unconscious and put into a coma. Is there a threat to anyone else in the cast for the same thing to happen to another character? There doesn’t seem to be. There goes the tension! More importantly, what is the story – find out how Elle was put in a coma, right? So who are we following – who’s actively trying to figure this out? No one!
What are the characters doing and why should we care? There’s Dr Geller who’s got a rivalry with Dr Hammond. Ok. Dead end there! What about Dane, Elle’s artist boyfriend? He’s not doing anything besides fighting with Elle’s bestie who’s sleeping a lot. She wakes up one time when Elle is able to talk to her from the spirit world but that’s it.
Is Elle our main character? She’s in Purgatory talking to ghosts trying to figure out a way back to her body. For some reason she can inhabit other peoples’ bodies but not her own – not quite sure why. Because if she could then that’d be the end of the series?
So here’s the situation: Elle’s spirit is bumbling around in Purgatory while the rest of the cast stand around pointing fingers. The paper-thin plot barely advances and, besides some shadowy guy in a hoodie calling people on a cell phone, nothing much happens. This is such a frustratingly boring comic! Then the story emerges towards the end and it’s a cliché. Brilliant.
The saving grace is Rodin Esquejo’s artwork which is far too good for Jim McCann’s crap script. This pairing is the comic book equivalent of Simon and Garfunkel. Esquejo’s artwork isn’t just gorgeous – the Breakfast Club tribute cover and the image of Elle as Bee Girl from that Blind Melon album are just two memorable pages – but is also incredibly evocative. I could actually feel the characters’ emotions through the imagery, it’s so convincing and real, and you see the script through the art. That’s how good the artwork is and it’s so rare to come across in comics!
The magnificent Adrian Alphona (current artist on Ms Marvel) draws most of the final chapter which explores Dane’s troubled past with his deadbeat dad and his relationship with Elle. Fantastic artwork again but also outstanding layouts. Alphona packs in so much story into his pages that sit so perfectly alongside each other, especially the pages without panels. Mind the Gap would’ve been a total loss if not for Alphona and Esquejo’s art keeping me engaged.
I get the title – “Mind the Gap” – could be a reference to the warning you see in subways, tying in to where Elle was found, as well as an instruction to the reader to “mind the gaps” in the storytelling because it’s a mystery. But there’s really nothing here story-wise that I liked enough to want to pursue or recommend to others to pick up. I think I’ll steer clear of anything else by Jim McCann. The only positive I got out of this was another artist’s name to look out for: Rodin Esquejo.
For some reason the mystery genre and comics don’t seem to gel. Take Nick Spencer’s Morning Glories for example. Spencer believes piling on one puzzling scene after another is enough for a mystery story. So in the first Morning Glories book you get deathtraps, patrolling murderous death squads, ghosts, cults, doppelgangers and more supernatural ephemera, the idea being you’re interested in finding out what it all means to keep reading. We’ll call it “the Lost phenomenon”, but really it’s just bad mystery. There’s no plot and the reader has no clue what’s going on so there’s nothing to make the reader invested in anything that’s happening. In fact the only real mystery behind the series is why it’s popular at all!
Contrast this with a great (non-comics) mystery story: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. What makes it great? Simplicity. It isn’t one non-sequitur after another ad nauseam, it’s a handful of people trapped in an isolated location being killed off one by one – and one of the group is the murderer. You understand the situation and the story, you know the parameters of the mystery and it’s fun seeing the puzzle work itself out.
And so we come to Mind the Gap, Volume 1 which isn’t as bad as Morning Glories – Jim McCann is more restrained than Spencer and a story does begin to emerge by the end - but is definitely a good example of a bad mystery. Why? The mystery itself is boring, static and, besides not really knowing what’s happening, I also didn’t care to find out.
Elle is knocked unconscious and put into a coma. Is there a threat to anyone else in the cast for the same thing to happen to another character? There doesn’t seem to be. There goes the tension! More importantly, what is the story – find out how Elle was put in a coma, right? So who are we following – who’s actively trying to figure this out? No one!
What are the characters doing and why should we care? There’s Dr Geller who’s got a rivalry with Dr Hammond. Ok. Dead end there! What about Dane, Elle’s artist boyfriend? He’s not doing anything besides fighting with Elle’s bestie who’s sleeping a lot. She wakes up one time when Elle is able to talk to her from the spirit world but that’s it.
Is Elle our main character? She’s in Purgatory talking to ghosts trying to figure out a way back to her body. For some reason she can inhabit other peoples’ bodies but not her own – not quite sure why. Because if she could then that’d be the end of the series?
So here’s the situation: Elle’s spirit is bumbling around in Purgatory while the rest of the cast stand around pointing fingers. The paper-thin plot barely advances and, besides some shadowy guy in a hoodie calling people on a cell phone, nothing much happens. This is such a frustratingly boring comic! Then the story emerges towards the end and it’s a cliché. Brilliant.
The saving grace is Rodin Esquejo’s artwork which is far too good for Jim McCann’s crap script. This pairing is the comic book equivalent of Simon and Garfunkel. Esquejo’s artwork isn’t just gorgeous – the Breakfast Club tribute cover and the image of Elle as Bee Girl from that Blind Melon album are just two memorable pages – but is also incredibly evocative. I could actually feel the characters’ emotions through the imagery, it’s so convincing and real, and you see the script through the art. That’s how good the artwork is and it’s so rare to come across in comics!
The magnificent Adrian Alphona (current artist on Ms Marvel) draws most of the final chapter which explores Dane’s troubled past with his deadbeat dad and his relationship with Elle. Fantastic artwork again but also outstanding layouts. Alphona packs in so much story into his pages that sit so perfectly alongside each other, especially the pages without panels. Mind the Gap would’ve been a total loss if not for Alphona and Esquejo’s art keeping me engaged.
