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This was an interesting setup but what there is of a story could've been told in a lot less time. I feel like there were more wasted panels in this book than in most any other graphic novel I've read. Why take 3 or 4 panels to convey what you could in 1 or 2? That said, the introduction to the city, its history and inhabitants was fun and I'll definitely keep going.
This was beautiful. The art was amazing and every characters' personality was spectacular. The discussions had in this book were done so flawlessly. I loved seeing the division between the Dao and The Named people because it really reflected on the division we have in today's society. And although I only picked this up because Bryan Konietzko (the co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender graphic novel) read it and called it "astonishing!" I loved every second. This series truly deserves more hyp...
Star Rating: —> 3.5 StarsMeh, just wasn’t blown away?
What a captivating and heartwarming story in a graphic novel format with an expressive and dynamic artwork!However, as noted by a few reviewers and bloggers (for instance, check out this post on the Reading While White blog), the offhand use of “Asian-inspired” elements might be a bit troubling (i.e., is it cultural appreciation or appropriation?).
This is not Lovecraft's Nameless City. Missed opportunity, author!It's not even nameless, more many-named, which is really the opposite in my opinion, but I agree does not make as catchy a title.For the length and the potential if the setting, I felt this was pretty slight as the story went, and did not bring anything particularly original plot or character-wise. However, it was pleasant and enjoyable as far as it went. It was not indicated when I read it as being part of a series. Now knowing t...
6/22/17 Reread for my YA GN/Comics class and of many we have read so far, this is one of the very favorites, about which I am very pleased, since I agree with them. Some folks felt this could use a bit more backstory, so are hoping for a bit of that, with maybe a little more work on characterization, but they all love the strong political themes, tying it from the historical fantasy Renaissance to today's refugee crisis. And everyone loves the artwork! Some of the best work we have read so far!!...
Hicks wrote a comic that left me with quite a few questions before, her Friends With Boys. That comic gave me a small taste of what she was capable of, howeer, it did not leave me wanting more of her, this one however, has me hooked and the story is only on its first volume.The story takes place in a city known by many names. Every person has a different name for it, as every time it is conquered (and that happens a lot) the name is changed. But there have been 30 years of a so called “peace”, e...
Okay I know I said I was done with these but I just saw Faith Erin Hicks speak at an event and she seemed so sweet and is clearly so hugely grateful and humbled by her success and her many fans and frankly anything called The Nameless City that she told us was a fantasy project of hers she'd been wanting to write all her life gives me pause. It just sounds cool doesn't it? So I reasoned "maybe this is her book, maybe this is what she's really meant to have been writing!" Also I was feeling reall...
The set up is a fairly familiar one, but with a few interesting elements. The city is divided by occupied and occupier and changes hands fairly regularly among the local tribal powers. The city itself is a sort of gateway through the mountains and so essential to trade in the region. We've seen this sort of thing before. But FEH's strength has always been in her ability to create likeable, relatable characters and she seems to be getting better and better at it with each book she writes. She's c...
The most important thing I have to say about this book, and essentially the only thing, is that reminds me of Avatar: The Last Airbender.(And in the interest of full discretion, I don’t know whether this comparison would have come to me on my own, because it first occurred to me after I read a blurb the co-creator of Avatar wrote for it.)(But still.)I am not a Normal Person who grew up watching Avatar, or otherwise watched it when they were in the target demographic of the show. Au contraire.Ins...
