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The Dresden Files: Fool Moon, Volume 1 (2012)

by Mark Powers(Favorite Author)

4.22 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0345520963 (ISBN13: 9780345520968)

languge

English

genre

Paranormal Fantasy

publisher

Del Rey Books

review 1: This trade paperback covered the first four issues of the Fool Moon graphic novel Dresden Files story arc. The writing was well done, but the illustration wasn’t as good as in previous installments.In this installment Harry ends up investigating a series of murders that appear to be caused by werewolves. He is still on the outs with Murphy and can’t seem to get a date with Susan that doesn’t involve her pumping him for news stories. On top of everything else it looks like Johnny Marcone, Chicago’s top gangster, might somehow be involved.This was a well done installment in the graphic novel version of the Dresden Files. I think the story was good and that they did a decent job of converting it to a graphic novel. The humor is still there, as are the action scen... morees.However the artwork in this installment is nearly as good as it was in Storm Front. Harry is depicted as freakishly tall in some scenes and Murphy’s face seems to be stuck in a permanent scowl. The scenes where Harry does magical attacks weren’t nearly as...well...magical as they were in the previous trade paperback. This is decent, it’s just not as spectacular as the first couple trade paperbacks. If you are a fan of the series I think you will still enjoy it.Overall a decent addition to the series, but the artwork was lacking a bit. Hopefully they will change to a new illustrator for the next installment in this series. Recommended to those who enjoy the Dresden Files and urban fantasy graphic novels.
review 2: Got it to Christmas and was really exited. Somehow I hadn't noticed that the Illustrator wasn't the same anymore... Now, to be clear, Chase Conley is not BAD. But Ardian Syaf was better.The biggest differences in the style area) Shadowsb) Facesc) The womenLet me begin with the shadows: They are a nice additional style element and considering that this book is darker, because it plays out mainly at the night I can't fault Conley for using them.About the faces: Here I can't help but be critical. Is it really necessary to put the faces either in the shadows OR to show them with an open mouth? Dresden in particular looks like a fool in some panels, always with it mouth open shouting something. All it did for me was to eliminate expression in the end. Dresden always seemed to be aggressive. Always. But sadly, "aggressive" is not really his main personality trait. Not even his second.The last problem was with every women that appeared. They were all sexy, all as oversexed as possible. Ardian Syaf had given Murphy a long trench coat effectively hiding her body and letting personality and professionality do the job (and of course her facial expressions).Conley gave her jeans, a short jacket and a blouse that always was a bit too short to be acceptable in any professional environment in reality. It disappointed me. Especially as he couldn't help but show her in "womanly" shots. Great work.The other three noticeable women in the comic are Susan - who might be drawn in character -, Tera and Kim. Kim showing lot's of her cleavage, before she dies. Susan might be in character as she does like Dresden, but yes she's sexy too and Tera is mostly running around naked.In fact, all four women have the same body. The same shape of face. Only the colours differed.I'm missing Syaf's style and his women. The zoo director who carried herself like a man. The woman in a baggy jacket in the background, everything. He gave the characters more life.Not to mention that his Dresden seemed more thoughtful that aggressive.Conclusion: With Conley I had the feeling to always meet the same characters again. less

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