The Crow: Special Edition

I want to give this four stars but I'm not quite there. I want to love this but I'm not quite convinced I can. This is a “good book” my desire to call it a “great book” is pushed by my empathy for the author more than the actual story itself.

There are very powerful moments contained. The soft moments of deep love between Eric and Shelly were a stark contrast to the violent revenge kills, not only in tone but fittingly in art style as well. I do agree with some other opinions that the villains in this story are underdeveloped and I do not think graphic novels are excempt from deeper character development. Maybe some aren't looking for that from this story - perfectly cool, but I have to admit I felt that way before coming here and sought out reviews to determine whether I was alone in that.

This is not a bad review, three stars to me is a solid read and a recommended one at that. I just didn't put this down with as much enthusiasm as I hoped given it's mass critical acclaim. I feel as though it would be dishonest for me to rate this higher but I urge everyone to read it and form your own personal opinions on it. I'll likely revisit it one day and see if it grows on me . . after I get through my extensive backlog, at least.

Wow. Just wow.

I loved it. It was sad, lonely, touching, and so many intense feelings.

I love the art style and how genuine it is. I could feel the pain and the struggle of the author through his art, which is, to say the least, very intense.

The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because it was too intense for me. I wasn't expecting it to affect me like this. Maybe if I read it while on a different path in life, I would not have been as affected.

Just be careful when reading it. There are many trigger warnings.