A review by kittyg
The Saga of Rex by Michel Gagné
4.0
I read this graphic novel without knowing anything about it and I purchased it just based off of the beautiful illustration style I could see on the front cover. The story follows a young fox cub called Rex who gets all tangled up in a great Space adventure where he has to fight aliens, run from aliens, fall in love with aliens and avoid death at all possible points too. There is a short introduction which contains words to give a little bit of background and context to the whole story, and then there are no more words after that, the rest is pure beautiful imagery.
I have to say that Rex was such a SWEET main character with so many different expressions that really managed to capture his personality and make him a loveable little fox straight away. The story flies through all sorts of drastic landscape changes and Rex gets into all sorts of mischief and trouble and the way that he was drawn in these scenes really brought him to life.
I thoroughly enjoyed this very fast-paced but visually immaculate storyline as it was full of adventure but it was also appropriate for all ages, the images were stunning and the fact that you could understand the whole story just from the different expressions and poses is a true credit to the illustrator. The little Fox in big trouble is a wonderful adventure and the whole idea of such an innocent and cute little character embarking on an adventure of such proportions and madness is wonderful.
I loved seeing the pastel colour schemes which are used because they add to the feeling of innocence and naivety which really fit our small hero, and I think it's certainly a brilliant book to add to any collection because of the wonders held within it's pages. I am very intrigued in Gagné's other works now and I may pick up more from him in the future. 4.5*s and certainly a great read :)
I have to say that Rex was such a SWEET main character with so many different expressions that really managed to capture his personality and make him a loveable little fox straight away. The story flies through all sorts of drastic landscape changes and Rex gets into all sorts of mischief and trouble and the way that he was drawn in these scenes really brought him to life.
I thoroughly enjoyed this very fast-paced but visually immaculate storyline as it was full of adventure but it was also appropriate for all ages, the images were stunning and the fact that you could understand the whole story just from the different expressions and poses is a true credit to the illustrator. The little Fox in big trouble is a wonderful adventure and the whole idea of such an innocent and cute little character embarking on an adventure of such proportions and madness is wonderful.
I loved seeing the pastel colour schemes which are used because they add to the feeling of innocence and naivety which really fit our small hero, and I think it's certainly a brilliant book to add to any collection because of the wonders held within it's pages. I am very intrigued in Gagné's other works now and I may pick up more from him in the future. 4.5*s and certainly a great read :)