Gabriel Hardman, “Kinski”(Image,
2014)
Let’s start with a positive:
the art in Kinski is
consistently wonderful. Hardman sticks
to black and white (pen & ink?), yet provides compelling and emotive
illustrations. Dialogue is minimal, so
the art really does carry the burden with storytelling.
It’s the story itself where you might have problems with the
book. Kinski is the story of a mentally unstable dog thief. A salesman randomly encounters a puppy, and
becomes obsessed. He believes that the
puppy is being mistreated and deserves to be with him.
And for me, this is the problem. While technically this may be one of the
strongest graphic novels of the year, I just flat out did not enjoy it. I don’t want to read about boys whose dogs
are stolen. I don’t want to read the
story of a dog thief. It’s just not a
pleasant experience.
Maybe it’s just me.
Technically this is an amazing piece of work. Unfortunately I just found it thoroughly
unlikeable.
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