I stumbled upon this graphic novel while browsing the graphic novel section in Half Price Books. The absolutely stunning artwork on the cover grabbed my attention. When I pulled it down and paged through it I was hooked on the unique and fabulous art.
Guy Salvatores girlfriend has gone missing and is presumed dead. He is dwelling in a state of self pity and grief and manages to catch the attention of the Gods. Good God, Evil God, and Limbo God run things from a parallel realm and this boy is messes everything up when he sees them (humans arent supposed to be able to see the Gods). In the midst of much mayhem they try to figure out what the heck is going on here.
I cannot emphasise how stunning and beautiful the artwork is throughout this book. It is just wonderful. Its done in a beautiful full array of colors and is just absolutely eye-catching...and at times a bit disturbing.
The story is decently done, but a bit ambiguous and scattered at times. Its a very creative story but you have to really concentrate on what is happening to not get lost. The story bounces between Guy, the three Gods, and a number of Guys rather disturbing dreams.
Its a fun and interesting read....and I just love, love love the artwork.
Overall this was a very good and interesting graphic novel. I enjoyed the artwork throughout a ton and though the story was very creative. The story is a bit ambiguous though and kind of jumps between different POVs, so you really need to concentrate on whats going on. I enjoyed it alot and hope that Free writes future installments to the God Machine.
Guy Salvatores girlfriend has gone missing and is presumed dead. He is dwelling in a state of self pity and grief and manages to catch the attention of the Gods. Good God, Evil God, and Limbo God run things from a parallel realm and this boy is messes everything up when he sees them (humans arent supposed to be able to see the Gods). In the midst of much mayhem they try to figure out what the heck is going on here.
I cannot emphasise how stunning and beautiful the artwork is throughout this book. It is just wonderful. Its done in a beautiful full array of colors and is just absolutely eye-catching...and at times a bit disturbing.
The story is decently done, but a bit ambiguous and scattered at times. Its a very creative story but you have to really concentrate on what is happening to not get lost. The story bounces between Guy, the three Gods, and a number of Guys rather disturbing dreams.
Its a fun and interesting read....and I just love, love love the artwork.
Overall this was a very good and interesting graphic novel. I enjoyed the artwork throughout a ton and though the story was very creative. The story is a bit ambiguous though and kind of jumps between different POVs, so you really need to concentrate on whats going on. I enjoyed it alot and hope that Free writes future installments to the God Machine.
Comic books/graphic novels are not a usual read for me but the artwork on this one drew me in so I had to get it. It wasn't bad. The artwork is definitely what stands out. The story line wasn't bad either. I'm just really used to reading books and everything is detailed in writing. In this aspect, it is more detailed in the pics. It was actually kind of hard for me to do. I have to remind myself to stop and take in what's going on in the pic. I think I'll try more graphic novels to get the hang of it. This is the first book in what appears to be a series. The book leaves you wanting more as the story seems to be just starting to unwind and then it ends. I look forward to reading the next book.
