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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Glorious ligne claire mystery thriller displaying remarkable detail of 1920s imagery and language. The influence of Herge and Tintin is obvious but there is a more intellectual approach here displayed in the knowingly rich language made more complex by its concise presentation. Every aspect of this has been condensed to intensify the reader's experience. While I know a lot about the comics I grew up reading (mainly Marvel, DC, and a few indies and small press books), but I know very little about British or European comics, Japanese Manga, or many other genres and subgenres. So when it comes to appreciating the work of Garen Ewing, specifically his lavishly illustrated series The Rainbow Orchid, I don't have the same touchstones and reference points that many reviewers rely on. But none of that really matters, because I love Garen's Ewing regardless. Whereas others have compared Garen's work to the best of Hergé, I find instead a very British take on the kind of RKO serials that inspired Indiana Jones. A riproaring period adventure, rich in detail (both art and story) involving the globe-spanning search for a legendary orchid, packed with the kind of rogues, romantics and rapscallions you'd expect to meet in an old Bogart movie or a classic Conan Doyle novel. A comic for adults then, but one which might also be enjoyed by enjoying by discerning children. Read the full review at my blog. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
The exciting first installment in The Rainbow Orchid, an ambitious blend of classic storytelling and cinematic artwork in which adventure, historical drama, and legend are seamlessly intertwined Welcome to the biggest new adventure in comics--a spectacular epic featuring innumerous surprises, brilliant characters, and all the nostalgia of an old-school adventure tale. In Volume One, follow the story's hero--Julius Chancer, the adventurous assistant to historical researcher Sir Alfred Catesby-Grey--as he embarks on a hazardous quest for the rainbow orchid, a mythical flower steeped in legend that was last mentioned by the ancient Greek philosopher Theophrastus. Julius' epic journey takes him from 1920s Britain to the Indian subcontinent and its mysterious lost valleys. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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A graphic novel set in England in the 1920s, it features World War one veteran Julius Chancer, assistant to the rich antique collector Sir Alfred Catesby Grey: they become involved with the film star Lily Lawrence, her publicist Nathaniel Crumpole and her dad, Lord Reginald Lawrence.
To save Lord Lawrence’s estate from the hands of the mysterious villain Urkaz Grope, it is necessary for Julius to find the Rainbow Orchid, a mythical bloom, which will enable his lordship to win a flower show and thus save his family home.
Okay, so it might not be the most likely scenario but that’s hardly the point. Beautifully drawn in the ligne Claire style the graphics invariably call for comparison with Tintin and Ewing was admittedly influenced by Herge, right down to the meticulously rendered motor vehicles and architectural details.
I look forward to the next volumes in the series. ( )