First of all: thanks to my friend Arnau who gave me this book for my birthday.
Tom Neely is from Los Angeles. “The blot”, his first graphic novel, is the story of a thin and shy man who finds love. A big black ink mark follows him everywhere. When finally he seems to have found happiness, a wolf appears to take away all he has.
I’ve been reading this book three times since I received it. Every time I find out something different.
The story is quite simple but has many different reading levels. Pain, love, happiness, desire of freedom, fear, kisses and violence of some feelings… Uh, I was about to forget: there are… I think ten words.
Images are so delicate and strong and full of contents that words are really unnecessary.
I found out an interesting interview here. It’s better than anything I could write.
As Christmas time is getting closer, how about buying “The blot”? You can find it here.
This post is dedicated to Mr. M and our milestone. I’m really happy about that.
Hey- thanks for the mini review!