Athos in America
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Summary
Another all-original collection of full-color graphic novellas in the format of Low Moon， Athos in America takes its title from the lead story， a prequel of sorts to the graphic novel The Last Musketeer， in which the seemingly ageless swashbuckler turns up in a bar in 1920 New York and relates the tale of how he went to Hollywood to play himself in a film version of The Three Musketeers。 Another tie-in with a previous Jason story occurs in “The Smiling Horse，” in which the characters from the story “” in Low Moon attempt to kidnap a woman。
Also in this volume: “The Brain That Wouldn’t Virginia Woolf，” a mash-up of The Brain That Wouldn’t Die and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf， told in reverse chronological order; the Bukowski pastiche “A Cat From Heaven” in which Jason works on his comic， has a reading in a comic book store， gets drunk and makes a fool of himself; the dialogue-free （all the text occurs in thought balloons） “Tom Waits on the Moon，” in which we follow four people （one of them a scientist working on a teleportation machine） until something goes wrong; and “So Long Mary Ann，” a prison-escape love-triangle story。
Also in this volume: “The Brain That Wouldn’t Virginia Woolf，” a mash-up of The Brain That Wouldn’t Die and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf， told in reverse chronological order; the Bukowski pastiche “A Cat From Heaven” in which Jason works on his comic， has a reading in a comic book store， gets drunk and makes a fool of himself; the dialogue-free （all the text occurs in thought balloons） “Tom Waits on the Moon，” in which we follow four people （one of them a scientist working on a teleportation machine） until something goes wrong; and “So Long Mary Ann，” a prison-escape love-triangle story。
Reviews
Jake Nap
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Every time I read a new Jason collection， it’s always my new favorite Jason collection。 He doesn’t miss。
Mariangel Rodriguez
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Jason nos regala un compendio de cuentos en esta entrega， combinación de cine mudo， suspenso， crimen y naturalmente humor。 Sus dibujos y esa hermosura de utilizar una cartilla de colores lo sigue haciendo un generador de tendencias
Emmy
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Not the author's best work。 Somewhat open ended and vague。 Hard to enjoy the stories as much when I wasn't entirely sure what was happening to begin with。 And I'll be honest， the language was a bit too strong for my taste （very violent， aggressive speech and lots of swearing）。 Still， it's Jason， so even when it's not his best， it's still good。 Not the author's best work。 Somewhat open ended and vague。 Hard to enjoy the stories as much when I wasn't entirely sure what was happening to begin with。 And I'll be honest， the language was a bit too strong for my taste （very violent， aggressive speech and lots of swearing）。 Still， it's Jason， so even when it's not his best， it's still good。 。。。more
Pok Manero
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Otra colección de historias cortas a cargo del genial Jason。 Seis cuentos que muestran su gusto por la literatura （seria y pulp） y el cine （de arte y de serie B）， llenas de humor y emoción。 The Smiling Horse nos presenta a dos secuestradores sin suerte （los mismos perdedores que protagonizaron Low Moon en la colección de relatos del mismo nombre） que mordieron más de lo que pueden masticar， es un noir lleno de misterio que me recuerda a Emily Says Hello， también de la colección anterior。 A Cat F Otra colección de historias cortas a cargo del genial Jason。 Seis cuentos que muestran su gusto por la literatura （seria y pulp） y el cine （de arte y de serie B）， llenas de humor y emoción。 The Smiling Horse nos presenta a dos secuestradores sin suerte （los mismos perdedores que protagonizaron Low Moon en la colección de relatos del mismo nombre） que mordieron más de lo que pueden masticar， es un noir lleno de misterio que me recuerda a Emily Says Hello， también de la colección anterior。 A Cat From Heaven es un pastiche de Bukowsky。。。 con el mismo Jason como el alcohólico， violento y patético protagonista: lo inverosímil de la premisa la hace graciosa。 The Brain That Wouldn’t Virginia Woolf nos cuenta la trágica historia de un científico y la cabeza de su esposa， mantenida con vida tras un accidente gracias a sus experimentos pero con una relación amarga y llena de reproches y codependencia， el hecho de que termine mostrando el idílico inicio de la relación lo hace aún más amargo。 Tom Waits on the Moon es una historia experimental que alterba su enfoque en cuatro personajes， incrementando sus historias una página a la vez con cuatro viñetas reticulares en cada una， donde podemos ver sus pensamientos mediante los globos de texto; una historia de oportunidades desperdiciadas y esperanzas vanas cuyos personajes se verán vinculados por un accidente terrible cuando las cuatro tramas converjan。 En So Long， Mary Ann， el colorista habitual de Jason， Hubert， recurre a una paleta de tonalidades sepia para plasmar la historia de un prófugo de la carcel， su novia cómplice， una rehén que se involucra de más， un gángster psicótico e inhumano y las consecuencias funestas de ceder ante la tentación。 Por último， el cuento titular sirve a manera de precuela a The Last Musketeer， pues nos revela que Athos pasó un tiempo en los Estados Unidos antes de volver a Francia y detener una invasión de Marte。 Es sólo una noche， donde un asalto， un bar， recuerdos de Hollywood y una llamada telefónica nos llenan de melancolía y añoranza。 Las últimas páginas， llenas de contrastes geograficos， culturales y de horario， reflejan la situación de Athos como un hombre fuera de tiempo que se niega a aceptar el estado actual del mundo。 。。。more
