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tfitoby's review against another edition
4.0
There's something positively David Mackian about the way Bendis assaults your eyes with his page layout in neo-noir in graphic novel form, Goldfish. As with Mack the real pleasure of the work lies not in the story or the characters or even the individual panels but in the way each panel is presented as part of a whole. Don't get me wrong, conman, trickster, hustler with a heart of gold protagonist David Gold AKA Goldfish is an interesting character and his quest to gain custody of his son from underworld queenpin and former girlfriend Lauren Bacall (true story that's her name) is the stuff that Thompson-esque dreams are made of but on its own it would fail to truly satisfy thanks to the very nature of graphic novels as a storytelling medium; the book would need to be double the length to really capture the depth of the story, the subtleties and nuances, in the same way a traditional novel would. It's good, but not great but still a must read for fans of the crime genre within the graphic novel world.
valzi's review
2.0
It rambles too much. It's trying to have a aool out-of-order timeline like Pulp Fiction to make the reader more involved, more forced to pay attention, but it's only using the device because the story would be completely dull without it and its lack of focus would be even more obvious.
colinandersbrodd's review
4.0
A great graphic novel of crime and the shady underworld in the tradition of early 20th century crime novels and film noir. I think it was Harry Edwards that first introduced me to Goldfish, and I've been looking for a copy for years, but no dice until I spotted it at a used bookstore. A week or so later my girlfriend bought me the used copy!
wispy_reviews's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Murder
Moderate: Homophobia and Racial slurs
nkives's review against another edition
3.0
As I have said before, I am a sucker for a good crime book, and I'm not that big of a fan of Bendis, but his crime books have been pretty decent.
Goldfish has been run out of the city 10 years ago, and is now back to go after his ex, the crime boss of the city, and to get his son back. It lacks a bit of depth for the characters, but still interesting.
Goldfish has been run out of the city 10 years ago, and is now back to go after his ex, the crime boss of the city, and to get his son back. It lacks a bit of depth for the characters, but still interesting.