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Shutterbug Follies: Graphic Novel
Bee works as a photo-finishing technician at a one-hour lab in lower Manhattan. To amuse herself, she duplicates (for her own collection) any titillating photographs that happen to pass through her hands. When pictures of a naked corpse are left for processing, Bee's curiosity goes into high gear.
"Shutterbug Follies" is a comic murder mystery filled with unlikely coincidences, humorous misunderstandings, and hairbreadth escapes. Drawn with wit and imagination, it brings a classic genre totally up-to-date.
"Shutterbug Follies" is a comic murder mystery filled with unlikely coincidences, humorous misunderstandings, and hairbreadth escapes. Drawn with wit and imagination, it brings a classic genre totally up-to-date.
160 pages, Hardcover
First published October 8, 2002
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April 26, 2017
A fan of Jason Little's BeeComix website in high school, I read this book when it was first published in 2002. It popped back into my head recently, although I do not know why. Taking a trip down memory lane, I discovered BeeComix is now defunct (not everything stays on the Internet forever, only embarrassing photos). There is also another Bee Story, Motel Art Improvement Service, which does not exist in the entire New Hampshire state library system. Instead of requesting both, I requested this one.
In 2002, I remember being drawn into the lurid and gritty nature of the story. A girl developing photos gets wrapped up into a mystery. The photos are graphic, and the bold, clean, colorful art style is often used to show bodies in various states of undress and gory death. It's a nice combination that enhances the story's motif, a trite if effective "things are always dirtier beneath the surface," like any noir or David Lynch movie.
As an adult reader, I found myself bored. The plot is a little too ridiculous to be believed. The conclusion is hurried. I can't even remember what happened to one of the supporting characters. I did like that the bad guy kind of looks like a buff, older Tintin.
Aside from the flat plot, though, it's an enjoyable story. Art is attractive when it needs to be and repulsive when necessary. The characters are well-written for the most part, although they get too wrapped up in the plot as the story reaches its close. I'd have liked exploring their lives a little more and a longer story where the mystery is allowed to unfold naturally.
In 2002, I remember being drawn into the lurid and gritty nature of the story. A girl developing photos gets wrapped up into a mystery. The photos are graphic, and the bold, clean, colorful art style is often used to show bodies in various states of undress and gory death. It's a nice combination that enhances the story's motif, a trite if effective "things are always dirtier beneath the surface," like any noir or David Lynch movie.
As an adult reader, I found myself bored. The plot is a little too ridiculous to be believed. The conclusion is hurried. I can't even remember what happened to one of the supporting characters. I did like that the bad guy kind of looks like a buff, older Tintin.
Aside from the flat plot, though, it's an enjoyable story. Art is attractive when it needs to be and repulsive when necessary. The characters are well-written for the most part, although they get too wrapped up in the plot as the story reaches its close. I'd have liked exploring their lives a little more and a longer story where the mystery is allowed to unfold naturally.
January 11, 2013
Set in 2001, Bee is a young Manhattanite working in a photo-processing shop (remember those?) and, among the usual hum-drum photos of birthday parties and babies, she comes across some lurid photos of recently deceased people. The Russian photographer who took them claims they are staged and not actual dead people but Bee’s curiosity is piqued and she decides to follow him… with startling results! Part Tintin, part “Ghost World” in tone, Jason Little’s “Shutterbug Follies” presents a whimsical version of New York City and introduces a charming protagonist in a strange odyssey of high art, gangsters and murder most foul.
While the story isn’t as brilliant as his other Bee-featured book “Motel Art Improvement Service”, “Shutterbug Follies” is a gently amusing romp with a colourful cast of characters. Little’s strong plotting keeps the story ticking over nicely as Bee explores Manhattan as a kind of hipster Nancy Drew. Her pleasant and approachable attitude to life easily makes her friends with odd characters like a middle aged rocker moonlighting as a cabbie or an artist’s assistant hiding from his tough guy neighbour after being caught photographing his wife (it’s for art, honest!). The chance meetings with these minor characters send her in different directions but Little collects the disparate threads, masterfully tying them into a coherent story.
