tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428368519992378050.post9132724348640876620..comments2023-09-23T22:49:06.188-04:00Comments on The Hipster Dad's Bookshelf: Kane: Greetings from New EdenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428368519992378050.post-43132410480308923812010-08-17T15:43:04.902-04:002010-08-17T15:43:04.902-04:00You are getting sad Grant.I'm beginning to thi...You are getting sad Grant.I'm beginning to think you should just stick to resturant reviews. Kane is one of my all time top five comics just for the one reason you mentioned, the fact that Grist tells a story visually and doesn't add in a lot of captions.His light and shadow work on the book is superb and his story telling gets better with every volume. Volume 3 Histories, the back story of Oscar Darke, is poignant and horrific at the same time. Vol. 4 The Thirty Ninth, the name of the Precinct where Kane works, is a retelling of some of the stories from the first volume through another characters eyes and is Grist's best writing to date.<br /> As for your criticisims saying that you couldn't follow the story because everyone looked alike is like saying you can't follow a Judge Dredd story becase all the cops are wearing helmets. <br /> As for your confusion and critique over Grist's cinimatic use of cuts and flashbacks. The fact that I have to do a little work and GASP actually think about what is going on in the story instead of being spoon fed explanations is what I enjoy most about the series.<br /> Kane is a series I have reread more than any other series of comics and each time I find something new and enjoyable.<br /> Grant I am a faithful follower of your website and the 2nd biggest fan of 2000AD in the US. I think you and other readers should reconsider and give Kane another try when you are in the mood to enjoy a comic for the sake of a story told with compelling black and white artwork and not captions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428368519992378050.post-23064729893054916112010-08-16T15:03:30.324-04:002010-08-16T15:03:30.324-04:00I'm glad it's not just me who gets frustra...I'm glad it's not just me who gets frustrated by comics in which characters just all seem to look too alike for me to make sense of things!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com