COMIC REVIEW - The Underwater Welder
The Review:
Geek Syndicate
says in the introduction, you will care about these characters. They become people that you genuinely have feelings for. You become engrossed in their lives and struggles. Written at a time where Lemire himself was soon going to be a father, you can see some of his own struggles written into the character of Jack. Jack and his wife aren’t just characters in a comic; they become more like the couple that lives down the street that you see at the grocery store every week. They come out of the page and take a life of their own. The magic that Lemire worked with the story is astounding. The tightness of the plotting, the scripting, the pacing, the sheer impact of it all; everything is right. The story is written so well, that you read and read and become disappointed when it’s all over because you want to stay in his world just a bit longer. Lemire just pulls you into his story so completely. Overall, even though the full effect of the graphic novel didn’t hit me at first, I still enjoyed it. Once it all hit me, I enjoyed it much, much more. Either way, Lemire has crafted a new classic; something that rightfully takes its place alongside Sweet Tooth, Essex County, and his other w ????]???????????????????????????????????????????????????e???????????????()Q???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????%???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????]??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????$?????????????????????????????????????????M?????????????????????????????????????????e????????????e?????????????)????1??????Q???????$????????????????????????$?????????????????$????????????????????????????????????Q????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????%?e?????????????????????????]???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)????1????????????????????????????????!?????????????????????????????????Q???????????????????????1???????????????????????????Q????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????q???????????t???????????????????????????????'?e???????????????????????d????????????????????????????????????e?????????????????????????????????????????????!??????????????????????????1?????????1???????()]???????????)????1?????A????????Q???M?????A???????()Q??? ????)]I9%9 ??
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