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The Little Red Fish #2
The Little Red Fish
This is an absolutely fabulously illustrated book. There aren't that many like it. It's a great tale for older children and adults alike. For children, it's a gripping adventure. For adults, it's a moving allegory about a period of history most of them haven't given any thought, the Iranian Revolution.
- GenresGraphic Novels
34 pages, ebook
Published September 1, 2015
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December 26, 2015
'The Little Red Fish #2' is the second book of this series by James Moffitt with art by Bizhan Khodabandeh. The story told is an allegory of the Iranian Revolution of 1979. While I liked this volume, I was overall a bit more impressed with the first issue.
The story continues with a wounded Meluchere, who was injured protecting the fish. As he recovers, some younger fish swim a bit too close to the surface where tragedy hits. As Meluchere is well, the rumors begin to swirl that he might have been responsible. He has to decide what to do to protect the fish.
The art is again very well done. I love the style and setting of this book. The story advances and I look forward to what is next. It's certainly made me more curious about events that I was less informed about, and I find it an interesting way to tell the story. Kudos to the artist and author for a beautifully told story.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Rosarium Publishing and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
The story continues with a wounded Meluchere, who was injured protecting the fish. As he recovers, some younger fish swim a bit too close to the surface where tragedy hits. As Meluchere is well, the rumors begin to swirl that he might have been responsible. He has to decide what to do to protect the fish.
The art is again very well done. I love the style and setting of this book. The story advances and I look forward to what is next. It's certainly made me more curious about events that I was less informed about, and I find it an interesting way to tell the story. Kudos to the artist and author for a beautifully told story.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Rosarium Publishing and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
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April 17, 2021Note: I accessed digital review copies of this book through NetGalley and Edelweiss.
December 5, 2015
The Little Red Fish just gets better along the way! I really love the allegory of the fish society and how it so reflects our societies. It's scary how accurate the comic can be. The whole thing with the birds making deals with the fish, who are ready to betray their own for protection, is just so interesting. It all centers around the orb that's the key to the fish transforming into birds. No one knows where this orb has come from and the birds are obsessed to have it and at the same time most of the fish don't even know it exists. This brings us to the problem that is the betrayal of the fish, since the fish don't know what they are about to lose and at the same time they are eager to find a culprit or at least find a scapegoat to things they cannot handle. The comic is so insightful and scary at the same time. It resonates to everything around us.
The art looks quite nice and artistic, the best part being the colors that are dark and deep. The line work is thin and smudgy, but it works well and the art overall has evolved already since the first part. The panels a better constructed and the story flow is more harmonic now. I'm eager to know what happens and at least now this surely seems like a comic everyone should read. I hope Moffitt and Khodabandeh keep up the good work!
The art looks quite nice and artistic, the best part being the colors that are dark and deep. The line work is thin and smudgy, but it works well and the art overall has evolved already since the first part. The panels a better constructed and the story flow is more harmonic now. I'm eager to know what happens and at least now this surely seems like a comic everyone should read. I hope Moffitt and Khodabandeh keep up the good work!
January 26, 2016
Missing the first issue made the second a little more confusing. What didn't help was the somewhat poor illustrations. If you're going to use animals to tell your story, then draw them with some form of facial features that can allow the reader to detect emotions. Drawing them "accurately" is useless when it's a fiction graphic novel. Colours tended to blend and it was hard to tell certain fish from others. Maybe the story is better as a full piece and it would flow better.
March 19, 2016
Love this better than the first one. And I was moved. I still think the way the strips are illustrated are kind of messy though, the orientation of the drawing is somehow different from each other so sometimes it's hard to tell who is talking and where are they facing etc. otherwise, all good.
December 9, 2015
This was a good heroes journey story so far. If you want to read a story about someones journey to being a hero than read this book.
I read this book via NetGalley. I thank them for this book.
I read this book via NetGalley. I thank them for this book.
December 7, 2015
an allegory. the story was ok, but the images are stunning. the style was very different than the cover suggests, but gorgeous.
February 10, 2016
Issue number two did not disappoint. Love the art in this series. Now I'm wondering how is the little fish going to help his people?
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