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| Original Title: | The Crow |
| ISBN: | 074344647X (ISBN13: 9780743446471) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Crow (Kitchen Sink Press) |
| Setting: | Detroit, Michigan(United States) |
James O'Barr
Paperback | Pages: 240 pages Rating: 4.28 | 12072 Users | 530 Reviews
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I read a review within the very walls of this site that stated that this novel deserved no more that 2 stars. The reasoning, it seems, is that all of the characters, other than "the crow", are card board and underdeveloped. I respect people's opinion. And, if I were to judge this book against the greats of literature, or even the greats of Graphic novels, I might have to agree. The story is violently stupid, and stupidly violent. The characters for the most part are underdeveloped stereotypes. This certainly is not Shakespear. Or, Hawthorne. Or,(fill-in-the-blank). But all art, in my opinion, must first be judged against itself. This story, told in graphic novel format, is not an attempt at classical literature. It is barely even a story. It is revenge. It is heart-ache. This story is a thesis on one man's descent into grief. It is a pictorial study of loss and the inability to see the good when so consumed by agony that one cannot fathom ever experiencing joy again. All of us have felt this reckless torment, where everyday the sun refused to shine, and most of us have clawed our way back to normalcy, replacing grief with acceptance and have moved on. We forget that pain. That pain is too woeful. This story is a reminder of that painful depth. It is a black mirror to our sunny dispositions. In that, this story, presented in graphic novel format, accomplishes exactly what was intended. Graphic novels are not written to be cool. They are written to be honest, just like all other forms of art. T.
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| Title | : | The Crow (The Crow (Kitchen Sink Press)) |
| Author | : | James O'Barr |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 240 pages |
| Published | : | September 3rd 2002 by Pocket Books (first published 1989) |
| Categories | : | Sequential Art. Graphic Novels. Comics. Horror. Fantasy. Fiction |
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Ratings: 4.28 From 12072 Users | 530 ReviewsCriticism About Books The Crow (The Crow (Kitchen Sink Press))
Well, I've been meaning to read this book for a long time now...I finally got around to doing it. Yeah, the movie was something I grew up with and was very fond of, and I still am. I remember watching it over and over again, I even had a The Crow movie poster hanging on my bedroom wall. It was one of my favorite movies growing up and I still appreciate it. I was happy to see that the first page was dedicated to the memory of Brandon Lee. Little differences here and there between the movie andJames O'Barr, The Crow (Pocket, 1995)I always seem to be trying to turn sacred cows into shish kabob, and my latest target is The Crow, the James O'Barr graphic novel that, in 1994, became Alex Proyas' amazing debut feature film. I spent a few moments, after I finished this book, reflecting on the art of film adaptation. Sometimes you start with a brilliant book and end up with a mediocre (or outright horrible) movie. Sometimes you start with a mediocre (or outright horrible) book and end up
I read a review within the very walls of this site that stated that this novel deserved no more that 2 stars. The reasoning, it seems, is that all of the characters, other than "the crow", are card board and underdeveloped.I respect people's opinion. And, if I were to judge this book against the greats of literature, or even the greats of Graphic novels, I might have to agree. The story is violently stupid, and stupidly violent. The characters for the most part are underdeveloped stereotypes.
[10/4/19 just read this again while listening to NIN's The Downward Spiral and actually accidentally timed it out PERFECTLY to finish both at the same time. 11/10 would recommend new level of edgy depressed 90s bullshit lol]Every year around Halloween I reread this comic [and rewatch the movie] and every year I just sit around for weeks afterward trying to write a review that will actually do it justice but alas I am just not that great with words. It is just one of the most haunting,
The first and probably the best of the Crow comics. The art is great, very moody and gritty in black and white. The storyline is good as well, but sometimes tends to meander and get a little existential. The movie did a good job of bringing the story to its core, which is a revenge story where The Crow comes back from the dead and avenges the death of his fiancee and himself. I love the mythology of the Crow bringing the spirit back from the dead to take care of unfinished business as well. The
This is a gruesome dichotomy of letters and images painting one hell of a warpath. I want all graphic novels to carry such poignancy."In the doorway of glory he finds Death who puts his hands in hers and whispers to him, "Now... Come home, now.""Soon," he says." Mind you, reader, this is my first graphic novel that I have read to completion outside of superheroes... what a first it was!The images have imprinted themselves onto my brain. Tiny pieces of words pricked like shards of glass. I am a
I'm giving this three stars based sheerly on nostalgia. I read this in comic book form as a college student back in the late 80's when it first came out, and I remember thinking it was really cool. As an adult, I find it pretty unreadable goth garbage from a creator who was just getting started. This edition inserts new pages of art into the original story, and they really drive home how much O'Barr matured as an artist in the years following his big breakthrough.
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