I get the title – “Mind the Gap” – could be a reference to the warning you see in subways, tying in to where Elle was found, as well as an instruction to the reader to “mind the gaps” in the storytelling because it’s a mystery. But there’s really nothing here story-wise that I liked enough to want to pursue or recommend to others to pick up. I think I’ll steer clear of anything else by Jim McCann. The only positive I got out of this was another artist’s name to look out for: Rodin Esquejo.
April 11, 2015
Elle Peterssen must try find out who tried to kill her in the subway; the problem is that she's in a coma and now it's up to her spirit form to try in the gap between life and death figure out who attacked her and why?
You know the feeling when you think you have a couple of pages left in a book, but instead it's just the first chapter for the next book or some information about the author and stuff? Yeah in graphic novels there is always (as far as I know) all the covers of the issues collected in the end. So after being pulled into this story, wondering what the hell is going on, following Elle in the gap and her friends and family in the living it ends with a cliffhanger. Gah! I hadn't realized how invested I was in the story until the graphic novel ended and I just had some fancy covers left to look at...
Thank you Netgalley for providing me with a free copy for an honest review!
Review also posted on And Now for Something Completely Different and It's a Mad Mad World
You know the feeling when you think you have a couple of pages left in a book, but instead it's just the first chapter for the next book or some information about the author and stuff? Yeah in graphic novels there is always (as far as I know) all the covers of the issues collected in the end. So after being pulled into this story, wondering what the hell is going on, following Elle in the gap and her friends and family in the living it ends with a cliffhanger. Gah! I hadn't realized how invested I was in the story until the graphic novel ended and I just had some fancy covers left to look at...
Thank you Netgalley for providing me with a free copy for an honest review!
Review also posted on And Now for Something Completely Different and It's a Mad Mad World
August 4, 2015
I bought this on impulse because I couldn't resist the title, and the description of the story was intriguing. Ellis (aka Elle, or E) Peterssen, a 20-something New York stage actress from a very wealthy family, lies in a hospital bed in a coma, her family and friends standing by. However, her consciousness is operating in a space between life and death -- but is suffering amnesia. What happened to her? Something is clearly amiss, but what?
I loved this first collection of this mystery/suspense comic. The artwork is fantastic, and the introduction of plot threads and characters kept me flipping the pages. I really hope this is all building to something as promising as these first five issues feel.
Then it ended on a cliffhanger!! So I guess I'm dashing off for Volume 2 this weekend.
January 6, 2015
*NetGalley book review*
Starting off a graphic novel with an excellent 80's song was a great way to get my attention. This was a crazy graphic novel. The story was very good and was full of suspense. I haven't read a graphic novel that was this good in quite awhile. This one had all kinds of characters. Excellent art work.
Starting off a graphic novel with an excellent 80's song was a great way to get my attention. This was a crazy graphic novel. The story was very good and was full of suspense. I haven't read a graphic novel that was this good in quite awhile. This one had all kinds of characters. Excellent art work.
February 26, 2016
This was INCREDIBLE. I devoured it. Why aren't more people talking about this series?
I love the diversity of the characters, I love the writing, I LOVE the artwork, I love the mystery. Did I mention that I love this book?
I love the diversity of the characters, I love the writing, I LOVE the artwork, I love the mystery. Did I mention that I love this book?
July 21, 2013
Overall 3.5 stars. The story gets 3 stars but the inside art pushes this closer to 4 for me. The drawing is sharp and the colors are vivid, with just the right amount of panels per page. I hate an overcrowded page. And the covers (THE COVERS!) have hooked me since issue #1.
A Breakfast Club tribute - how can you not love that?
And a Red Riding Hood cover
But back to the story. It's alright... The mystery is set up and set up some more and eventually I started to get annoyed. Reveal something already! The supposed hints McCann worked into the story weren't obvious to me at all. In fact, even after reading volume 2 I don't see where they gave us any clues as to what's really going on.
Still, it's a solid premise for a series. The main character Elle is knocked unconscious on a subway platform by a mystery person, which puts her in a coma. What her family doesn't realize is that she can watch them from the other side and she's trying to get back to them. She discovers she has the ability to jump into the body of other coma patients, but not her own body, and revive the person for a small amount of time.
Then she goes back to the Garden, which is some sort or soul purgatory until the residents' bodies either die or they wake up. Elle also meets a British friend, Bobby Plangman, in the Garden, although it's unclear what purpose he'll ultimately serve.
In summary, decent start, excellent art, but they need to move things along and quickly.
P.S. I love the title for this volume. Intimate Strangers - this could be applied to the family that Elle is not particularly fond of OR to her close friends who may or may not be involved in her accident. Only time will tell who's a true stranger.
Bee Girl makes an appearance!! Love it. :)
I love the lighting in each panel here. This is when Elle meets Bobby.
A Breakfast Club tribute - how can you not love that?
And a Red Riding Hood cover
But back to the story. It's alright... The mystery is set up and set up some more and eventually I started to get annoyed. Reveal something already! The supposed hints McCann worked into the story weren't obvious to me at all. In fact, even after reading volume 2 I don't see where they gave us any clues as to what's really going on.
Still, it's a solid premise for a series. The main character Elle is knocked unconscious on a subway platform by a mystery person, which puts her in a coma. What her family doesn't realize is that she can watch them from the other side and she's trying to get back to them. She discovers she has the ability to jump into the body of other coma patients, but not her own body, and revive the person for a small amount of time.