Keith Kavanagh
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he's done it again folks he's done it again folks 。。。more
Iva
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Дуже уривчасті， але добрі за переданням настрою та виконанням короткі історії。 Саркастичне вибачення за зірку в своєму лобі від автора в одному з оповідань - взагалі ґуд。І як， все ж таки， Джейсону вдається за такої мінімальності мімічних виразів все одно передавати емоції героїв？
David Finger
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Started strong with “The Smiling Horse” but the other five stories were middling。
Adam Šilhan
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Láska， násilí， osamělost。 Méně， či více divné příběhy。
Chelsea Martinez
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Jason has such a distinctive， blank style。。。 yes they are cats who are people， but really， they are usually inscrutable more than cartoon cats have to be。 I think it really pays off here more than in his book about the Camino de Santiago， which I think was autobiographical。。。。 you have to guess when things are about to be a bit wistful， when someone is going to betray their partner， or whether on the next page the story will take a giant leap forward without any foreshadowing from characters。。。 Jason has such a distinctive， blank style。。。 yes they are cats who are people， but really， they are usually inscrutable more than cartoon cats have to be。 I think it really pays off here more than in his book about the Camino de Santiago， which I think was autobiographical。。。。 you have to guess when things are about to be a bit wistful， when someone is going to betray their partner， or whether on the next page the story will take a giant leap forward without any foreshadowing from characters。。。 it's kind of awesome how the tone can shift without words or even expressions。 "So Long Mary Anne" and "Athos in America" were my favorites。 。。。more
Sandy Plants
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Jason is a peculiar being to me。。。 sometimes I’m BLOWN AWAY by his ability to tell story so eloquently and in such simple form with such beautiful artwork， and other times I think he’s a god damned creep who writes pathetic， boring stories。 I like that it’s so hit or miss with his books—gives me a sense of adventure！ Admittedly， I haven’t read his two most famous， so it makes sense why his less-famous books aren’t grand slams。
Dimitris Papastergiou
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Really good stuff。I doubt you've found your way to a Jason book without at least having an idea of what kind of comics he's making， so I won't say anything about how it's different from your superhero comics or others。Jason for me was always mostly good， but also hit or miss， most of his stuff I like， some I love and some I don't find interesting and/or made me lose interest fast。Always loved his artwork and that's not changing， ever。 His style is unique！ This one is one of those that I really l Really good stuff。I doubt you've found your way to a Jason book without at least having an idea of what kind of comics he's making， so I won't say anything about how it's different from your superhero comics or others。Jason for me was always mostly good， but also hit or miss， most of his stuff I like， some I love and some I don't find interesting and/or made me lose interest fast。Always loved his artwork and that's not changing， ever。 His style is unique！ This one is one of those that I really liked。 A bunch of stories in one book， and most of those are so damn good。Recommended for anyone who likes Jason stuff and or willing to try for the first time！ 。。。more
Jax
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Meh
Elizabeth Tabler
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This is a typical Jason book。 Weird animals， minimalistic plots， shorter stories。 Again， in typical style is affecting and wonderful。 Jason is not for everyone。 Most of his stories have an edge to them of some sort。 Something that will reach in and knick your heart a little bit。 But， they are good and worth the reading。
Jon Hewelt
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ReRead 24 October 2019
Ryan
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I really liked this collection。 The only thing that would have made it better is if the stories had been a bit longer。 Just a personal preference， not a reflection on the actual quality of these stories。 They are some of Jason's best。 I really liked this collection。 The only thing that would have made it better is if the stories had been a bit longer。 Just a personal preference， not a reflection on the actual quality of these stories。 They are some of Jason's best。 。。。more
