The story itself (a Steampunked Alice in Wonderland? I'm there!) was disappointing. There weren't enough segues between scenes and each panel felt so disparate and solitary. I honestly keep feeling that the illustrator wasn't given much detail on the scenes and so just draw vague pretty pictures to try to get the point across. If anything, the illustrations are very static - vague pictures drawn to the dialogue rather than the other way around. There is a lot of dialogue here - and it is that talk which furthers the story much more than the illustrations. It is up to Alyss' wits and her friends' skills to keep Wondertropolis from being overrun by Boarderlanders. Story: In a series of interconnected stories, Alyss's instability on the throne shows through assassination attempts, a mission to Victorian London, and a large scale invasion. Perhaps the best summation is that (and here is the irony for a graphic novel), we're given all tell and no show. But this story was so inert, suffering from both shallow characterizations and a rather trite plot. I love steampunk and certainly enjoy a good urban fantasy or re imagination of a classic. More reviews (and no fluff) on the blog around the middle of Crossfire, I began to realize that I just wasn't caring about either the characters or the plot.
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