Then she goes back to the Garden, which is some sort or soul purgatory until the residents' bodies either die or they wake up. Elle also meets a British friend, Bobby Plangman, in the Garden, although it's unclear what purpose he'll ultimately serve.
In summary, decent start, excellent art, but they need to move things along and quickly.
P.S. I love the title for this volume. Intimate Strangers - this could be applied to the family that Elle is not particularly fond of OR to her close friends who may or may not be involved in her accident. Only time will tell who's a true stranger.
Bee Girl makes an appearance!! Love it. :)
I love the lighting in each panel here. This is when Elle meets Bobby.
December 15, 2012
I honestly don't know why I bother with Jim McCann anymore. His Hawkeye and Mockingbird books were just so awful, so devastatingly bad, that I didn't think he'd ever be able to convince me to read anything else by the man. Unfortunately, I've been a sucker lately for these creator-owned Image books. Quite a few of them are just firing on all cylinders and it makes me think that everything Image puts out will be worth it's weight in gold.
That's quite obviously not the case, but as I said, I'm a sucker. So I gave McCann's creator-owned vision a chance, but the damn thing is just too muddy. There are so many threads her that he's pulling, I don't think he even knows which ones are which. Each issue seems to be written on the fly, without a real outline or map, and I think maybe McCann got a little lost there for a bit. And hell, if the mapmaker is lost, what chance does the reader have?
With it being so overly complicated, it reads like bad TV. Actually, that's exactly what McCann should be doing- writing for TV. Because although he's trying hard to lure the reader into his web the same way Nick Spencer did with Morning Glories, he's failing at it miserably. The dialogue is exactly what you'd expect from someone who hasn't ever actually listened to actual people speaking, but is instead, writing dialogue based on dialogue they've heard on the TV.
And with each twist, we roll our eyes, because it just seems so damn convoluted that there's no hope of pulling it back and salvaging it. By the time the entire thing resolves itself, there won't be a single twist that we couldn't have seen coming or come to actually care about.
Esquejo is the saving grace here with the artwork, and even more than that, the colorist is the real star. As always, Esquejo gives us something beautiful to look at while we are bored out of our skulls. His simple, thin lines are just radiant.
Writing: D
Art: B
That's quite obviously not the case, but as I said, I'm a sucker. So I gave McCann's creator-owned vision a chance, but the damn thing is just too muddy. There are so many threads her that he's pulling, I don't think he even knows which ones are which. Each issue seems to be written on the fly, without a real outline or map, and I think maybe McCann got a little lost there for a bit. And hell, if the mapmaker is lost, what chance does the reader have?
With it being so overly complicated, it reads like bad TV. Actually, that's exactly what McCann should be doing- writing for TV. Because although he's trying hard to lure the reader into his web the same way Nick Spencer did with Morning Glories, he's failing at it miserably. The dialogue is exactly what you'd expect from someone who hasn't ever actually listened to actual people speaking, but is instead, writing dialogue based on dialogue they've heard on the TV.
And with each twist, we roll our eyes, because it just seems so damn convoluted that there's no hope of pulling it back and salvaging it. By the time the entire thing resolves itself, there won't be a single twist that we couldn't have seen coming or come to actually care about.
Esquejo is the saving grace here with the artwork, and even more than that, the colorist is the real star. As always, Esquejo gives us something beautiful to look at while we are bored out of our skulls. His simple, thin lines are just radiant.
Writing: D
Art: B
September 1, 2016
I received this from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
After the initial couple of pages in which I was at a loss about what was going in, the story really picked up and pulled me in. Even though it was about 170 pages, it was a very quick read, and the suspense keeps ratcheting up with each chapter. And just like a good comic book, it ends with a cliff-hanger. One complaint (well, observation) is that the cliffhanger didn't work all that well. The way it was presented would have worked better on film/audio, since the voice that Jo heard couldn't really be shown as "different".
There's one comparison I'd like to make, and that's to the TV show, "Heroes". Not that saving the main character would save the world or anything like that, but the backstory in the graphic novel felt a lot like the show. Lot's of intrigue and I'm left wondering who's pulling the strings, who is tied to who, and how her parents are involved. That's the "Heroes" similarity, and it's not a bad thing. Makes me immediately want to find volume 2!
After the initial couple of pages in which I was at a loss about what was going in, the story really picked up and pulled me in. Even though it was about 170 pages, it was a very quick read, and the suspense keeps ratcheting up with each chapter. And just like a good comic book, it ends with a cliff-hanger. One complaint (well, observation) is that the cliffhanger didn't work all that well. The way it was presented would have worked better on film/audio, since the voice that Jo heard couldn't really be shown as "different".
There's one comparison I'd like to make, and that's to the TV show, "Heroes". Not that saving the main character would save the world or anything like that, but the backstory in the graphic novel felt a lot like the show. Lot's of intrigue and I'm left wondering who's pulling the strings, who is tied to who, and how her parents are involved. That's the "Heroes" similarity, and it's not a bad thing. Makes me immediately want to find volume 2!
June 8, 2015
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Elle Peterssen is left in a coma after an attempt is made on her life. Her spirit form is caught between the land of the living and the dead and she must figure out who attacked her and what the motive was and try and come back to her life. Elle also finds that she can communicate with the living for a short time by taking over the body of person who is about to enter the afterlife and is soon being asked to help other comatose souls before they die.
I liked the supernatural themes in this read, not only has Elle to solve the mystery in spirit form but I would presume the series will also see her trying to use her abilities to help solve other mysteries until she finds her would be killer. I also liked the story of Dane, especially what will happen between him and his father and how he is potentially involved with Elle's accident. As the story progresses it becomes even more difficult to figure out who is responsible for Elle's comatose state with both friends and family under suspicion, it ends on a maddening cliffhanger that has you itching to get the next volume.
