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Conceive having the outcome of a war bearing on your shoulders singly. Being the hand played in a bluff; when inevitably called, vilification throughout history is your decoration.

The few words used leave so much for the imagination. Characters' thoughts surface in each of the frames. From a few simple lines we can fill an entire back-story and personal profile with our mind. Goliath, is a true graphic novel. Triggering the brain, primarily, with the use of imagery. A story penned by the reader.

A minimal, geometry-centric drawing style portrays a gentle giant, Goliath. The comic-strip feel to the narrative plays to a jocose tempo. The modern language juxtaposed with the ancient setting, satires an office workplace. Hilarity and sincerity used in such equal measure, cook a sad and severe culmination.

This book is not funny or farcical nor whimsical or witty. It is not a lot of things that other graphic novels are, but what it is, is still meritorious. It informs with a narrative, and it does this very well. It may not have humour, but it has a plot of heart.

I flew through the leaf in mere minutes, without misspending a second; breezing through to the succeeding pages. I knew from the moment I lifted it up, it was not a theme to take lightly. It is a truth; an account shared openly with the reader.

A dour colour palette, fervent writing and intensely antagonized events, make this a serious read. You will not find anything comical amongst the innards of a humourless collapse of society. On the pages is fear; potent and palpable as the paper. In the thirsty desert and seductive ocean there is little else to this fleeting life.

The alternating format of the soldier and his home front was a well chosen scheme. Two distinct scenes, both showcasing the evil and the good. In one, a soldier's fight for a way home; in another, his wife and child fight for a home. The two compliment and feed the reader's anxiety. Never do you feel lost; always, the direction to move is a comprehensibly demarcated course.

Nothing garners a more authentic emotional response than a story of animal companionship. Takashi Murakami presses us to ponder our personal lives, in his ardent story of loyalty. The simplistic love and adoration a dog has for it's owner; even when, at times, we will not or cannot reciprocate.

The format of Stargazing Dog is as unique as it is well-flowing. It ends where it begins. Two stories that tie together humans and animals, life and death, and everything in between. It showcases how easily people can discard life, how important the simple things are, and what the meaning of unconditional is.

I have been slowly moving away from monthly comics, to strictly graphic novels. It is far easier and more entertaining to read an entire chapter at once, instead of waiting each month, and forgetting pieces. So, I have been re-purchasing The Walking Dead in my newly preferred format.

This is the last issue of The Walking Dead I have, and it is the perfect spot to end, for now. A new chapter begins in the following issue, and I will pick it up as I re-read my way through the graphics. I plan to catch up to the latest release, so my reviews will be more current, in the future.

Subsequent to reading Guy Delisle's Jerusalem, I unquestionably had to pick up some earlier work. It is another graphic novel filled with shrewd dialogue and droll affairs; well worth consuming. It is interesting to witness, in my case, the inverted progression of an artist and writer.

I perceive the art to some extent as dirty, on the verge of polluted, when compared to his more recent release. I am not declaring a negative; you can unmistakably see the artist's impression of the country portrayed in pencil. Inciting a psychological response through dark tones and busy sketches works to bedaub the reader with it's delineation of China.

Nice to see Maggie out rummaging with Glen; maybe now she will truly believe that he is talented at what he does. It really isn't as perilous a task as she perceives. In fact, the living are more of a threat than the walkers right now.

I believe it is wise of Rick not get involved emotionally with Andrea. Rick's sole purpose is to ensure that Carl lives and grows into a man. Distractions will get you killed, and Andrea is nothing more than a distraction to Rick's agenda. She is very capable, but Rick's personality would ultimately put himself or Carl in jeopardy if she ever needed his help. Without the sentimental attachment, Rick would most certainly abandon her if need be.