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Bezig met laden... Kriss: The Gift of Wrath (editie 2019)door Ted Naifeh (Auteur), Warren Wucinich (Illustrator)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Note: I received an ARC of this book from the publisher at ALA Annual 2019. This graphic novel is the perfect gift for a middle school child of 11 - 12 who is getting into experiencing adolescent angst, heavy metal, Goth culture, and fantasy fiction. The story is a time-worn one: a young orphan and outsider, Kriss, the son of a vanished king, is raised among incurious Medieval village folk and must come into his own. Black haired, pale, and running around in torn black clothing, he discovers the power of three supernatural beings -- Borgir the Blood Drinker, Erikk the Dark King, and Tove the Mistress of Sabrecats, and suspects Erikk is his father. My inner 11-year-old enjoyed this a lot, but even she became tired of the three-times-you're-out trope: Kriss is betrayed not once, but twice, by the villagers and/or the local Duke, and against all common sense, sets himself up for a third betrayal, after he is strung up and whipped. Like the Incredible Hulk, he explodes in white-hot rage, takes revenge, and goes into exile in search of his heritage. He leaves his childhood sweetie behind, who is now pregnant with the odious Duke's child, another betrayal. It sounds like every anime ever created, but there's a reason for that -- it's readable, even if I wasn't too happy with the yearning naivete of the hero and the obvious hostility of the villagers. I thought the illustrations were perhaps stronger than the story. They were the sort of thing that would appeal to a middle schooler, and also the sort of thing they might doodle themselves -- but imbued with an adult's sophistication, no small feat on the part of artist Warren Wucinich. I had lots of fun drawing analogies from it to the 1970s costuming of the rock group KISS, to Gwar, to Northwest Coast Indian art. Unfortunately Kriss, though intended to be a series, seems to be a one-off at this point, so it's anyone's guess where the story will go. I do not have a lot of feelings about this story. If this is a standalone, it is lacking something, but, if it’s only volume one, then I would like to see Kriss discover his origins. One thing I enjoyed about this story was the implications. Everything didn’t have to be spelled out. Despite the rumors and predictions, it’s nice that Kriss and Anja were simply just friends (tho I wouldn’t have minded the cliché route. boy and his childhood friend? Come on, that’s just too cute). Kriss seems like a little sad-sack, emo-boy, but I did not dislike him. Anja was vaguely interesting, but we didn’t see enough of her. Vanya, the older brother, had Kriss in his head rent-free. I don’t know why he had such raging jealousy toward Kriss, but it was annoying to watch his shenanigans. Overall, the pacing with the time skips just felt too fast. Still, I'm game for a volume two tho. I think the last few pages were fitting. The graphics where amazing in this novel, however I wish Kriss's background would have been explored a little more. I did like the story line, it left the ending wondering, "what will happen next?" I usually don't read graphic-novels but the cover alone is what caught my attention. Over all rating 3.5, this is my honest opinion! geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
After his father's death, Kriss is left as an orphan and raised by strangers until a polar sabercat brings him the gift of wrath and super strength so that he can reclaim the kingdom of Darkovia. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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