The artwork is beautiful with highly detailed panels that pop with colour and use light and dark to amazing effect. The drawing is crisp and clear and there is the added bonus of different covers and sketches at the end of the volume which are all pretty stunning.
Recommended.
Elle Peterssen is left in a coma after an attempt is made on her life. Her spirit form is caught between the land of the living and the dead and she must figure out who attacked her and what the motive was and try and come back to her life. Elle also finds that she can communicate with the living for a short time by taking over the body of person who is about to enter the afterlife and is soon being asked to help other comatose souls before they die.
I liked the supernatural themes in this read, not only has Elle to solve the mystery in spirit form but I would presume the series will also see her trying to use her abilities to help solve other mysteries until she finds her would be killer. I also liked the story of Dane, especially what will happen between him and his father and how he is potentially involved with Elle's accident. As the story progresses it becomes even more difficult to figure out who is responsible for Elle's comatose state with both friends and family under suspicion, it ends on a maddening cliffhanger that has you itching to get the next volume.
The artwork is beautiful with highly detailed panels that pop with colour and use light and dark to amazing effect. The drawing is crisp and clear and there is the added bonus of different covers and sketches at the end of the volume which are all pretty stunning.
Recommended.
March 2, 2015
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Elle Peterson is young, wealthy and beautiful - and trapped in a coma after someone tried to kill her. Trapped in some kind of an in-between spirit world she tries to figure out what happened to her and how to get back into her body. Everyone is a suspect and it's impossible to know who to trust.
A very interesting graphic novel. The art work is very beautiful, with a lot of colour and it works great together with the story, which is also quite good. I was really wondering and trying to figure out who did this to Elle, so I'll have to read the next volume as well.
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
Elle Peterson is young, wealthy and beautiful - and trapped in a coma after someone tried to kill her. Trapped in some kind of an in-between spirit world she tries to figure out what happened to her and how to get back into her body. Everyone is a suspect and it's impossible to know who to trust.
A very interesting graphic novel. The art work is very beautiful, with a lot of colour and it works great together with the story, which is also quite good. I was really wondering and trying to figure out who did this to Elle, so I'll have to read the next volume as well.
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
December 23, 2019
I’m so confused but somehow I still enjoyed it lol
February 11, 2015
I got this graphic novel from Netgalley.
I was disappointed with this one. I really wanted to like it more than I did. The premise seemed promising--a young woman is mysteriously attacked and ends up in a coma. In this coma she meets people and slowly begins to adjust to her predicament. Meanwhile, her friends and family come and go and some mysterious figures seem to have some sort of plot.
And that's about as much as I can tell you about that.
The way the story goes about revealing information is lacking. I still really have no idea what's going on, and that's a problem. Not enough was revealed to keep my interested in the story, or to make me want to continue with it. I see this a lot with graphic novels. There's a delicate balance with trying to keep information from the reader. Too much and there's no reason to keep reading; too little and the reader has nothing invested in the story. The artwork was just okay.
I was disappointed with this one. I really wanted to like it more than I did. The premise seemed promising--a young woman is mysteriously attacked and ends up in a coma. In this coma she meets people and slowly begins to adjust to her predicament. Meanwhile, her friends and family come and go and some mysterious figures seem to have some sort of plot.
And that's about as much as I can tell you about that.
The way the story goes about revealing information is lacking. I still really have no idea what's going on, and that's a problem. Not enough was revealed to keep my interested in the story, or to make me want to continue with it. I see this a lot with graphic novels. There's a delicate balance with trying to keep information from the reader. Too much and there's no reason to keep reading; too little and the reader has nothing invested in the story. The artwork was just okay.
June 27, 2021
I didn’t have fun. Dull characters and story, plus a confusing pace, that could have done with more time markers throughout
February 4, 2015
With thanks to Netgalley and Image Comics for the opportunity to read this graphic novel in exchange for an honest review.
Elle Peterssen is young, rich, beautiful, smart. She has a loving boyfriend and a wonderful best friend. She’s also on someone’s hit list and an attack at a subway station leaves her in a coma. Cover ups , suspicion, and deception surround the events of her attack and her current condition, but the only person who can figure that out is Elle herself, who’s spirit has detached from its body.
Many stories explore what goes on within the minds of people in a coma. Mind the Gap has its own unique take, introducing Elle to a world of wandering souls, some of whom know more about her than she does. Some seem to want to help, but, since Elle remembers so little about herself, can they be trusted? I liked the concept presented here, particularly when Elle is forced to confront some of the greater fears that are hindering her recollection, but the real twist was the step even further into the paranormal with Elle’s unique ability to communicate through the recently dead.
The credit pages of the graphic novel listed several songs that immediately had me humming along, with the lyrics scrawled across the page. Elle and her friends also work at a theatre, but my hopes that the music and arts would take on a greater role in the story has no paid off thus far. The focus remains on casting suspicion on all those around her, while she tries to figure things out for herself.
The artwork is sharp and realistic and I love the colours. Each panel is uncluttered by too much imagery and detail, allowing the focus to remain on the characters at the heart of the story.
As is to be expected, volume one ends on a cliffhanger, with the mystery deepening, and Elle’s abilities manifesting in a surprising manner. Of course I want to know what comes next. Once again, Image Comics impresses me with unique stories that continue to break the comic mould.
With thanks to Netgalley and Image Comics for the opportunity to read this graphic novel in exchange for an honest review.
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Elle Peterssen is young, rich, beautiful, smart. She has a loving boyfriend and a wonderful best friend. She’s also on someone’s hit list and an attack at a subway station leaves her in a coma. Cover ups , suspicion, and deception surround the events of her attack and her current condition, but the only person who can figure that out is Elle herself, who’s spirit has detached from its body.
