mpatshi's review
I love Brecht Evens books, the colourful and chaotic illustrations pull me in from the moment I open it.
In 'the making of' I really liked the short story in the beginning and the repetition of that same story at the end, where it makes a lot more sense.
In 'the making of' I really liked the short story in the beginning and the repetition of that same story at the end, where it makes a lot more sense.
chamblyman's review
4.0
Former Talking Head frontman David Byrne takes readers on a panoramic yet personal journey through music as an artform, an experience, and a product, hitting upon music hall architecture, digital technology, studio experimentation, stage performance, songwriting, corporate music biz, psycho-acoustics, and the psychology of listening and fandom. Unique and essential for music lovers.
lucyblack's review
2.0
arg I'm torn about this. On one hand I like it cos the art is beautiful and the story is interesting and the plot is original enough. On the other hand I fucking hate it cos I am so sick of graphic novels about dudes in their 30s being hip wankers and shitting on those around them who feed their macho bullshit egos. The main character of this graphic novel was just so unlikeable, what a fucking douche! I mean minor SPOILER ALERT--------------------------------------------------------------------
the way he treats Dennis is appalling (I was just waiting for Dennis to get his own back and he doesn't, WHY?), Lesley's tragic idolizing and Peterson's playing on it is horrible to watch, AND, AND he fucks a 17 year old even tho he has a girlfriend, WHAT? I got so mad at the author for just laying all Peterson's bad behavior out on a plate for us to gawk at and then not calling him up on any of it, for fucks sake. I am so, so sick of macho, art wanker, ironic, hip shit graphic novels and the people who publish them. Why couldn't this story have been told from the point of view of the Curator's wife or even Chloe? I don't need to get inside the head of yet another white, loser, snob 'artiste'. I really hope that this wasn't autobiographical.
the way he treats Dennis is appalling (I was just waiting for Dennis to get his own back and he doesn't, WHY?), Lesley's tragic idolizing and Peterson's playing on it is horrible to watch, AND, AND he fucks a 17 year old even tho he has a girlfriend, WHAT? I got so mad at the author for just laying all Peterson's bad behavior out on a plate for us to gawk at and then not calling him up on any of it, for fucks sake. I am so, so sick of macho, art wanker, ironic, hip shit graphic novels and the people who publish them. Why couldn't this story have been told from the point of view of the Curator's wife or even Chloe? I don't need to get inside the head of yet another white, loser, snob 'artiste'. I really hope that this wasn't autobiographical.
futonrevolutionist's review
5.0
Such beautiful, detailed artwork went into this. As someone who is relatively new to the comic/graphic novel format I really thought I'd struggle with the layout and detailed images but it was great. Would read again and again.
boygirlparty's review
4.0
So, so, so beautifully illustrated. Every page is a work of art seen through a fever dream. But, like, fails the Bechdel test completely and occasionally cringe-i-ly.
gutterpede's review
4.25
Wonderful illustrations, colors and style. I loved the lack of borders in this comic because it frees up the page for interesting compositions. The story was good although a little bit disappointing at the end, and apparently this is a follow up so now I need to read Evens’ the wrong place.