Noisy, with lots of explosions, gore, and mayhem. Sadly, with much less plot.

Definitely the noisy, outrageous kind of story: lots of explosions and mayhem - that sort of thing. Not to mention the talking cat/clock hybrid, the gorilla doctor, the skeleton butler, the ghost siblings, dinosaurs, minotaurs, you name it. It all feels a little random and silly, but I guess that's the idea: none of that anal museum stuff, this one's supposed to blow you away! So does it get the job done? Well, I'm afraid I'm still standing - let's just say I appreciated the rascally humor under...

Ridiculously misleading title -- the fact that the main character has a job as a photographer is alluded to in one line and we never see her taking pictures, nor is there anything photo-frame about the illustration style.Otherwise this is a fun, imaginative, slightly gory story about a woman whose family has a tradition of adventuring and some dangerous secrets.The 4th star is earned purely by the artwork.

I'm not entirely sure what this book was about, and that makes it hard to rate. An archaeologist who isn't one any longer is all of a sudden the target of assassins. Or something. No explanation and incomplete flashbacks/back story leave this reader lost, and no real reason to look for the next volume.

I encountered a dichotomy while reading this: I really liked the story but I didn't really like the writing.How is that even possible?Who knows, but, apparently, it is.The story: A former Lara Croft type, Kate Kristopher, now living with her childhood BFF, Alain the cool-haired scientist, works as a real estate photographer. She gets by. The girls go drinking. Things are fine. Perfect. Whatever. She has a Felix-the-Cat-like alarm cat -- honestly, those need to get on the market ASAP because I'm

Kate Kristopher was once a famous explorer on Earth, well on an Earth a little more special and the one we know. But suddenly one day she is attacked and now she must once again return to her adventurous life…I liked this other Earth, with all its different kinds of species. I had some trouble getting into the story and when I finally did it was not many pages left. Unfortunately, the art was a bit so-so, it would have been a bit nicer to read if it had been a bit more evenly drawn but now and t...

3.5*This is a weird mash of scifi fantasy adventure but starts off a little confusing. It slowly develops a good story that doesnt take itself too seriously. Feels like it knows its being wacky and over the top. Will give Vol 2 a go.

Oh my goodness, I mean, man... Look, you can do complicated plots. You can do vague plots. You can do complicated backstories that impact the current plot. You can do vague backstories. You can do complicated worlds. You can do wacky worlds. You can introduce fantasy elements into an otherwise normal urban setting. You can introduce 20 different animal races. You can have multiple plots going at once. You can do all of those things. But if you plan to do all of those things at once in the openin...

Don’t really know that much about this series. Just found it at my local used bookstore so here goes nothing.The main character is drawn horribly. Sometimes her face looks creepily gaunt. In chapter two there’s a flashback and her face looks so creepy. The art in general is kind of ugly. The backgrounds are sometimes nice but all the characters just look unpleasant.The story was kind of boring. I ended up skimming the last few pages. I won’t be continuing on with this series. It’s not really for...

I suppose it had to happen - with the success of Saga, imitators have begun popping up, with Joe Keatinge and Leila del Duca’s Shutter being one such example. A magical world where giant eagles and dragons, minotaurs and kids with horns, flying cars and saucer police, Scotch lions and gorilla doctors, dinosaurs and a talking platypus, are all de rigeur; a strong female character and a child, together with a talking cat sidekick, on the run from forces who want them caught, including a male and f...

[4 Stars] I wasn't quite sure what to rate this because I have pretty mixed feelings. Things I loved: the action packed plot, the crazy stuff going on, the adventure, the entire premise, and the ARTWORK. Oh my goodness the artwork is glorious. Things I had issues with: the plot was pretty meandering, too much going on at once, and there wasn't enough about the characters to make me fall in love with them. All that being said, this was a really fun and entertaining read which is why it falls clos...

Well this was a weird one

Shutter... Yeah this book is the real deal. The gorgeous art alone is a selling point, but it has the story and characters to back it up as well. What I like most is how the book has a light-hearted Indiana Jones-type tone at one point, but it can suddenly shift and go some dark and disturbing places. Case in point, one of the best side characters, bounty hunter Shaw (view spoiler)[starts off as a proud lion, but after his whole gang gets killed he turns into a shadow of his former self, and eve...

What?I...What?So there's this robot cat clock...No.So there are these Ninja ghosts and some lion gangsters...No.Okay. This lady called Kate is making her way in the world. The world is like ours...only there are talking animals...and...things in it that we don't have in our world.That's not right either.Truth?I have no fucking clue what I just read. I do know that it had a skeleton butler in it. Some kind of steampunk robot, there was a Minotaur riding the bus with our main character at one poin...

Also available on the WondrousBooks blog. *** 3.5 stars ***I previously reviewed the first issue of Shutter, and I stand by my prediction that this book has a lot of potential.Shutter is a nostalgic journey back into the stories of our childhoods: Indiana Jones, The Mummy - adventurers, unknown lands, suave villains. With one exception. Shutter is not limited to our small planet.The main character of the book, Kate, is a retired explorer who is trying to lead a normal life, but even if she's

If you’re going to name drop Fables (my favorite comic series of all time) and Indiana Jones (easily one of my top 10 favorite guys who wears a fedora and wields a whip…he probably checks in around #8) when you describe what your series is like, you’re creating impossibly high expectations right out of the gate, meaning that odds are good you’re going to under deliver (I used to do a similarly stupid thing in my dating days when I guaranteed my dates that the evening “wouldn’t suck as much as a

Really strong start. It seemed fun but then went south when it started to get weird and do that let's tease you and not really reveal too much because we want you to read another volume....yea not gonna happen. I really didn't find the plot reveal all that interesting. Sorry but I see this as being one of those that will lead you on forever.

OK, so I agree with those who say this is trying to ride the wave of Saga (Sam) and I can see where that comes from.The art is colourful, the story moves forward at a breakneck pace, and we're introduced to all sorts of crazy characters...Kate is an appealing enough leading lady, but other than the fact that she's been in a rut for 10 yrs following the untimely death of her father, there's not much we know about her.Turns out, she's got a bunch of siblings she never knew about, and we only hear

Well, this is promising! I can't wait to pick up the second volume! + Love the art!

I really enjoyed this although I'm not sure what the heck is happening story wise. That said I liked the fantasy world Keatinge is building so I will be on the look out for the 2nd volume.**thanks Netgalley for an advanced copy**