Many stories explore what goes on within the minds of people in a coma. Mind the Gap has its own unique take, introducing Elle to a world of wandering souls, some of whom know more about her than she does. Some seem to want to help, but, since Elle remembers so little about herself, can they be trusted? I liked the concept presented here, particularly when Elle is forced to confront some of the greater fears that are hindering her recollection, but the real twist was the step even further into the paranormal with Elle’s unique ability to communicate through the recently dead.
The credit pages of the graphic novel listed several songs that immediately had me humming along, with the lyrics scrawled across the page. Elle and her friends also work at a theatre, but my hopes that the music and arts would take on a greater role in the story has no paid off thus far. The focus remains on casting suspicion on all those around her, while she tries to figure things out for herself.
The artwork is sharp and realistic and I love the colours. Each panel is uncluttered by too much imagery and detail, allowing the focus to remain on the characters at the heart of the story.
As is to be expected, volume one ends on a cliffhanger, with the mystery deepening, and Elle’s abilities manifesting in a surprising manner. Of course I want to know what comes next. Once again, Image Comics impresses me with unique stories that continue to break the comic mould.
With thanks to Netgalley and Image Comics for the opportunity to read this graphic novel in exchange for an honest review.
www.Bibliosanctum.com
February 24, 2015
3.5 stars.
Wow, it’s been a really, really long time since I’ve reviewed a graphic novel which is strange since I’ve been on a graphic novel kick lately.
Mind the Gap has some great artistry. Nice use of colors, well drawn characters that are unique and distinctive from each other, and nice expression of emotion and atmosphere. Elle’s quest, confusion, and desire to regain control of her body and delving deep into her conscious as well as others was I thought the highlight of this story. The way both her external friends and her internal quest to solve and discover the mystery behind her condition and attack and the darker ministrations behind it.
There are a lot of characters that are introduced and those that you need to keep track of and I found myself getting confused trying to remember who was who, who was connected with who, and how people affected the narrative. Also, there are a lot of jump scenes from one character to another into many different situations that threw me out of the flow of the story.
However, even despite this, there were a large number of questions I had and not really any real clue who or what is the real nemesis of this story. Mind the Gap did have an intriguing beginning and I was very engrossed in the story.
Nice introduction to the series. I would pick up and read more. Recommend for someone who’s looking outside of the usual superhero or fantasy genres in the graphic novel category.
Wow, it’s been a really, really long time since I’ve reviewed a graphic novel which is strange since I’ve been on a graphic novel kick lately.
Mind the Gap has some great artistry. Nice use of colors, well drawn characters that are unique and distinctive from each other, and nice expression of emotion and atmosphere. Elle’s quest, confusion, and desire to regain control of her body and delving deep into her conscious as well as others was I thought the highlight of this story. The way both her external friends and her internal quest to solve and discover the mystery behind her condition and attack and the darker ministrations behind it.
There are a lot of characters that are introduced and those that you need to keep track of and I found myself getting confused trying to remember who was who, who was connected with who, and how people affected the narrative. Also, there are a lot of jump scenes from one character to another into many different situations that threw me out of the flow of the story.
However, even despite this, there were a large number of questions I had and not really any real clue who or what is the real nemesis of this story. Mind the Gap did have an intriguing beginning and I was very engrossed in the story.
Nice introduction to the series. I would pick up and read more. Recommend for someone who’s looking outside of the usual superhero or fantasy genres in the graphic novel category.
January 23, 2015
This is a paranormal mystery about people whose consciousnesses are trapped in a different plane, leaving their physical forms behind as coma induced bodies. Before the main character can really look for answers, she is much more consumed with the need to make contact with the physical world.
This suffers a bit from first issue syndrome: I am intrigued, but it spent so much time setting up all of the pieces that they didn't get to do very much, and there was no time for development. However, I really enjoy the art style and am excited to know more about what's happening. It rests on the precarious threshold of many clichés, but hopefully volume two unfolds into a more nuanced and unpredictable story.
This suffers a bit from first issue syndrome: I am intrigued, but it spent so much time setting up all of the pieces that they didn't get to do very much, and there was no time for development. However, I really enjoy the art style and am excited to know more about what's happening. It rests on the precarious threshold of many clichés, but hopefully volume two unfolds into a more nuanced and unpredictable story.
May 11, 2014
Thriller with paranormal dimension, pretty complicated intersecting story lines, good art. I might check out the next volume...
November 21, 2018
the good
the art is absolutely stunning and detailed, with plenty of amazing double page spreads.
the dialogue is quite good and idiosyncratic to the characters, with hardly any on-the-nose or expository dialogue (which annoys me quite a bit lol)
the concept is intriguing. i do like the planting of some characters and concepts that will appear in the next volume, such as ms o’shaughnessy, who appears to be mr peterssen’s side chick.
the bad
while the art is beautiful, i did sometimes mistake a lot of characters and took a bit to really get a hold of what’s happening. i don’t know if this is a personal thing, or something that happened when other readers read it too.
the graphic novel, i feel, could definitely benefit from more location markers and transitions. for instance, there is a part in the dane’s flashback where he answers a call from his father in the midst of sex with elle on the verso page. on the recto page, we suddenly change locations to outside, which, while helpfully filtered in a darker shade compared to the warm ‘filter’ of the verso to show a location change, was still too abrupt for me. it might have improved if dane had made an excuse to leave the house to answer the call in the verso. this is sadly not the only instance, and the read did feel choppy.
