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Title: Shutterbug Follies (Doubleday Graphic Novels) by Jason Little ISBN: 0-385-50346-6 Publisher: Doubleday Books Pub. Date: 08 October, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.86 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: She ain't your mother's Nancy Drew!
Comment: One frequent failing of graphic novels is that even the best and most creative artists often fall down when it comes to a coherent plot. I'm happy to say that Little is both a skilled storyteller and a talented artist. (It might be fair to note, though, that he's married to novelist Myla Goldberg.) Dee is an eighteen-year-old employee of a New York City photo shop with responsibility for running the film processing machine. A pretty dull job, but she enjoys her semi-innocent hobby of making her own copies of the customers' weirder pictures, which she shares over lunch with her student friend, Lyla. Then a customer named Khatchatourian, who claims to be a crime scene photographer, brings her a roll of film featuring dead bodies, and she becomes suspicious. Dee, whose personality and style Little fleshes out very nicely, is basically a nosy person. Naturally, she embarks on a bit of amateur detective work but quickly finds herself in serious danger. Also naturally, nothing is what it seems. The supporting characters are well done, too, especially Rodney, the cabbie who also has a rock band and becames Dee's friend as well as chauffeur, and Huey, who works for Khatchatourian and has personality problems of his own. The background and the minor figures and "extras" who populate it are also given some individuality. I don't know if Little is planning further adventures for Dee, but I'll be watching for them.
Rating: 5
Summary: A delight!
Comment: In addition to having a terrific "Nancy Drew 2000" story line and great characters, this book also features a fresh, clear illustration style and top-notch printing and production values. The succulent greens and juicy oranges really pop! Highly recommended.
Rating: 5
Summary: Revisiting this genre is such a pleasure!
Comment: Used to be a huge fan of Tintin & Asterix in my teens, & then I grew up & graphic novels dropped off the radar. A friend gifted Shutterbug Follies, & I was hooked again.
What a refreshing approach! Having made a few film shorts, I can see the amount of detail that's gone into each frame. The author even makes sure the shadows the objects cast look right! Quite an intelligent plot, so many clues dropped along the way...being not too smart, I had to revert back a couple of pages every so often because I just missed out on an important clue. The position of the woman's head in the bathtub - brilliant! never struck me. Got a bit hollywoodish at the very end, if you know what I mean. The cops & SOS on pagers & so forth....compromised a rather smart first-half.
On the whole, it was an eye-opener, & a very fun read. I'm going to grab a whole bunch of graphic novels right away.
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Title: Fat Kid Rules the World by K.L. Going ISBN: 0399239901 Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group Pub. Date: 01 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
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Title: Persepolis : The Story of a Childhood (Alex Awards (Awards)) by MARJANE SATRAPI ISBN: 0375422307 Publisher: Pantheon Pub. Date: 29 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Blankets: An Illustrated Novel by Craig Thompson ISBN: 1891830430 Publisher: Top Shelf Productions Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: The First Part Last (Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner) by Angela Johnson ISBN: 0689849222 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Pub. Date: 01 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Keesha's House (MICHAEL L PRINTZ HONOR BOOK (AWARDS)) by Helen Frost ISBN: 0374340641 Publisher: Frances Foster Books Pub. Date: 02 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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