Rating (Out of 5): ~2.5
Publisher: VIZ Media
Release Date: 2007
Volumes: 1.
Spoilers?: No.
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Goodreads Synopsis:
2008 Eisner Comic
Winner! Street urchins Black and White have skyscraper-sized chips on
their shoulders, but are fiercely loyal to each other. Black is
especially quick to avenge any slight against his dim-witted pal. The
result? The citizens of Treasure Town are afraid of them, the police are
afraid of them--even the local yakuza gangsters are afraid of
them! But when the crime boss known as the "Rat" returns to Treasure
Town, it looks like there's gonna be a rumble... The violence in this
unique European-influenced manga title is more mindful than it seems at
first glance, and the subtle relationships between its unique cast of
characters are marked by surprising poignancy.
Review:
This is such an odd book. Starring two middle-grade boys, living on
the streets in a weird, twisted world, made to seem childlike and yet
actually pretty disturbing. There's punks and violence and devil
mentions, and some crazy magic thrown in for funsies.
Honestly, if I hadn't read this for a college class, I wouldn't have
picked this up, let alone understood any of what was happening. This
is a crazy af book, and I still have a hard time quite seeing all the
deeper meanings. Or maybe I just don't like some of the meanings and
I don't want to read deeper in it either.
It gets crazier and more confusing as the book continues, up until
the even weirder ending.
This is not something I'd have ever picked up myself, and honestly I
would probably dislike it more if I hadn't been forced to analyze it
and see it from a more intriguing viewpoint.
It's weird though guys.
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