whitecat5000's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
4.0
Super weird, kinda digging it.
mikethepysch's review against another edition
4.0
Is it perfect? No, it is not blue is the Warmest color.
Is it at least interesting and well drawn/colored? Yes.
Is it at least interesting and well drawn/colored? Yes.
mschlat's review against another edition
2.0
I found the artwork by del Duca wonderful, but the writing by Keatinge did not compel me. You have a famous child explorer now in her mid-twenties in a world chock full of strangeness (funny animal assassins, clockwork villains, zeppelins, returning titans of myth, etc..). I found that strangeness undercut the explorer aspect of the work: what are you exploring if all the weirdness is omnipresent? And the pacing was both far too fast and far too slow: the first six issues are all setting up the explorer character (slowly), but by setting up event after event after event (fight scene, injury to roommate, sudden mystery about unknown siblings etc...). Not my cup of tea.
audjmo91's review against another edition
4.0
I haven't read Saga yet, though I own the first volume, and it's on my to-read list.
Now that I've stated that, let me say that I really enjoyed the first volume of Shutter. This series has gorgeous imagery, well-built characters, and a lot of mystery and intrigue. I have enjoyed learning more about Kate's world, and I looking forward to seeing which twists and turns further volumes take.
Now that I've stated that, let me say that I really enjoyed the first volume of Shutter. This series has gorgeous imagery, well-built characters, and a lot of mystery and intrigue. I have enjoyed learning more about Kate's world, and I looking forward to seeing which twists and turns further volumes take.
hooliaquoolia's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting enough to keep reading, but development was a bit rushed. Gorgeous illustration though.
hwks's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Despite some serious shortcomings, this was a really fun read - I immediately checked out Volume 2 to continue the story. The artwork is absolutely incredible, visceral and emotive and perfectly compliments the storyline. That aspect however, left me wanting. I read critiques comparing this to Fables or Saga, but I personally don't have any issues with somewhat similar plotlines or overlap in worldbuilding. But what was very frustrating is despite getting through 6 issues, I really have no idea why anything is happening, what the motivations are, any actual insight into Kate's past, etc. It's aggressively mysterious and not necessarily in a fun way.
tatchi's review against another edition
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
katieejayne's review against another edition
4.0
The opening of this graphic novel was incredible - I mean the entire thing was but I particularly loved the start. We meet the main character, Kate as a seven year old girl, on an exploration of the moon with her father. It's a short flashback scene but you really get to see the bond between the two of them. As the main storyline begins Kate is ten years older and a very bitter young adult. The entire plot is essentially her being hunted for who she is - the daughter of a famous adventurer...and for being an adventurer herself.
When I read this it shot to the top of my favourite graphic novels list and is one I consistently recommend to people. The plot was incredibly easy to follow and had a few wonderful twists and turns that I never anticipated. Each character, even the ones with limited page time were well developed. My particular favourites (aside from Kate) were Alain, Harrington and The General. Alain was such a cool character, her friendship with Kate was a joy to read. The trans representation in this graphic novel was wonderful - Alain is brilliant for many reasons but knowing this made my heart happy.
The entire series is set on an Earth similar to ours, yet completely different. There are bi-pedal animals that can talk and some wear suits...its simply fantastic. Previously I read a graphic novel called Autumnlands with a similar race of animals and it was incredibly confusing and seemed very haphazard. Shutter somehow has managed to make this race of humanoid animals integral to the story without ever mentioning how or why they exist.
I'm incredibly excited to read the next volumes of this series.
www.a-novel-idea.co.uk
When I read this it shot to the top of my favourite graphic novels list and is one I consistently recommend to people. The plot was incredibly easy to follow and had a few wonderful twists and turns that I never anticipated. Each character, even the ones with limited page time were well developed. My particular favourites (aside from Kate) were Alain, Harrington and The General. Alain was such a cool character, her friendship with Kate was a joy to read. The trans representation in this graphic novel was wonderful - Alain is brilliant for many reasons but knowing this made my heart happy.
The entire series is set on an Earth similar to ours, yet completely different. There are bi-pedal animals that can talk and some wear suits...its simply fantastic. Previously I read a graphic novel called Autumnlands with a similar race of animals and it was incredibly confusing and seemed very haphazard. Shutter somehow has managed to make this race of humanoid animals integral to the story without ever mentioning how or why they exist.
I'm incredibly excited to read the next volumes of this series.
www.a-novel-idea.co.uk
inirac's review against another edition
3.0
I think I need more than this volume to really connect to the characters. Not sure if it was my new copy with sticky pages but it felt like it jumped around a lot. It took at least half the volume to feel like I was reading one story.