Little has a good sense of knowing when to let the pictures tell the story and when to insert dialogue. There are no narrative boxes so the reader has to interpret panels by looking at characters’ faces and body language rather than rely on thought bubbles or an omnipresent narrative voice. It’s very subtle, artistic and feels very naturalistic to read. The dialogue is convincingly real and the characterisations are fine with the standout being Bee of course as the lead. She looks, acts and behaves very much like an 18 year old New Yorker would.
The attractive art, well laid out panels and entertaining story makes “Shutterbug Follies” a fine comic book read. If you’ve got a choice, I’d strongly recommend his more recent book “Motel Art Improvement Service” which I feel is a more refined example of Little’s narrative and artistic skill, but both books are worth picking up.
While the story isn’t as brilliant as his other Bee-featured book “Motel Art Improvement Service”, “Shutterbug Follies” is a gently amusing romp with a colourful cast of characters. Little’s strong plotting keeps the story ticking over nicely as Bee explores Manhattan as a kind of hipster Nancy Drew. Her pleasant and approachable attitude to life easily makes her friends with odd characters like a middle aged rocker moonlighting as a cabbie or an artist’s assistant hiding from his tough guy neighbour after being caught photographing his wife (it’s for art, honest!). The chance meetings with these minor characters send her in different directions but Little collects the disparate threads, masterfully tying them into a coherent story.
Little has a good sense of knowing when to let the pictures tell the story and when to insert dialogue. There are no narrative boxes so the reader has to interpret panels by looking at characters’ faces and body language rather than rely on thought bubbles or an omnipresent narrative voice. It’s very subtle, artistic and feels very naturalistic to read. The dialogue is convincingly real and the characterisations are fine with the standout being Bee of course as the lead. She looks, acts and behaves very much like an 18 year old New Yorker would.
The attractive art, well laid out panels and entertaining story makes “Shutterbug Follies” a fine comic book read. If you’ve got a choice, I’d strongly recommend his more recent book “Motel Art Improvement Service” which I feel is a more refined example of Little’s narrative and artistic skill, but both books are worth picking up.
August 5, 2016
Totally surprised that at the end of the book Raina Telgemeier was credited with many of the backdrop illustrations. She is everywhere! Great mystery, and amazing illustrations that lended themselves to the macabe. If you're okay with that, then you'll like it. Loved the urban feel of the neighborhood too, and that the protagonist was a fleshy, pear-shaped woman. It's the little things that count.
August 3, 2015
Shutterbug Follies is an independant graphic novel from Jason Little. I picked this up on a whim and boy am I glad I did. This is a strange little masterpiece and I loved every single panel. The artwork, bright and colourful, works so well with the story inside. The story of Bee, a photo developer in New York City who collects the weird and peculiar photographs she develops at the lab she works at. One day, though, she comes across photographs of murder scenes and begins to look deeper into them, turning the tale into one of murder mystery and criminal goings-on. Bee, with the help of friends and new aquaintances, begins to investigate the murders and the people she believes to be responsible.
The story is both dark and funny, and the character of Bee is just the right meausre of awkward, cute, relatable and nuts to completely buy into yet also question when it comes to her often-harsh decisions. I just really had a blast with this and will definitely be checking out more Little books now. Highly recommended, a quick, easy and thoroughly enjoyable read with gorgeous illustrative work.
The story is both dark and funny, and the character of Bee is just the right meausre of awkward, cute, relatable and nuts to completely buy into yet also question when it comes to her often-harsh decisions. I just really had a blast with this and will definitely be checking out more Little books now. Highly recommended, a quick, easy and thoroughly enjoyable read with gorgeous illustrative work.
November 26, 2010
Good writers can pull of stories wherein fantastic things happen without my thinking, "Actual human beings do not behave like that" ... which is exactly what I was thinking for the last eighty percent of this book."
There was one scene that particularly bothered me, wherein a male photographer shows his work to the female protagonist. The photos were surreptitious shots of nude/semi-clothed people in their homes -- peeping tom stuff under the guise of art, basically. It felt like the protagonist was supposed to be a good person who was maybe into something a little over her head, but it's hard for me to get behind the whole "good person" thing when her response was basically "this is awesome work!"
