Things I've enjoyed like Books,People(fictional or otherwise),flavors,smells,videogames,cats,comics,toes,bulbs,and that guy who came knocking on my front door one morning asking for a pair of scissors. I said I had two, but they were of different sizes and then he kept staring at me and smiling until my breakfast crawled out of my stomach and offered itself to him on my front carpet that said 'Welcome'.

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Ego and other tails, - Darwyn Cooke


Darwyn Cooke is the artist, writer, and sometimes both for this collection of tales in a graphic novel.

The title story, Ego begins interestingly enough, but falls a bit short towards the end. Average.

Selina’s Big Score is actually the best part of this book. Well written and illustrated, the story is a team caper, very Ocean’s 11-ish, great ending too. No Bat in this, but very enjoyable nonetheless. Must-read for Catwoman fans.

The other story that stood out for me was the short one at the end, Déjà vu. It had some really amazing art and atmosphere. I was disappointed when the panels ended so soon.

The rest were okay, nothing above average or worth mentioning.

All in all, I think Darwyn Cooke’s art is cartoonish and noir, but it has a moody personality(shadowy) that is quite mature and stands out. His writing is also very good occasionally, and above average most of the time.

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