Geek Syndicate Issue 5 | Page 79

Geek Syndicate
COMIC REVIEW

Porcelain and Butterfly Gate
Image © Improper Books, 2012 Image © Improper Books, 2012

Butterfly Gate follows the story of two siblings who, after throwing themselves headlong into another world, must face the brutal reality that lies beyond and find their place amidst an empire built after a revolution against the Gods. An ongoing, episodic, SF odyssey, Butterfly Gate is also a silent comic, conveying the story purely through its imagery. Suggested for Mature Readers. The Review: I thought I would review these titles for together for two reasons. First, they have the same writer and artist team of Benjamim Read and Chris Wildgoose respectively and two: I can sum them up with the same word. Beautiful. Both titles are beautiful in every way. The poetry of the writing, the gorgeous and intricate wrap-around full-colour cover, the grandeur of the interior art, it’s all beautiful. Improper Books market themselves as a small comic and graphic novel imprint focusing on stories