Always Never

The artist in me died of jealousy, since Jordi Lafebre's command over his art is EXACTLY my ideal, what I strive for, and never quite achieve. He is chef's kiss so good.

This is an almost-perfect graphic novel/bande dessinee/Euro comix about a couple, Zeno and Ana, who Love each other but live separate lives. I'm not super into traditional Romantic stories where it's (1) love at first sight and then (2) 40 years of pining. But no matter. I can forgive it, since the art is really just so fluid, so beautiful, so good.

I also appreciated the clever story structure - we move back in time - coupled with teeny tiny little progressive moments.

I have a whole essay in my head about how Euro bande dessinee/comix show so much better craftsmanship/draftsmanship - the art is just so much better, I feel like it's respected and expected more - at least compared to American comix. But, bah, I will write that essay another day.