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Pretty Deadly, Vol. 1: The Shrike
by Kelly Sue DeConnick
I don't come across many fantasy westerns, so this was an interesting find on the local library shelves! The attraction for me, though, I have to say, lies mostly in the artwork, which is spectacular. I think it can get a little muddled in the action scenes, as there are a few frames where I can't actually tell what's going on, but for the most part the colours and the aesthetics are just really appealing. The story is compelling too, if at times a little too violent for my tastes. But each comic's opening, with a sort of conversational vignette between a butterfly and a walking, talking rabbit skeleton, really hit the attractive-weird button for me. I do like weird shit in my stories, and that was weird.
Three and a half stars, rounding up to four.
Three and a half stars, rounding up to four.