The end of this graphic novel left me feeling unfulfilled so
it’s hard to write this review.
The story is of “Bloody” Chester who starts off as a scrawny
loser locked in the jail of a wild west town.
He’s offered a job – burn down plague afflicted Whale so the railroad
can pass through the area. Not thinking
much of it, Chester goes to Whale. There
are 2 survivors and 1 man dying of the plague left. All he has to do is convince them to leave
and burn the whole place down – not a problem especially since the survivors
are basically kids.
However, nothing is as it seems and soon Chester begins to
unravel the origin of the plague and finds his job a lot more difficult than he
thought. At first, this story has a
supernatural feel but everything is explained in “normal” terms. That’s not the problem, I actually liked that
it turned out not to be supernatural. To
tell you why the ending bothers me would ruin the story. That may not be necessarily true – I just
felt that the story ended in a weird place.
I needed a tiny bit more. There
may be an upcoming sequel which would explain why the strange ending but I
don’t know.
The art is pleasing, muted but still colorful. It reminds me of manga in the style. I felt the art painted a full picture and
gave me a real feeling of the life they were living. There’s slight humor that made this book
really enjoyable. There is a small
amount of violence that might disturb a sensitive reader. The language is slightly more adult with some
swearing making it not appropriate for a young reader. I do see this appealing to teens and anything
that gets them reading is a good choice.
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