GRAPHIC NOVEL REVIEW: Daisy Kutter: The Last Train
Title: Daisy Kutter: The Last Train
Author: Kazu Kibuishi
Illustrator: Kazu Kibuishi
Series: Daisy Kutter
As a former bank robber and gunslinger, Daisy Kutter once spent plenty of time on the wrong side of the law. Now she owns a shop and spends plenty of time being bored. Then she gets offered a job that could make her very wealthy. She just needs to rob one last train. But is there more to this job then it first appears?
In the past few months I've supported handful of projects through kickstarter. One of these projects was Kazu Kibuishi's mission to get the comic Daisy Kutter: The Last Train back in print. The initial pages available online, featuring a tough gal in a western setting, sparked my interest. When I saw that there were robots, I knew I had to see what this story was all about. The result is an entertaining, character driven tale featuring a nice amount of action, and some really clean artwork. I was really happy with this graphic novel (which includes an additional short story, presented in full color while the rest of the book is in black and white), and found myself eager for Daisy's next story by the time I closed the last page.
I think the first thing that really drew me into the comic where the characters. Daisy herself is a great, complex heroine. She's tough, capable, but also a little cold. This can be seen in the way that she shuts out others, especially her ex Tom McKay, another former criminal who's gone straight. You could tell from their interactions that we're dealing with characters with a lot of history, and I liked how Kibuishi managed to get that across with just a handful of visual cues and pieces of dialogue, instead of throwing all of the nitty gritty details at the audience. The plethora of robot characters that popularize the pages give the story a really cool visual appeal and really makes some of the actions sequences pop. A big example of this can be found in chapter three, where Daisy and her companions meet a tough enemy.
Final Thoughts: I'm quite happy that I decided to support the kickstarter to bring this graphic novel back into print, and now own a copy for my own collection. Those who are interested in obtaining print copies can still do so by visiting the creator's website. This is my first work by Kazu Kibuishi and I am certainly interested in trying out his other titles now. Four and a half Stars
Next I will be reviewing Audrey's Door by Sarah Lanagan
Author: Kazu Kibuishi
Illustrator: Kazu Kibuishi
Series: Daisy Kutter
As a former bank robber and gunslinger, Daisy Kutter once spent plenty of time on the wrong side of the law. Now she owns a shop and spends plenty of time being bored. Then she gets offered a job that could make her very wealthy. She just needs to rob one last train. But is there more to this job then it first appears?
In the past few months I've supported handful of projects through kickstarter. One of these projects was Kazu Kibuishi's mission to get the comic Daisy Kutter: The Last Train back in print. The initial pages available online, featuring a tough gal in a western setting, sparked my interest. When I saw that there were robots, I knew I had to see what this story was all about. The result is an entertaining, character driven tale featuring a nice amount of action, and some really clean artwork. I was really happy with this graphic novel (which includes an additional short story, presented in full color while the rest of the book is in black and white), and found myself eager for Daisy's next story by the time I closed the last page.
I think the first thing that really drew me into the comic where the characters. Daisy herself is a great, complex heroine. She's tough, capable, but also a little cold. This can be seen in the way that she shuts out others, especially her ex Tom McKay, another former criminal who's gone straight. You could tell from their interactions that we're dealing with characters with a lot of history, and I liked how Kibuishi managed to get that across with just a handful of visual cues and pieces of dialogue, instead of throwing all of the nitty gritty details at the audience. The plethora of robot characters that popularize the pages give the story a really cool visual appeal and really makes some of the actions sequences pop. A big example of this can be found in chapter three, where Daisy and her companions meet a tough enemy.
Final Thoughts: I'm quite happy that I decided to support the kickstarter to bring this graphic novel back into print, and now own a copy for my own collection. Those who are interested in obtaining print copies can still do so by visiting the creator's website. This is my first work by Kazu Kibuishi and I am certainly interested in trying out his other titles now. Four and a half Stars
Next I will be reviewing Audrey's Door by Sarah Lanagan