A review by amber_lea84
Lowriders to the Center of the Earth by Cathy Camper
2.0
See, rating graphic novels is so difficult. The art here is fantastic. This might be the best graphic novel I've ever seen. The detail is insane, and the style is very unique. I love it. Raúl Gonzalez III is crazy talented.
But the story is terrible. The story gets a 1/5 from me. The IDEA of an impala, an octopus, and a mosquito going down into the underworld to fight gods and save their big orange cat sounds like it COULD be good (maybe?), and the ART is 5/5 all the way...but everything plot-wise is just too random and the dialogue is terrible.
I'm really inclined to give the whole thing one star, but the art alone makes it worth looking at.
But the story is terrible. The story gets a 1/5 from me. The IDEA of an impala, an octopus, and a mosquito going down into the underworld to fight gods and save their big orange cat sounds like it COULD be good (maybe?), and the ART is 5/5 all the way...but everything plot-wise is just too random and the dialogue is terrible.
Spoiler
Like oh, they just HAPPEN to find a high powered magnet along the way that helps them defeat Mic? Did anyone else notice that the woman who's all hysterical about her missing children just forgets all about them once the cat is saved and she joins a mariachi band? What? Who IS she?I'm really inclined to give the whole thing one star, but the art alone makes it worth looking at.