i do feel the reveal at the end of dane’s father comes too abruptly. i felt like i needed some more foreshadowing, possibly in dane’s character, of his abusive past before i can fully appreciate this. as for the plot, i did feel it was quite convoluted and at one point i had to put down the book and try to make sense of the situation. that was towards the end of the graphic novel, which, to me, was the only exciting thing that happened throughout the entire thing. i don’t think the rising action is done very well. then again, it might be more action-packed and interesting in the 2nd volume, and volume 1 might just be somewhat of a prologue to it. unfortunately, fantastic beasts: the crimes of grindelwald proved that a prologue (some might say ‘filler’) does not do very well. and i still feel that the rising action with the reveal is disproportionate to the rising action we have in the rest of the volume.
some of my questions and feelings might be assuaged or answered in the next volume, but seeing how this one turned out, i am highly unlikely to pick up volume 2.
the art is absolutely stunning and detailed, with plenty of amazing double page spreads.
the dialogue is quite good and idiosyncratic to the characters, with hardly any on-the-nose or expository dialogue (which annoys me quite a bit lol)
the concept is intriguing. i do like the planting of some characters and concepts that will appear in the next volume, such as ms o’shaughnessy, who appears to be mr peterssen’s side chick.
the bad
while the art is beautiful, i did sometimes mistake a lot of characters and took a bit to really get a hold of what’s happening. i don’t know if this is a personal thing, or something that happened when other readers read it too.
the graphic novel, i feel, could definitely benefit from more location markers and transitions. for instance, there is a part in the dane’s flashback where he answers a call from his father in the midst of sex with elle on the verso page. on the recto page, we suddenly change locations to outside, which, while helpfully filtered in a darker shade compared to the warm ‘filter’ of the verso to show a location change, was still too abrupt for me. it might have improved if dane had made an excuse to leave the house to answer the call in the verso. this is sadly not the only instance, and the read did feel choppy.
i do feel the reveal at the end of dane’s father comes too abruptly. i felt like i needed some more foreshadowing, possibly in dane’s character, of his abusive past before i can fully appreciate this. as for the plot, i did feel it was quite convoluted and at one point i had to put down the book and try to make sense of the situation. that was towards the end of the graphic novel, which, to me, was the only exciting thing that happened throughout the entire thing. i don’t think the rising action is done very well. then again, it might be more action-packed and interesting in the 2nd volume, and volume 1 might just be somewhat of a prologue to it. unfortunately, fantastic beasts: the crimes of grindelwald proved that a prologue (some might say ‘filler’) does not do very well. and i still feel that the rising action with the reveal is disproportionate to the rising action we have in the rest of the volume.
some of my questions and feelings might be assuaged or answered in the next volume, but seeing how this one turned out, i am highly unlikely to pick up volume 2.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 12, 2017
This review originally appeared on my blog, Books Without Any Pictures:
http://bookswithoutanypictures.com/20...
Mind the Gap is a graphic novel about a girl named Elle who is in a coma. While she is unconscious, she exists in kind of an in-between spirit form, where she is able to observe the world around her. She doesn’t remember much of her life, and now has to piece together who was (or still is) trying to kill her.
My thoughts:
-I loved the psychedelic artwork and the concept of the book.
-There were a lot of random song references scattered throughout the story.
-The story itself was straightforward and not very deep.
-The pacing seemed off–crazy things finally started happening at the very end. And I get that trade paperbacks are just collections of x number of issues, but still, I wish that it didn’t end right where it did.
-In general, the concept was more promising than the execution, with the exception of the Red Riding Hood scene, which really embraced the trippiness that the book should have had throughout.
I liked Elle’s best friend more than Elle herself.
I had mixed feelings about Mind the Gap, and at the end of the day, I think I felt like it didn’t quite live up to its full potential. I might not continue the series, but as a comic to read while camping, it was a fine way to pass the time.
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Mind the Gap is a graphic novel about a girl named Elle who is in a coma. While she is unconscious, she exists in kind of an in-between spirit form, where she is able to observe the world around her. She doesn’t remember much of her life, and now has to piece together who was (or still is) trying to kill her.
My thoughts:
-I loved the psychedelic artwork and the concept of the book.
-There were a lot of random song references scattered throughout the story.
-The story itself was straightforward and not very deep.
-The pacing seemed off–crazy things finally started happening at the very end. And I get that trade paperbacks are just collections of x number of issues, but still, I wish that it didn’t end right where it did.
-In general, the concept was more promising than the execution, with the exception of the Red Riding Hood scene, which really embraced the trippiness that the book should have had throughout.
I liked Elle’s best friend more than Elle herself.
I had mixed feelings about Mind the Gap, and at the end of the day, I think I felt like it didn’t quite live up to its full potential. I might not continue the series, but as a comic to read while camping, it was a fine way to pass the time.
October 8, 2018
"Welcome to 'The Garden'. Fitting place for the vegetables, no? They are just like us, stuck in the big sleep, trapped, trying to find a way back into their bodies."
I had no idea what this was about going into it, and so far, I still do not really know what's going on.. But I would quite like to know (so that's something, I guess). Nothing much has really happened yet and I don't particularly know anything about any of the characters, so can't say I'm too concerned about anyone's safety or story. The way this volume ended was interesting enough and the art is quite pretty too.
I had no idea what this was about going into it, and so far, I still do not really know what's going on.. But I would quite like to know (so that's something, I guess). Nothing much has really happened yet and I don't particularly know anything about any of the characters, so can't say I'm too concerned about anyone's safety or story. The way this volume ended was interesting enough and the art is quite pretty too.
August 14, 2017
This one started slow, almost gave up on it but then it got better as it went along... Probably going to give the next one a try
January 18, 2019
really cool concept, but the art isn't my personal favorite
September 13, 2020
Interesting first volume!
