![]() ![]() There is not a single panel that is not dedicated to advancing the story forward, and almost all of the dialogue is a straightforward explanation of what a character is doing and why, or an injection of context. ![]() ![]() This comic heavily economizes it's storytelling. So, one trip to The Strand later, here we are. As a bonus: the author had once been written up in Ferretbrain. The stars aligned perfectly for me to read Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography now: I stumbled across a reference the topic while Wiki-browsing about Victorian conflicts (Gordon in Khartoum, specifically) my memory of the reference in the excellent and Canadian Hark! A Vagrant was triggered and I needed something light to read after the arduous journey through Black Lamb and Grey Falcon. I know, I know: a comic book? Despite what I tell people, I don't actually hate graphic novels with my favorite being Alan Moore's From Hell (superheroes are a different story). ![]()
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