I thought the bonkers factor of that scene was pretty much off the charts, which probably colored my opinion, but from there on out it was hard to read the story without thinking how every female character had clearly been written from a male perspective.
There was one scene that particularly bothered me, wherein a male photographer shows his work to the female protagonist. The photos were surreptitious shots of nude/semi-clothed people in their homes -- peeping tom stuff under the guise of art, basically. It felt like the protagonist was supposed to be a good person who was maybe into something a little over her head, but it's hard for me to get behind the whole "good person" thing when her response was basically "this is awesome work!"
I thought the bonkers factor of that scene was pretty much off the charts, which probably colored my opinion, but from there on out it was hard to read the story without thinking how every female character had clearly been written from a male perspective.
February 28, 2011
I think Jason Little is a gifted artist, but I don't see anything to here to suggest he's also a gifted storyteller. Characters acting in the most unbelievable ways, a mystery with a perfunctory and therefore unsatisfying end, and even in 2002 I'm sure the concept of a photo development shop employee solving clues through negatives would have seem weirdly dated. Where, after all, are the digital cameras?
October 22, 2007
Don't kill people.
January 28, 2010
Such great drawings! I love the main character. I love the little mystery. And I love NY. I miss the days of regular old film cameras. So charming.
November 25, 2021
I think this graphic novel is defined by a big swing-and-miss, which is making the main character likeable/relatable. She isn't; I was actively rooting against her throughout. I would not recommend this to anyone.
*Spoilers:*
If the book had ended up with her getting arrested, I would've been much more conflicted about the story. The main character is a creepy and careless criminal, and it turns out one of her victims is an even bigger criminal. I'm glad the worse criminal is caught, but frustrated that the main character is free and content to continue her awful ways, with nary a consequence or even acknowledgement that... ya know, she is an awful predator!
*Spoilers:*
If the book had ended up with her getting arrested, I would've been much more conflicted about the story. The main character is a creepy and careless criminal, and it turns out one of her victims is an even bigger criminal. I'm glad the worse criminal is caught, but frustrated that the main character is free and content to continue her awful ways, with nary a consequence or even acknowledgement that... ya know, she is an awful predator!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 10, 2021
I'm not a big fan of graphic novels, as I like to develop my own mental images of the characters and setting. The plot of this story was cute, the protagonist spunky and the remaining characters pretty flat. Aside from long series, where you have to buy numerous books to see the character development, this genre seems to me to have quite limited scope for any but the main character(s).
December 15, 2017
The art was great, however the peeping tom photography scene was baffling to me, and the ending felt far too wide open to count as decent closure.
June 24, 2019
Loved the artwork. Really did not like the plot - either in the concept or the execution.
June 11, 2020
This was a little Daniel Clowes-esque, with a dash of Chris Ware. I liked the main character, and the plot kept me interested, but kinda fell apart in the last act.
August 1, 2021
Way darker than I expected. But suspenseful storyline and vivid art.
February 20, 2023
I can't wait to get better at visual art so i can do what men think they are doing
August 27, 2007
Like any good nerd, I utilize the services provided by the local library. On my way home from work I often stop by to claim holds I've placed on various cds, books, and the occasional LP. Before grabbing a couple of Pavement and Daniel Johnston records, I hopped on over to the graphic novel section to see if anything was new. I've picked over that section many times, as I used to work in a parking garage nearby and the slow slow hours I spent there were temporarily relieved by purchases/borrowings of books by Adrian Tomine and his ilk.
And yes, something was new (to me). Although "The Shutterbug Follies" was released in '02, it missed my notice completely, and this was the first I'd heard of it. In typically nerdy fashion I sat down right then and there to read it, noticing that Jason Little was himself a huge dweeb and married to respected dweebette Myla Goldberg, she of "Bee Season" and "the Decemberists have a song dedicated to me" fame.
"The Shutterbug Follies" follows the exploits and adventures of a spunky hipster lass of 18 named Bee, who is employed at a one-hour photo emporium. She has the bad habit of making doubles of all of her prints to show off to her pals (a morally dubious venture, bien sur) and engaging in the personal lives of some of her clientele. When the art prints of a crime scene photographer catch her eye, she begins doing her own photojournalism, girl sleuth-style, in the hopes of uncovering the truth behind her most unique client. What eventually transpires is something of a mixture between a Nancy Drew novelette and an existential Daniel Clowes mystery. Despite having to overlook some very unbelievable and almost action movie-type plot developments, Little's story was bright and engaging.
