How About Something Different...

Hello Chums,

I know I usually review a superhero type of story, but I though I would talk about something completely different today. Comics aren't just about superheros and zombies you know. A few years ago I decided to branch out and try other genres of comics. I'm glad I did. There are some great works out there that would appeal to just about anybody.

This weeks review is of a nice little graphic novel named Shutterbug Follies. Written and illustrated by Jason Little, Shutterbug Follies tells the story of Bee, a nice single girl working at her monotonous job.

Bee is a film developer at Mulberry Photo. Her job is so boring and repetitious that the only way she can stand it is to print duplicate customer photos to show to her friend. Some of these photos show nudity and dead people.

After developing some particularly gruesome photos, she decides to investigate the photographer. How did he get so many shots of freshly dead individuals? The story really becomes a page turner from here.

By using his address from the film he dropped off, Bee stakes out the photographer at his house. His activity there just makes her more suspicious of him. As the story moves along, we find out the photographer is having a show of his work in a gallery. Although this legitimises his work, Bee still suspects he's up to no good. As Bee digs deeper into the photographers business, she meets his sexually repressed assistant, a helpful cab driver and (oh yeah) his wife ends up dead.

I won't spoil the ending of this book for you. Track it down. Read it yourself.

The Art and coloring really set a nice mood for the story. While at 153 pages long it's not a short book, but it could have been 20 pages longer to tidy up some plot points.

Rating: Art: A+ Story: A

K.R.C. (keep reading comics)

D.L.