Bramble Vol. 2: Neon Flowers

Ronces #2

by Jean-David Morvan, Nesmo (Illustrator), Lindsay Marie King (Translator)

An ecological detective story told amid a backdrop of fantasy and science-fiction.. PUBLICATION IN 3 VOLUMES - COMPLETED WORK. When a mysterious giant of a man arrives in a vast steampunk megalopolis, death walks beside him, leaving a trail of corpses in their wake. It's up to a dysfunctional yet dogged police investigator to find the strange colossus and stop him before the bodies pile even higher... But soon the truth is discovered that this case is far more complicated than the detective could've possibly conceived: a veritable battle between nature and city is unfolding, whose very outcome could forever change the face of the earth.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

49 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Jean-David Morvan is a French comic author, best known as the creator of the Sillage/Wake series.

After studying arts at the Institut Saint-Luc in Brussels, he first tried being a graphic artist, but eventually settled for writing instead.

His main series are 'Spirou and Fantasio', 'Sir Pyle' and 'Merlin', all with José Luis Munuera, and 'Sillage', with Philippe Buchet.

Reviews

[Riju Ganguly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one was definitely superior to the firsr volume, with the ecological narrative fusing into the urban dystopia. Plus, the art was awesome.
Recommended.

[C. Varn · Rating 4 out of 5]

The ecological themes finally become more visible here and the art is truly impressive, but the story is harder to follow.

[Tristan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This second volume is even more beautiful than the first. The art is truly superb, mesmerising in places. The storytelling remains very strong, but is a little less engaging as it concerns events rather than people, and a mystical environmental backstory emerges. Nevertheless, this remains a very intriguing story, and there are clearly a number of confrontations building up, which certainly pulls the reader in.

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story can be hard to follow at times but it's still intriguing. At the very end, we get some exposition that explains exactly what's going on with this detective story / tale of nature versus the city. The art's good but it can contribute to the confusion. The panels are all coming from oft-kilter angles but I still kind of like it.

[Adrian Bloxham · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sublime art and a fantastical story

[Elliot · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice art, less nice story

[Stephen Theaker · Rating 3 out of 5]

The city and the countryside at war. The distorted fish-eye lens art was quite novel but the story could have been told in half a dozen pages.

[Johan · Rating 2 out of 5]

A story in which nature fights back against industrialization. The story and the artwork feel unfinished, like it is a draft version.

[Kimberly · Rating 1 out of 5]

It’s very hard to find a decent comic series with no sexual abuse. This one isn’t the case. So unnecessary 😪