This is the first 'graphic novel' or compendium of this comic book, which is written by Valentino, and has been illustrated by different artists of her choosing. The art in this volume is all by Naifeh. I'd heard about this 'gothic' comic for a while, and my interest was piqued, so I picked it up from the library.
The story centers around a group of people in a goth scene, and features many stereotypes and kinds of characters that will quickly be recognized by anyone who's hung out in such a scene, with a focus on social drama. It aims for witty, pointed social satire... but a lot of it is just too obvious, (or just not interesting enough) to be really funny. But the thing that really bothered me about it was the plethora of misspellings. In this volume, which is fairly short, there are over a dozen misspelled words that I counted, including inconsistency in the spelling of a character's name, fer chrissakes! It was incredibly distracting - I found myself counting typos rather than concentrating on the story.
The story is rather cute - it features a cute little girl who is in love with a boy who doesn't want to commit to her. Her arch-rival at the clubs is also always trying to steal him from her. But then she hooks up with her arch-rival's boyfriend, and discovers a secret - he and her rival are actually secretly monsters from a fantasy realm... it's a nice concept - but with a little more care put into the presentation, I would have enjoyed it more.
The story centers around a group of people in a goth scene, and features many stereotypes and kinds of characters that will quickly be recognized by anyone who's hung out in such a scene, with a focus on social drama. It aims for witty, pointed social satire... but a lot of it is just too obvious, (or just not interesting enough) to be really funny. But the thing that really bothered me about it was the plethora of misspellings. In this volume, which is fairly short, there are over a dozen misspelled words that I counted, including inconsistency in the spelling of a character's name, fer chrissakes! It was incredibly distracting - I found myself counting typos rather than concentrating on the story.
The story is rather cute - it features a cute little girl who is in love with a boy who doesn't want to commit to her. Her arch-rival at the clubs is also always trying to steal him from her. But then she hooks up with her arch-rival's boyfriend, and discovers a secret - he and her rival are actually secretly monsters from a fantasy realm... it's a nice concept - but with a little more care put into the presentation, I would have enjoyed it more.