The style Little utilizes is inviting, and is less "art-school" inclined than most of his peers. His panels unapologetically focus on the big picture, and rarely contain more than just the right amount of detail. His drawings are colorful and draw one's attention, but the dialogue and plot demand your notice far more insistently than anything communicated with just visuals. Bob Montana's "Archie Comics," a supermarket staple and populist favorite, no doubt had a notable impact on Little's burgeoning style.
And yes, something was new (to me). Although "The Shutterbug Follies" was released in '02, it missed my notice completely, and this was the first I'd heard of it. In typically nerdy fashion I sat down right then and there to read it, noticing that Jason Little was himself a huge dweeb and married to respected dweebette Myla Goldberg, she of "Bee Season" and "the Decemberists have a song dedicated to me" fame.
"The Shutterbug Follies" follows the exploits and adventures of a spunky hipster lass of 18 named Bee, who is employed at a one-hour photo emporium. She has the bad habit of making doubles of all of her prints to show off to her pals (a morally dubious venture, bien sur) and engaging in the personal lives of some of her clientele. When the art prints of a crime scene photographer catch her eye, she begins doing her own photojournalism, girl sleuth-style, in the hopes of uncovering the truth behind her most unique client. What eventually transpires is something of a mixture between a Nancy Drew novelette and an existential Daniel Clowes mystery. Despite having to overlook some very unbelievable and almost action movie-type plot developments, Little's story was bright and engaging.
The style Little utilizes is inviting, and is less "art-school" inclined than most of his peers. His panels unapologetically focus on the big picture, and rarely contain more than just the right amount of detail. His drawings are colorful and draw one's attention, but the dialogue and plot demand your notice far more insistently than anything communicated with just visuals. Bob Montana's "Archie Comics," a supermarket staple and populist favorite, no doubt had a notable impact on Little's burgeoning style.
December 17, 2018
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 becomes 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.
January 2, 2023
What is an otherwise interesting story is significantly hindered by the unrealistic portrayal of women characters written from a male perspective.
Bee is an interesting character, but her reaction to creepy behavior from Huey, is bizarre and not at all realistic. Moreover, it seems completely unnecessary since that character and the entire subplot is abandoned shortly after the incident.
It seems strange to me why the author felt the need to include that scene at all, as it does not further the plot in anyway, and seems to serve no purpose except to seemingly vindicate creepy behavior from men.
Granted, some of Bee’s own behavior is problematic, in that she routinely violates the privacy of the customers at her work. However, this is at least central to the plot, and is never specifically condoned.
Additionally, the ending if the book is surprisingly abrupt, and become strangely laser focused on wrapping up the plot.
While the art and characters in the book are intriguing, the book is overall significantly hampered by its faults. I kept finding myself thinking it would be interesting to see how the story would’ve turned out if it had been written by a women author instead.
Bee is an interesting character, but her reaction to creepy behavior from Huey, is bizarre and not at all realistic. Moreover, it seems completely unnecessary since that character and the entire subplot is abandoned shortly after the incident.
It seems strange to me why the author felt the need to include that scene at all, as it does not further the plot in anyway, and seems to serve no purpose except to seemingly vindicate creepy behavior from men.
Granted, some of Bee’s own behavior is problematic, in that she routinely violates the privacy of the customers at her work. However, this is at least central to the plot, and is never specifically condoned.
Additionally, the ending if the book is surprisingly abrupt, and become strangely laser focused on wrapping up the plot.
While the art and characters in the book are intriguing, the book is overall significantly hampered by its faults. I kept finding myself thinking it would be interesting to see how the story would’ve turned out if it had been written by a women author instead.
