Lola
was a little girl. Her parents took her
to LAX in Los Angeles, sending her to her grandmother’s in New York City. Yet, after a few hours, Lola’s plane is
forced to make an emergency landing in Ohio because out of nowhere, Los Angeles
and New York City both blow up in a blaze.
Lola meets Conrad in Ohio as she tries to call her parents.
Fast forward several years as Lola has now grown up. And after many broken promises from Conrad, Lola decides to go search for her parents … in a post apocalyptic New York City.
ART:
Fast forward several years as Lola has now grown up. And after many broken promises from Conrad, Lola decides to go search for her parents … in a post apocalyptic New York City.
ART:
Let
me just say this . .. this book is
GORGEOUS. It is well penciled. There is plenty of detail. The people and proportions
vary. The backgrounds are vast and detailed. The water colors used on the
pencils making Oum’s work look better than ever. This book’s art simply grips you
from the moment you open it.
Oum makes great use of panels to give the book a great feel of how epic this story will be. The colors used create beautiful and haunting atmosphere from start to finish in the book. The post apocalyptic world is full of a grainy-ness that feels authentic. And the overall designs of the characters are appealing and help set the mood. Honestly, one of the most beautiful books I have ever seen.
WRITING:
Oum makes great use of panels to give the book a great feel of how epic this story will be. The colors used create beautiful and haunting atmosphere from start to finish in the book. The post apocalyptic world is full of a grainy-ness that feels authentic. And the overall designs of the characters are appealing and help set the mood. Honestly, one of the most beautiful books I have ever seen.
WRITING:
Oum
opens the book with our lead and make sure she is relatable from the word
go. Lola really connects with her child
like fears to her fears of loneliness to her wanting to grow up and venture the
world. Oum presents us a strong lead heroine who can still be vulnerable. Oum gives an interesting supporting cast
starting to develop around her. I say starting cause Oum does two very
important things this issue: give us enough attention on our lead to want to
follow her and world build. We got our starting point and Oum leaves plenty of
mystery.
The
pacing of the book works for its opening issue. It has just enough to let us
know what is going on, introduce and let us care about the main character, start
the main plot and get us on our way. Oum’s dialogue is on point, feeling
authentic. The sense of mystery and scope of what has happened to the world is definitely
a plot point alongside the main plot itself. Oum presents us with a well-written,
intriguing first issue that shoots off right off the gate.
OVERALL IMPRESSION:
OVERALL IMPRESSION:
The
book looks beautiful and reads well. There is a sophistication to its story and
art that make it stand out. Aspen has a
hit with this book.
RATING:
RATING:
Lola
XOXO # 1 gets a 10 … out of 10. One of the best first issues I have ever read.
Pick it up April 9th, 2014.
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