A young man who turns into a tree is like ants eighteen meters of a famous poem: it does not exist. Except in this enchanting tale of a young author signed newcomer to the comics Line malicious and delicious colors.
Genre: fantasy comics
edition read: Gallimard collection Bayou (2009) - 120 pages
Thank Editions Gallimard for sending me this title press department!
It was a long time since I had not read a comic (Franco-Belgian style at least). Before, I always went to the library district to take 6 or 7 per week (after a few years, I had scoured the shelves ...). Now, in my small town in Belgium, the ray BD unfortunately the size of a simple box with a few old songs (Asterix and Bob & Bobette, for example). What a delight then to discover this comic! This title is also very good! Both in the drawings of the story.
The story
"Legend has it that sleeping spirit lives in all of us. And sometimes, they say, a childhood trauma the kind of sleep. This is the awakening of Zelphire " (page 4)
Sylvan, the hero of history, will explore this phenomenon as a child. His father, authoritarian and brutal, pushed him all the time to go hiding in the great oak of the property. One day, he grows on the branches and the head of the sap flows in his veins. The transformation took place!
But it does not follow the discovery of powers, we immediately made a leap in time. Sylvan is now a student and took courses in botany. He also a girlfriend, Leonore, who knows his secret (indeed, in the morning, wake up, instead of having acne is small branches start to grow! hard to hide is not it ). The adventure begins with his internship at a Dr. Werner, a former adventurer, a little cracked. He discovers he is not the only one with powers and that Zelphires also have their own nemesis!
The story is so extraordinary an adventure combining action and suspense. It's very exciting, I never got bored. Expect a few moments of heroism and a lot of twists. I do have presented only a quarter of the characters. It worked enough, there is a good background, helped by the design of shimmering Friha Karim.
The pencil stroke
These drawings are in effect worked well. We are not in a minimalist style to GastonLagaffe example. I really felt like having a piece of art in his hands. The characters are drawn quite conventionally, but they are clearly identifiable and some charismatic (Sylvan, the professor and his daughter, the bad ...). The essential of this comic is by cons decor. The city is particularly beautiful and the Big Bad Benchmark (superb board on page 14). Shadows are well worked and 're colors are well chosen, with shades of brown and green glue on the mood and the story (because Sylvan is a male tree ...). So there is nothing wrong, Karim Friha is an excellent designer / colorist.
In conclusion, this is a comic book that I highly recommend. I'm sure you will not be disappointed with this purchase! In addition, if you like, Volume 2 is available for some time!
Overall Rating: 8.5 / 10
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