January 7, 2015
Sometimes it's nice to take a little break from my more "serious" reading and open the pages of a graphic novel. Not that graphic novels are "light" reading, because some of the plots are just as complex as my "normal" reading, but I suppose they can be more like picture books for adults.
Recently I saw Image Comics was letting reviewers download a graphic novel called Mind the Gap Volume 1: Intimate Strangers by Jim McCann. What struck me first was the cover, which I thought was stunning. So, I had to take a peek at the rest. I never heard of the author, Jim McCann, but learned that he had won an Eisner award for an earlier work called Return of the Dapper Men. The Eisner award is like the Pulitzer for Comics, so I was up for reading the story…
It starts out with some girl getting a phone call from her BFF, but the connection is lost. Girl tries calling BFF back with no answer, so girl call's Bff's boyfriend, who has no idea where she is either and decides to presumably go to where BFF lives to make sure she's ok. Then the scene cuts to people (Mom, Dad and Brother), getting phone calls that BFF has been hurt and is in hospital. Come to find out BFF is Elle Peterssen who is beautiful, from a wealthy family and in a coma because someone tried to kill her on a subway platform in NYC. But everything seems a little suspect. The family doesn't seem very concerned and the circumstances are strange. Even the medical staff at the hospital seem a little off. And better yet, Elle plays a part in all this because even though she's in a coma, her spirit is hanging around, trying to remember. And so the story starts to unfold…
And it's a great one! Everyone is a suspect, and there are secrets, strange alliances and hidden agenda's. There's a reason Elle was attacked and she's determined to find out and save herself before the person can finish the job. Her BFF wants to know too, AND one of the doctors that got pulled from the case because she was asking too many questions wants to know what's going on. The paranormal take is so interesting too. What does happen to a person in a coma? Is there a place in-between life and death? That's what "The Gap" is here, but where Elle is, is for comatose people waiting to either go back into their physical bodies or move on. She has some great conversations about that with what appears to be her "host". AND, Elle has a special gift… she can slip into the body of someone who is just about ready to move on to the afterlife and communicate with the living for just a bit.
My final verdict? One and a half thumbs up! The plot is interesting, and I love that Elle is hanging around trying to solve the mystery too. The characters are developed well and we get a feel for them and what makes them tick. The artwork is nice, but a bit stiff, meaning that I don't "feel" the emotions so much from the characters visually. The story is what makes me want to read more, because I really want to know WHO DID IT! But I'm going to have to read quite a few more issues…
Mind The Gap Volume 1: Intimate Strangers is a trade paperback that collects issues #1 - #5. The story is up to issue #17 now, with some question on the series continuing because of a bit of a hiatus. Issue #16 came out in December of 2013, and then 5 months later the next issue came out with nothing since then. Usually, issues are published monthly. BUT, with the publisher releasing, or kind of re-releasing, the first issues for reviewers to share, I think Mind The Gap will be starting a regular run again. It figures I have to read 12 more comics now to catch up, but if you wanted to give this a try, I've read that issue #16 is the beginning of a new storyline and a good place to start reading. They supposedly do a recap so the reader will be familiar with the characters and take it from there.
Into mysteries? Like a little paranormal with your tea? This series should satisfy your hunger.
Recently I saw Image Comics was letting reviewers download a graphic novel called Mind the Gap Volume 1: Intimate Strangers by Jim McCann. What struck me first was the cover, which I thought was stunning. So, I had to take a peek at the rest. I never heard of the author, Jim McCann, but learned that he had won an Eisner award for an earlier work called Return of the Dapper Men. The Eisner award is like the Pulitzer for Comics, so I was up for reading the story…
It starts out with some girl getting a phone call from her BFF, but the connection is lost. Girl tries calling BFF back with no answer, so girl call's Bff's boyfriend, who has no idea where she is either and decides to presumably go to where BFF lives to make sure she's ok. Then the scene cuts to people (Mom, Dad and Brother), getting phone calls that BFF has been hurt and is in hospital. Come to find out BFF is Elle Peterssen who is beautiful, from a wealthy family and in a coma because someone tried to kill her on a subway platform in NYC. But everything seems a little suspect. The family doesn't seem very concerned and the circumstances are strange. Even the medical staff at the hospital seem a little off. And better yet, Elle plays a part in all this because even though she's in a coma, her spirit is hanging around, trying to remember. And so the story starts to unfold…
And it's a great one! Everyone is a suspect, and there are secrets, strange alliances and hidden agenda's. There's a reason Elle was attacked and she's determined to find out and save herself before the person can finish the job. Her BFF wants to know too, AND one of the doctors that got pulled from the case because she was asking too many questions wants to know what's going on. The paranormal take is so interesting too. What does happen to a person in a coma? Is there a place in-between life and death? That's what "The Gap" is here, but where Elle is, is for comatose people waiting to either go back into their physical bodies or move on. She has some great conversations about that with what appears to be her "host". AND, Elle has a special gift… she can slip into the body of someone who is just about ready to move on to the afterlife and communicate with the living for just a bit.
My final verdict? One and a half thumbs up! The plot is interesting, and I love that Elle is hanging around trying to solve the mystery too. The characters are developed well and we get a feel for them and what makes them tick. The artwork is nice, but a bit stiff, meaning that I don't "feel" the emotions so much from the characters visually. The story is what makes me want to read more, because I really want to know WHO DID IT! But I'm going to have to read quite a few more issues…
Mind The Gap Volume 1: Intimate Strangers is a trade paperback that collects issues #1 - #5. The story is up to issue #17 now, with some question on the series continuing because of a bit of a hiatus. Issue #16 came out in December of 2013, and then 5 months later the next issue came out with nothing since then. Usually, issues are published monthly. BUT, with the publisher releasing, or kind of re-releasing, the first issues for reviewers to share, I think Mind The Gap will be starting a regular run again. It figures I have to read 12 more comics now to catch up, but if you wanted to give this a try, I've read that issue #16 is the beginning of a new storyline and a good place to start reading. They supposedly do a recap so the reader will be familiar with the characters and take it from there.