February 16, 2011
This was a fun little caper, with a mystery that grabs your attention, and a female protagonist who is interesting in her eccentricities and single-mindedness. Bee is just out of high school, a self-proclaimed artist, and somewhat of a snoop. She becomes intrigued by a photo artist whose oeuvre is realistic portraits of crime scenes...except that she thinks there's more to his story than meets the eye. Despite some outlandish plot twists, I found myself caught up in the mystery. The ending was a little too "TV movie of the week" for my tastes, though. Also, the plot hinges heavily on a couple of newly-archaic technologies (1-hour photo development shops and pagers!) but for me, that actually added to the charm of the book.
Jason Little's artwork elevated this graphic novel above the uneven plot, with beautiful, clean lines and expressive flat colors. It's really a pretty package, and his accessible, cartoony style juxtaposes oddly against some of the story's more gruesome images, but again, I think that works in its favor. Overall, a fun, light read.
Jason Little's artwork elevated this graphic novel above the uneven plot, with beautiful, clean lines and expressive flat colors. It's really a pretty package, and his accessible, cartoony style juxtaposes oddly against some of the story's more gruesome images, but again, I think that works in its favor. Overall, a fun, light read.
August 14, 2011
Entertaining and suspenseful. I read this after reading Little's newer book, and his improvement is pretty obvious (kind of cool to see how his artwork has evolved). The layout of this book is also more simplistic and less interesting. It gets the job done though.
The story itself is a grotesque murder mystery type deal. A quick, engaging read with interesting characters. Sometimes a little too "out there". The murder mystery wasn't even the unbelievable part, but some of Bee's actions and the actions of other characters just seem a bit absurd.
I also really didn't care for the ending. It ends on a bit of a cliffhanger regarding Yuri and it seems like the loose ends are hurriedly tied up within the last 3 pages or so. The pacing is pretty good--it becomes very fast-paced toward the end--but it just ends too abruptly. I think Yuri was the most emotionally-charged character of them all, and his story has the least resolution...kind of disappointing.
Nonetheless, it's an entertaining read. Worth picking up, just don't expect something super amazing.
The story itself is a grotesque murder mystery type deal. A quick, engaging read with interesting characters. Sometimes a little too "out there". The murder mystery wasn't even the unbelievable part, but some of Bee's actions and the actions of other characters just seem a bit absurd.
I also really didn't care for the ending. It ends on a bit of a cliffhanger regarding Yuri and it seems like the loose ends are hurriedly tied up within the last 3 pages or so. The pacing is pretty good--it becomes very fast-paced toward the end--but it just ends too abruptly. I think Yuri was the most emotionally-charged character of them all, and his story has the least resolution...kind of disappointing.
Nonetheless, it's an entertaining read. Worth picking up, just don't expect something super amazing.
May 21, 2014
Basically, Enid from Ghost World becomes involved via her job at a photo shop in a mystery inspired by Rear Window and, to a lesser extent, Blue Velvet. I love all of those things, but the story/writing was flaccid and not up to the challenge of the original sources/genre. I did enjoy Little's art which reminds me of Hergé and in some places like Chris Ware. This got an extra star from me for the art. I'd love to see some things from this creator with a writer handling the plotting/dialogue. I'd recommend Bee's follow-up story Motel Art Improvement Service GN over this. It seemed a lot less ape-y of better material. All criticism aside, Jason Little is definitely a talent I'll keep my eye on.
November 1, 2012
I've been reading the amusing and quirky Motel Art Improvement Service weekly comic on Jason Little's site for a few months now. Digging through his other work a while ago I found a teaser for his book Shutterbug Follies. Luckily I found this book in my local library the other day and scooped it up. It's a short story about a young woman who while working at a photo-lab uncovers a mystery that she can't resist investigating. Little has a great drawing style (and loves to use dramatic punchy colours) that reminds me of the Tintin books I read as a kid. While I really enjoyed the book and highly recommend it to anyone, Shutterbug Follies suffers the curse of the graphic novel - a very high price to reading time ratio.
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October 21, 2007http://nhw.livejournal.com/573847.html[return][return]Nice little graphic novel about a girl who discovers disturbing things while working in a photography shop developing films. New York and the characters of the city are nicely portrayed. The plot, however, was rather cliched and improbable: at one point our heroine, Bee, is asked by her friend "So, uh, when are you going to call the cops?" The answer is, not just yet as we are only on page 25 out of 150... Still, good fun, if not exactly great literature.
