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Webcomic review: Girl Genius
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Apr. 4th, 2008 @ 04:38 pm
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I'd never heard of "steampunk" before, but if Girl Genius is a representation of that then I think I could get into it.
The story follows Agatha Clay as she encounters monsters, machines (called clanks), and crazed scientists (calls Sparks). I don't want to give away too much of the story, because you really should read it. Well, I wouldn't recommend it to little kids since there is blood, mild swearing, and acres of cleavage. Not to mention several deaths, including a few sympathetic characters.
If I were to complain about anything, it'd probably be how every single woman in the comic is built like a Buxom 'This Corset Is Going To Blow' Barmaid. Are there any women in that world who are, oh I don't know, skinny? Fat? (I'm not counting the operatic cameo.) Less physically endowed than Dolly Parton?
Still, the characters are all definitely unique individuals in personality and appearance. That's a good thing.
One thing that makes me curious is the art style. It looks exactly like the art in some old Dragon Magazine comics Dad saved. I'm currently trying to find out if this is an amazing coincidence or if GG is drawn by the same people who did those comics. That would be so cool.
Edit: Just received confirmation that my suspicions were correct.
Phil Foglio, artist of Girl Genius also did the Phil & Dixie comics of Dragon Magazine.
Must tell Dad. Now.Current Mood:  curious Current Music: road work (sounds of spring) |
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Manga Review: Midori no Hibi
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Dec. 14th, 2007 @ 08:53 pm
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One word: riot.
I'm not sure what the translation of the title is exactly since I don't know what kanji are used, but Midori is the name of one of the characters. Hibi either means everyday or skin fissure (maybe flaw).
Either one would make sense, given the plot.
Okay, here's the set up. A tough-guy high school student named Seiji wants a girlfriend but everyone is scared of him. Midori is from a different school and has a crush on him. Through some means that have yet to be explained Midori ends up as Seiji's right hand.
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No, really. Seiji's hand is now the body of a girl from the waist up. And she is absolutely obsessed with him.
His life kinda goes downhill from there.
But as much as he suffers the reader suffers more. From a repeatedly busted gut.
I suppose I should be kinder, the poor guy can't even use the bathroom in peace now. First having to use his left hand and secondly trying to keep her from "helping."
Midori is pure hearted but clueless. Funny how those two tend to go together in manga.
Anyway, the story is hilarious. Seiji spends most of the time either freaking out or desperately trying to look cool while freaking out internally. Otherwise he's a pretty cool guy.
A little gratuitous fan service when Seiji goes to Midori's house to figure out what's going on.
Really, I understand the idea of putting mini-Midori in contact with her body, but was it really necessary to pull back the covers? (I suppose if he thought proximity to the heart would make a difference...)
Oh well. It led into a really hilarious scene where the maid nearly kills him.
Like most guys, he's utterly clueless about girls. Probably more so than most. (He wouldn't get that a girl likes him even if she popped out of his sleeve and said so.)
But he's really sweet, and when he isn't freaking out at her he really cares about Midori.
The art is pretty good, too. Maybe not fantastic, but it does the job and a little more.
I really don't know what else to say. It's a really fun series with a lot of tension. It's not high drama and there really isn't any depth beyond the central storyline. (Shakespeare this ain't.) But who cares? This is escapist entertainment at its most basic.
I give this one a thumbs up!
I'm reading it on One Manga. Midori no HibiCurrent Mood:  amused Current Music: (watching some medical show) |
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