{"id":25706,"date":"2019-04-30T13:31:35","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T18:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/?p=25706"},"modified":"2019-04-28T13:43:52","modified_gmt":"2019-04-28T18:43:52","slug":"jackson-rob-merchants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/?p=25706","title":{"rendered":"Jackson, Rob – Merchants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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I’m not sure if I’ve ever offered an alternate title for a comic in a review before (it’s pretty low down on my list of priorities for a great comic), but I’m surprised that Rob didn’t go with the obvious one here: Lute Brute! Granted, you’d have to read the comic for it to make sense, but Rob created a star here, and I for one would love to see an origin comic. Granted, the Lute Brute plays a small part in the proceedings here, but his reign of lutey terror effects just about all of the other characters in one way or another. This is (maybe?) Rob’s first graphic novel, but that’s based on my famously shoddy memory. He had a few series that could have easily been collected into graphic novels, but this is the first one I remember that came out all at once like this. It’s the story of a cast of characters (helpfully labeled on the inside front cover), their dealings with their bosses\/rulers, the motivations of the rulers\/bosses themselves and how difficult it can be to find good help or competent people in positions of power. Still, one of the main images that’ll stick with me is that of poor Edwardo being terrorized by the “pling” and “plong” sound effects of a lute being angrily wielded. One thing that this page count (roughly 100) does it allow Rob some room to breathe; he’s usually quite verbose, but this time around there are several sections with little to no text, where the action or the setting speaks for itself. It was a thoroughly entertaining read with a few sections where I laughed out loud, which is always a welcome surprise. Give it a shot, one of the most prolific artists in comics today could use your support! $12 (ish)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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