{"id":12655,"date":"2010-04-27T10:00:27","date_gmt":"2010-04-27T15:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/?p=12655"},"modified":"2010-04-07T11:45:40","modified_gmt":"2010-04-07T16:45:40","slug":"zaben-andrew-dream-big-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/?p=12655","title":{"rendered":"Zaben, Andrew – Dream Big Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dream Big Dreams<\/strong>
\nEnough already. I’ve given this book every chance that I can,
\nand I’m afraid that the bad things outweigh the good. I read
\nit a couple of times before this. Didn’t like it the first time,
\nfound more to like the second time around and now, trying to read it
\nthe third time, I just can’t do it. What problems do I have
\nwith it? Well, the art, for starters. Technically, it’s
\nfine, if a little bland. Still, I shouldn’t have a problem
\ndistinguishing characters the third time through, and I could still
\nbarely tell them apart. I don’t care for most of the dialogue
\neither. It feels stilted and contrived most of the time.
\nSo why did I read it two and a half times if I hated it so much?
\nIt’s not like I’ve heard any buzz about it at all, so there’s no
\nstandard that I keep expecting it to hit. It has some really
\ngreat concepts and plot ideas. The idea of the little hole in
\nthe wall bar (one of the true places left in the world for actual
\nconversation about politics and important topics) being franchised
\nout is a great idea. That’s the strongest part of the book,
\neven if I still don’t like some of the dialogue. If any of you
\nare still reading this after my initial rant, I think this guy has a
\nvoice. He didn’t have it with this book, not by a long shot,
\nbut I’m hoping that this was a learning experience for him. I
\nthink Fantagraphics<\/a> is
\nputting out another book by him in a couple of months (which is
\nwhere you can get this one, if you’re curious. Just go to the
\npage and type in his name once you get to the catalog), and I hope
\nto have enough money to give it a shot, because I’m curious.
\nHere’s that art I was talking about.<\/p>\n

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