Comic Review: "Dovecote Crest"
Mar. 28th, 2011 06:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dracoqueen22Honestly, I can't remember how I got involved with this manga in the first place. I think that I was clicking links from another online comic -- believing it to have a wonderfully slashy theme -- and I stumbled upon it. I started reading, realized that it wasn't slash at all, but by that point, I couldn't put it down. It's an absolutely beautifully drawn comic and the characters are so rich that it didn't matter that there wasn't any slashy hotness. I loved it anyway! And in my book, that's always a good sign of a great piece of art. Especially since it's shown itself to be entirely Het so far and I'm enjoying it to pieces.
Ahem. Let me give you a quick synopsis. It titles itself as a Civil War reenactment comic, which I suppose is the plot in a nutshell. The main characters are employees of a small historical site that regularly performs reenactments for tourists and visitors. So far, there are two acts. The first focuses on the main characters Charlotte "Charlie" and Jeremy and their adorable if not dorky relationship and Charlie's choice between the job she thought she always wanted and the job she already has. The second act features a very, very funny ghost story.
As I mentioned before, the art is beautiful. It's great to read it from the beginning and watch the progression of their art and storytelling. It gets so amazing. Also, it's in color! They have a great talent with making each page stand out and memorable. Also, I can't count the number of times it's made me chuckle or go awwww.
After spending the majority of my high school history classes having the Civil War shoved down my throat (I went to high school in the South, where it was a rush through history until we got to the civil war where, apparently, no history happened afterward. lol), it was nice to see something I could care less about in a new light. Not to say that I think the Civil War isn't important, just that it's not the be all, end all of American history. But yeah, I'm not going to go into that, suffice to say that I appreciate the depth and level of research that goes into this particular comic.
Right now, the writer and artist (it's a team effort!) are on a bit of a break due to real life issues but they've promised to return as soon as they can. Personally, I can't wait.
It's really a comic that I'd recommend to anyone. If you want to spend several hours reading something entertaining, this is the place to go.
Visit Dovecote Crest today!
Ahem. Let me give you a quick synopsis. It titles itself as a Civil War reenactment comic, which I suppose is the plot in a nutshell. The main characters are employees of a small historical site that regularly performs reenactments for tourists and visitors. So far, there are two acts. The first focuses on the main characters Charlotte "Charlie" and Jeremy and their adorable if not dorky relationship and Charlie's choice between the job she thought she always wanted and the job she already has. The second act features a very, very funny ghost story.
As I mentioned before, the art is beautiful. It's great to read it from the beginning and watch the progression of their art and storytelling. It gets so amazing. Also, it's in color! They have a great talent with making each page stand out and memorable. Also, I can't count the number of times it's made me chuckle or go awwww.
After spending the majority of my high school history classes having the Civil War shoved down my throat (I went to high school in the South, where it was a rush through history until we got to the civil war where, apparently, no history happened afterward. lol), it was nice to see something I could care less about in a new light. Not to say that I think the Civil War isn't important, just that it's not the be all, end all of American history. But yeah, I'm not going to go into that, suffice to say that I appreciate the depth and level of research that goes into this particular comic.
Right now, the writer and artist (it's a team effort!) are on a bit of a break due to real life issues but they've promised to return as soon as they can. Personally, I can't wait.
It's really a comic that I'd recommend to anyone. If you want to spend several hours reading something entertaining, this is the place to go.
Visit Dovecote Crest today!
