Tumor Chapter 1
by Joshua Hale Fialkov, Noel Tuazon
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Book Summary Information
Author: Joshua Hale Fialkov, Noel TuazonEdition: Kindle Edition
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Kindle eBook
Published: 2009-07-24
ISBN: N/A
Publisher: Archaia Studios Press
Book Reviews of Tumor Chapter 1
Book Review: A modern masterpiece
Summary: 5 Stars
This may seem like an odd review, but I'd like to start with Josh and Noel's last collaborative effort, ELK'S RUN. In the interest of full disclosure I should say that I edited ELK'S RUN. In fact, I've worked with Josh and Noel on three different books, so it's safe to say I'm a fan of these two and that my review could seem a bit skewed. I'll let you be the judge of that - for now, ELK'S RUN.
I loved ELK'S RUN - it was Josh's baby but it became my baby, as well. I love having my name on a book that, even looking back at it several years later, seems to represent the best work you could get out of a group of creators. Josh's story was epic and well-crafted. Noel's art was crisp and clean and inventive when it needed to be. And Scott Keating's colors elevated the work to the upper-echelon of modern adult genre comics. I honestly didn't think that Josh and Noel could possibly produce a product that is in any way, shape, or form better than ELK'S RUN. And that's partly ego, sure, but it was my mindset when I sat down and read TUMOR. TUMOR may be as good as ELK'S RUN, but it'll never be better.
And then I read TUMOR. And, honestly, it does it for me in ways that ELK'S RUN didn't. I wish I could have worked on this book. It's amazing to see how these two artists have grown together. Noel's watercolors compliment and juxtapose his high-contrast inking - it purposely keeps the reader off-balance while providing a cohesive sequential narrative to a well-designed, non-linear story. Josh's story is tight - a bit of MOMENTO dropped into an old school Noir with a modern update - and the dialog and pacing is fresh and energetic.
It's a refreshing story. Well-grounded, mysterious, action-packed, cinematic - it's what adult genre comics should be striving for. It's obvious that the folks at Archaia gave Josh and Noel free reign on this project; they allowed them to play with the art form, take risks, and produce something that's wholly original and necessary for comics.
I don't know if this is a good endorsement for you or a bad one. I honestly can't bring myself to say that this project is better than ELK'S RUN, they're two different types of books entirely and it wouldn't be fair to compare them, but I can say that I'm actually jealous of this book. But I'm looking past that jealousy and giving this book the five-stars it deserves.
But this chapter is free. Whether you think I'm biased or not, there should be nothing that stops you from downloading it and seeing it for yourself. I just needed to get it all out there. I didn't want to be the guy that pretends to be someone who has no attachment to these creators whatsoever in an attempt to get you to try this book. Besides, I personally think it's a stronger review if it's coming from the guy who had high expectations for the creators and an ego on the line if they put something together that's even remotely comparable to one of my babies.
Josh and Noel are two fantastic creators that simply work great together, regardless of who's editing them. Ego, you have been humbled.
Summary of Tumor Chapter 1
Frank Armstrong has an inoperable brain tumor that?s killing him. In his final days, with his body, senses, and mind failing him, he?s going to do the one thing that he?s never been able to do before? save the girl.
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