February 7, 2010
The art in Shutterbug Follies is outstanding -- an unusual observation for me, as I normally judge graphic novels based solely on the writing.
In this case, my appreciation of the "graphic" part of the graphic novel is aided by the fact that the "novel" part is extraordinarily well done. Noirish without being simply dark (a pitfall all too common, particularly amongst noir comix), the adventures of a photo shop clerk who winds up far in over her head is both entertaining and intriguing, presenting a puzzling mystery, relateable characters and a mixture of drama and comedy that simply works.
In this case, my appreciation of the "graphic" part of the graphic novel is aided by the fact that the "novel" part is extraordinarily well done. Noirish without being simply dark (a pitfall all too common, particularly amongst noir comix), the adventures of a photo shop clerk who winds up far in over her head is both entertaining and intriguing, presenting a puzzling mystery, relateable characters and a mixture of drama and comedy that simply works.
December 7, 2010
SO fun. Definitely my new favorite graphic novelist discovery. I wish TRL had more of his stuff. Totally accessible illustration style with awesome saturated color assisted by my girl Raina Telgemeier. I used to love Nancy Drew mysteries, so this was right up my alley. NYC girl develops film for a living - discovers a horrible secret about a local famous artist. Lots of crime closeups, nudity, action. Fast fun lush read.
January 8, 2014
Murder mystery graphic novel set in the days of film development and pager codes. The story line is graphic (so mature in subject matter) but lacking in sophistication.
The main character, Bee works in a one hour photo booth developing film. She uncovers pictures of a murder and begins to investigate. Unfortunately she is drawn in and her life is threatened by the murderer. She is saved by her wits, her use of pager codes, and her cab-driver friend who sends the Calvary to her rescue.
Entertaining read, but not fabulous.
The main character, Bee works in a one hour photo booth developing film. She uncovers pictures of a murder and begins to investigate. Unfortunately she is drawn in and her life is threatened by the murderer. She is saved by her wits, her use of pager codes, and her cab-driver friend who sends the Calvary to her rescue.
Entertaining read, but not fabulous.
September 2, 2014
This book was part of my birthday present from my darling sister, Jessa. It is a graphic novel about an eighteen-year-old girl who gets sucked into a murder mystery when she pays just a little too much attention to the photos she is developing at her job at the one-hour photo. Along the way she recruits a curious cab driver and a sweet but fairly clueless art gallery worker to help her in her quest to uncover the truth. Though at times the protaganist is annoyingly naive, the art style is engaging and the final plot twist is brilliant.
June 10, 2016
Buku ini agak sedikit ngeri, jangan tertipu dengan lukisan garis kemas dan warna ceria di bahagian kulitnya. Kisahnya seorang pembantu di kedai foto yang hobinya sedikit jelik (tidak dapat dielakkan, mungkin) iaitu membuat salinan gambar yang dicuci untuk menjadi bahan koleksi. Jadi menjadi pekerjaannya menghendap setiap gambar yang dihantar untuk dicuci. Pada suatu hari beberapa siri gambar dihantar untuk dicuci : gambar-gambar orang mati dalam keadaan mengerikan. Bermulalah hobi baru iaitu menyiasat punca gambar tersebut.
February 10, 2015
There......... was some pretty messed-up stuff in this book. I don't know what I was expecting, but damn. There were a few problematic bits (such as voyeurism, and some scenes that made me uncomfortable), which is why I'm awarding this three, rather than four stars.
Otherwise, I quite enjoyed this graphic novel. Extra kudos to Jason Little for knowing how to draw women with actual real-life bodies!
Otherwise, I quite enjoyed this graphic novel. Extra kudos to Jason Little for knowing how to draw women with actual real-life bodies!
June 10, 2015
I picked up this book because I'm a shutterbug, so a story that pulls visual elements from photography appealed to me. I enjoyed Jason Little's use of negatives as panels as our heroine takes it upon herself to investigate a photographer whose crime scene images seem a little too perfect to be coincidental. It's a quick, enjoyable read, and although there's not much depth to the story and characterization, I will definitely continue to read Little's other graphic novels.
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