A review by mackle13
Alabaster: Wolves by Steve Lieber, Rachelle Rosenberg, Caitlín R. Kiernan
2.0
2.5
First thing that's good to know is that this comic follows from earlier novels in the series - Threshold, where Dancy is introduced, and then Alabaster and Alabaster: Pale Horse, a short story collection. I had read the novels previously, so I'm familiar with the character and the setting - but, if you're not, this book sort of just dumps you into the story without giving much in the way of background.
This entry into the world is ok. The story suffers a bit, I think, from the lack of Kiernan's haunting prose, which really adds something to her stories. It's still there in snippets, but it's not the same at all. I thought this story might work better in comic form, but I found myself missing the lyricalness of the language I've come to expect from these stories.
Also, I wasn't a huge fan of the art, which is nowhere near as cool/detailed as the cover pictures.
Mostly, though, I just found this a so-so story, mostly because Dancy kept getting her ass kicked and having to be saved. She's always something of an underdog character, but, in this, she seemed almost secondary to
I did like the smart alecky bird, though...
That said, I did like the ending - the way that - so, I'm still onboard for continuing the series as I'm curious as to where it'll head next.
First thing that's good to know is that this comic follows from earlier novels in the series - Threshold, where Dancy is introduced, and then Alabaster and Alabaster: Pale Horse, a short story collection. I had read the novels previously, so I'm familiar with the character and the setting - but, if you're not, this book sort of just dumps you into the story without giving much in the way of background.
This entry into the world is ok. The story suffers a bit, I think, from the lack of Kiernan's haunting prose, which really adds something to her stories. It's still there in snippets, but it's not the same at all. I thought this story might work better in comic form, but I found myself missing the lyricalness of the language I've come to expect from these stories.
Also, I wasn't a huge fan of the art, which is nowhere near as cool/detailed as the cover pictures.
Mostly, though, I just found this a so-so story, mostly because Dancy kept getting her ass kicked and having to be saved. She's always something of an underdog character, but, in this, she seemed almost secondary to
Spoiler
the ghost of a werewolf girl (that she did kill, in fairness).I did like the smart alecky bird, though...
That said, I did like the ending - the way that