Report on some of Sparkler's offerings
I'd mentioned Sparkler's membership drive a few weeks ago, and since then I've started enjoying some of their stuff.
So far, I've been focusing on comics, but if you like podfic/etc., they also have some audio stories, which I think is cool. I like that they have multiple forms of media - it makes me feel like as I progress with trying out the different stories they have running, there will always be more waiting for me. The editors have a commitment to diversity, and it makes each title really enjoyable.
The ongoing series Windrose is my favorite, I adore the art, and I'm super interested in the story, too. You can read the first chapter of Windrose for free here, as it's part of their sample issue.
It's the 17th Century, and the powers of Europe are struggling violently for dominion over the oceans. Danielle, daughter of a Spanish lady and a French merchant, flees her constrictive upper-class life when she receives a disturbing letter from her father, entrusting her with a strange miniature astrolabe. But on her way from Barcelona to Marseille, her life is threatened, she nearly drowns, and she is befriended by a handsome pair of travelers...but Angeline and Leon are definitely not what they claim to be.
By acclaimed comic creation team Studio Kôsen, Danielle's journey from the palaces of Western Europe to the heart of the Ottoman Empire will prove to be more dangerous, and more thrilling, than she ever could have imagined!
I've also enjoyed Gatesmith, another ongoing series. It took me a little while to warm to Quick's artwork, but I really like some of the facial expressions, etc. The plot is a bit of a mystery thus far, and I'm glad I was able to read past the first chapter without having to wait for the next installment, lest I lose my interest ^^;; This takes place in the American west, but there are some science fictional things going on, involving reanimated bodies, dimensional rifts, and people who appear to be able to communicate after they've died. V. interested in how this plot continues!
Lastly, I just finished Before You Go, which was originally a one-shot, and then had another follow-up issue. This is a sweet story about two young women who meet on a train & end up falling in love. The art was very consistent & I loved looking at how characters' hair & eyes were drawn. The dialogue felt slightly clunky in a couple of places, but given the story's brevity and sweetness, it didn't detract from my enjoyment.
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So far, I've been focusing on comics, but if you like podfic/etc., they also have some audio stories, which I think is cool. I like that they have multiple forms of media - it makes me feel like as I progress with trying out the different stories they have running, there will always be more waiting for me. The editors have a commitment to diversity, and it makes each title really enjoyable.
The ongoing series Windrose is my favorite, I adore the art, and I'm super interested in the story, too. You can read the first chapter of Windrose for free here, as it's part of their sample issue.
It's the 17th Century, and the powers of Europe are struggling violently for dominion over the oceans. Danielle, daughter of a Spanish lady and a French merchant, flees her constrictive upper-class life when she receives a disturbing letter from her father, entrusting her with a strange miniature astrolabe. But on her way from Barcelona to Marseille, her life is threatened, she nearly drowns, and she is befriended by a handsome pair of travelers...but Angeline and Leon are definitely not what they claim to be.
By acclaimed comic creation team Studio Kôsen, Danielle's journey from the palaces of Western Europe to the heart of the Ottoman Empire will prove to be more dangerous, and more thrilling, than she ever could have imagined!
I've also enjoyed Gatesmith, another ongoing series. It took me a little while to warm to Quick's artwork, but I really like some of the facial expressions, etc. The plot is a bit of a mystery thus far, and I'm glad I was able to read past the first chapter without having to wait for the next installment, lest I lose my interest ^^;; This takes place in the American west, but there are some science fictional things going on, involving reanimated bodies, dimensional rifts, and people who appear to be able to communicate after they've died. V. interested in how this plot continues!
Lastly, I just finished Before You Go, which was originally a one-shot, and then had another follow-up issue. This is a sweet story about two young women who meet on a train & end up falling in love. The art was very consistent & I loved looking at how characters' hair & eyes were drawn. The dialogue felt slightly clunky in a couple of places, but given the story's brevity and sweetness, it didn't detract from my enjoyment.
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