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Limbo by Dan Watters

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jakebryant's review

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

5.0

It's been some time since finishing this and I still don't exactly know how I feel about it. It's not bad!! I just got confused. But a good kind of confused. The kind that makes you want to know more and find out what exactly is happening. So ok, this detective right, he has no memory of his past or who he is and is good friends with a voodoo queen who uses mixtapes to talk to spirits. Like actual tapes. This comic is very #80sAesthetic. The blurb uses the phrase "neo-noir" to describe it and I think that is a fairly accurate description.

jekutree's review

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4.0

A ton of fun, really good stuff. Loved the surreal noir feeling of the whole thing, story was abstract in a really tasteful way. Dan Watters did a great job, I really liked the narration and dialogue a ton. Caspar Wijngaard is a legend, my second book by him and he’s so very talented.

mcbeezie's review

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4.0

I love the blend of film noir with 80s tech and neon in the artwork. The story was interesting, with a blend of classic detective plus voodoo deities. The ending definitely left me wanting more. The cast of characters were intriguing. I really like the style and I hope that this continues. I received this from Net Galley for my honest opinion.

standardman's review

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5.0

Noir with a gorgeous VHS aesthetic. Weird but entirely internally consistent.

ljrinaldi's review

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3.0

Hey, I can take graphic graphic-novels, so to speak. But, if I am going to have violence, I need there to be some meaning behind them.

This is the story of a detective who has lost his memory, in a setting not unlike New Orleans, but with weird creatures and videos that make reality, and...honestly, I had no idea what was going on half the time, and after a while I didn't really care.

So, sure, have fun with this one. Interesting art work. Confusing as hell, and I still don't know what happened in the end, even though I read this, begrudgingly, twice.

Thanks to NetGalley for providing this book for an honest review.

old_tim's review

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3.0

That was weird. It's hard to believe that a book with luchadors & New Orleans would be something I didn't dig, but it's true!

http://fedpeaches.blogspot.com/2016/07/at-least-there-was-luchadore.html

izisreading's review

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2.0

I got a copy from Netgalley for review.

I honestly wanted to like this so much, the description sounded so awesome. But no matter how hard I try, I couldn't get into it–it was confusing, and all over the place. By the time I reached halfway, I felt really bored and I just wanted it to end.

I rated this 2 stars for the art and colors used.