Into mysteries? Like a little paranormal with your tea? This series should satisfy your hunger.
March 5, 2015
After reading this graphic novel, I was really surprised to see it was published a few years ago. NetGalley usually offers new books, mostly advance reader copies. While I definitely enjoyed it, I can't help being worried since the latest issue came out a year and a half ago and the story doesn't end there. Will it be continued? I want to find out what happens next, but I am not willing to risk reading the following volumes and end up with a cliffhanger that will never be solved if the comic book series doesn't continue.
Mind the Gap tells the story of a young, wealthy, beautiful woman - Elle - who is in a coma after someone whose identity we don't know tried to kill her. She "lives" in a place as a sort of ghost, being able to see what is happening in the hospital and can also visit other places. Elle can also see other comatose patients and has long conversations with them. She suffers from memory loss and it is not clear if the ghosts she is speaking to are real or they are just manifestations of her consciousness.
The story is very confusing, but the artwork is absolutely beautiful and it is very clear this first volume is meant to just introduce you to the story.
As I have mentioned before, I am very curious about what happened, but the story is progressing slowly and the first 16 issues came out in the years of 2012 and 2013, with only issue 17 released in 2014 - which introduces the second act of the story.
I am more than willing to dive into the story more but I just fear it won't be continued anymore by the author. Hopefully, NetGalley promoting this after 3 years from its original publication date is a sign the publishers want to test if readers are interested and also re-promote the series. *Fingers crossed*
January 20, 2015
Mind the Gap is an exciting mystery about a young woman named Elle, who is in a coma after being struck by an unknown attacker at a subway station.
The comic format is a very interesting way to tell this story - it’s a serious, thrilling sort of whodunit, and the pace is very quick. I really like the psychological elements of the story - Elle lives within her head while comatose. She can see and hear everything that’s going on around her, but spends most of her time trying to recover lost memories and figure out her life. The exploration of the psyche makes this story much more compelling than an average mystery.
I also enjoyed getting to know the friends and family that populate Elle’s life. Her relationship with her parents is heartbreaking, and I love the friendship she has with her best friend, Jo. These vivid characters make Mind the Gap come to life.
Mind the Gap is a good, solid comic. It’s not out-of-this-world amazing, but it’s quite well done, and I definitely plan to read the next volume!
Thank you to NetGalley and Diamond Book Distributors for providing me with a copy of this book in return for an honest review.
The comic format is a very interesting way to tell this story - it’s a serious, thrilling sort of whodunit, and the pace is very quick. I really like the psychological elements of the story - Elle lives within her head while comatose. She can see and hear everything that’s going on around her, but spends most of her time trying to recover lost memories and figure out her life. The exploration of the psyche makes this story much more compelling than an average mystery.
I also enjoyed getting to know the friends and family that populate Elle’s life. Her relationship with her parents is heartbreaking, and I love the friendship she has with her best friend, Jo. These vivid characters make Mind the Gap come to life.
Mind the Gap is a good, solid comic. It’s not out-of-this-world amazing, but it’s quite well done, and I definitely plan to read the next volume!
Thank you to NetGalley and Diamond Book Distributors for providing me with a copy of this book in return for an honest review.
July 14, 2015
Hvor var den virkelig fantastisk! Jeg havde ingen idé om, hvad historien handlede om, da jeg mest af alt faldt for tegnestilen på coveret, men wow hvor blev jeg overrasket.
Historien var nemlig virkelig fed, og jeg elskede hvert sekund af den. Desuden var den simpelthen så spændende, og jeg var fuldstændig fanget af den hele vejen igennem.
Det hele var lidt forvirrende for mig i starten, men det gav rigtig god mening, at jeg blev det. Personerne var nemlig også selv meget forvirrende, og det hele gik meget stærkt. Jeg synes derfor faktisk, at forvirringen var med til at gøre det til en endnu bedre læseoplevelse for mig.
Illustrationerne var helt utroligt flotte, og jeg elskede dem helt vildt. Tegnestilen var lige mig, og samtidig elskede jeg farverne i den. I det hele taget har jeg virkelig intet, at kunne sætte min finger på, hvad angår dem.
Slutningen var dog virkelig ond, da historien sluttede midtvejs, og vi derfor overhovedet ikke fik svar på noget, men så må jeg jo virkelig bare snart læse næste volume. Jeg må i hvert fald bare have mere!
Historien var nemlig virkelig fed, og jeg elskede hvert sekund af den. Desuden var den simpelthen så spændende, og jeg var fuldstændig fanget af den hele vejen igennem.
Det hele var lidt forvirrende for mig i starten, men det gav rigtig god mening, at jeg blev det. Personerne var nemlig også selv meget forvirrende, og det hele gik meget stærkt. Jeg synes derfor faktisk, at forvirringen var med til at gøre det til en endnu bedre læseoplevelse for mig.
Illustrationerne var helt utroligt flotte, og jeg elskede dem helt vildt. Tegnestilen var lige mig, og samtidig elskede jeg farverne i den. I det hele taget har jeg virkelig intet, at kunne sætte min finger på, hvad angår dem.
Slutningen var dog virkelig ond, da historien sluttede midtvejs, og vi derfor overhovedet ikke fik svar på noget, men så må jeg jo virkelig bare snart læse næste volume. Jeg må i hvert fald bare have mere!
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