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Sunday, November 10, 2013
THE CROW: CURARE BY JAMES O'BARR & ANTOINE DODE
Illustrations: Antoine Dode
Synopsis
Retired Detroit police officer Joe Salk was a good cop, but after a little girl's murder, his wife left him because of his obsession to find her killers. Now completely alone, his need for revenge might just be helped by the young victim, returned and empowered by the spirit of vengeance, the Crow...
Reactions
The comics remains faithful to the spirit of the movie. Although, I found that the action lacked some pace and twists.
The plot is based on the kidnapping and abuse carried out on a child. So, the frames are not particularly happy and the addiction of the sepia coloring is a very good idea.
This color a little outdated brings nostalgia, sadness to a story already somber and black.
I liked the interplay between the colors and atmosphere. It's nicely done!
The illustrations are well detailed, simplistic or roughly drafted based on emotion or rhythm that the authors want to give to the graphics.
Quite different from the comics that I recently read, I liked the attention to detail and the fact that Antoine Dode emphasizes Joe Salk's moods by showing his obsession through point-by-point vignettes.
The only downside for me was the lack of surprises in the investigation and the relatively late arrival of the crow. But the dark and obsessive aspect of the atmosphere seemed very realistic.
A comics with potential.
*THE CROW: CURARE
BY JAMES O'BARR & ANTOINE DODE
Traduction du synopsis
Retraité de la police de Detroit, Joe Salk était un bon flic, mais après l'assassinat d'une petite fille, sa femme l'a quitté à cause de son obsession pour retrouver les assassins.
Maintenant, complètement seul, son besoin de vengeance pourrait bien être aidé par la jeune victime, retourné et habilité par l'esprit de vengeance du Corbeau ...
Impressions
L'esprit du comics reste fidèle au film bien que j'ai trouvé que l'action manquait de rythme.
La trame de l'intrigue sur l'enlèvement et les abus réalisés sur une enfant ne sont pas particulière joyeux et l'ajout du sepia est une très bonne idée.
Cette couleur un peu passée, un peu vieillotte amène de la nostalgie, de la tristesse à un récit déjà très noir. J'ai bien aimé le jeu entre les couleurs et l'ambiance.
Les dessins, eux, sont détaillés, simplistes ou brouillons en fonction de l'émotion ou du rythme que veulent donner les auteurs.
Assez différents des comics que j'ai lu récemment, j'ai bien aimé le souci du détail et le fait que Antoine Dode insiste sur les états d'âme de Joe Salk par des vignettes décomposant son obsession.
Le seul bémol réside le manque de rebondissements dans l'enquête et l'arrivée du corbeau assez tardive. Par l'aspect noir, glauque et obsessionnel de l'atmosphère m'a semblé très réaliste.
Un comics avec du potentiel.
Source
*Arc provided by Netgalley. I received this book in exchange of a fair and honest review.
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Woah is this a comic? It sounds amazing. I did not realize there was a movie of this, I will definitely have to check it out but first read this first. ^^
ReplyDeleteLovely review, Lucie!