Nacho Cuadrado
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El caballo sonriente: 5/5 Un gato del cielo: 3/5 Del cerebro que no lo haría Virginia Woolf: 4/5 Tom espera en la luna: 4/5 Tanto tiempo， Mary Anne: 4/5 Athos en América: 4 / 5Es un deleite descubrir nuevos autores， en este caso del cómic u historieta。 Si mal no recuerdo mi ultima lectura de este genero se remonta a hace mas de tres años aproximadamente， cuando devoraba literalmente hablando las obras del sello Vértigo DC。 Jason resalta por su humor irónico， el cual se respira en cada pagina， ad El caballo sonriente: 5/5 Un gato del cielo: 3/5 Del cerebro que no lo haría Virginia Woolf: 4/5 Tom espera en la luna: 4/5 Tanto tiempo， Mary Anne: 4/5 Athos en América: 4 / 5Es un deleite descubrir nuevos autores， en este caso del cómic u historieta。 Si mal no recuerdo mi ultima lectura de este genero se remonta a hace mas de tres años aproximadamente， cuando devoraba literalmente hablando las obras del sello Vértigo DC。 Jason resalta por su humor irónico， el cual se respira en cada pagina， ademas de sus personajes antropomórficos que le otorgan a cada historia un estilo singular y único。 。。。more
Thomas Haaland
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I may have been just unlucky with my choice of Jason comics to read， but at the moment I'm really not a fan。 His drawing style and format is great， really making room for amazing stories， but without good stories it's not very worthwhile。 This collection of depressing novellas wasn't sad in a good， thought-provoking way， but in a dull， empty way。 I felt no connection with the characters， no emotion at all。 While some of the novellas had interesting ideas， like the severed head one， as a whole th I may have been just unlucky with my choice of Jason comics to read， but at the moment I'm really not a fan。 His drawing style and format is great， really making room for amazing stories， but without good stories it's not very worthwhile。 This collection of depressing novellas wasn't sad in a good， thought-provoking way， but in a dull， empty way。 I felt no connection with the characters， no emotion at all。 While some of the novellas had interesting ideas， like the severed head one， as a whole the book left me with little more than pretty pictures。 。。。more
Brian Dickerson
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Jason always delivers some of the best cartooning you'll ever consume。 Athos in America is another excellent example。 Hubert is on coloring duties once again and thus makes it my favorite form of Jason brilliance。 I always think of the Coen brothers when I read a book by Jason。 There is a shared quirkiness and ample room to allow different interpretations of the material presented。 Jason breaks the fourth wall and seems to reveal some autobiographical material in "A Cat from Heaven" whereas "The Jason always delivers some of the best cartooning you'll ever consume。 Athos in America is another excellent example。 Hubert is on coloring duties once again and thus makes it my favorite form of Jason brilliance。 I always think of the Coen brothers when I read a book by Jason。 There is a shared quirkiness and ample room to allow different interpretations of the material presented。 Jason breaks the fourth wall and seems to reveal some autobiographical material in "A Cat from Heaven" whereas "The Brian That Wouldn't Virginia Woolf" shows a slight change or perhaps an small evolution in art style。 All 6 short stories are wonderful and something I'd highly recommend to add variety to your comic reading。 。。。more
Kat
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This was my first time reading Jason and I can't really make up my mind just yet。 The book contains 4 stories of which I found 3 very confusing and weird and 1 absolutely brilliant （Tom Waits On The Moon）。 The stories were very dark and depressing， so I don't feel like going straight to the next Jason book right now。 This was my first time reading Jason and I can't really make up my mind just yet。 The book contains 4 stories of which I found 3 very confusing and weird and 1 absolutely brilliant （Tom Waits On The Moon）。 The stories were very dark and depressing， so I don't feel like going straight to the next Jason book right now。 。。。more
Marpapad
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the smiling horse: 3/5a cat from heaven: 1/5the brain that wouldn't Virginia Woolf:3/5Tom waits on the moon:3/5so long， Mary Anne:4/5Athos in America:5/5--------------------------------------------Average:3。2 the smiling horse: 3/5a cat from heaven: 1/5the brain that wouldn't Virginia Woolf:3/5Tom waits on the moon:3/5so long， Mary Anne:4/5Athos in America:5/5--------------------------------------------Average:3。2 。。。more
Przemysław Skoczyński
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Athos nie dorównuje Hitlerowi， Gangowi Hemingwaya czy Low Moon， ale to i tak pół na pół: świetne historie + dobre historie。 Nadal jest intertekstualność， nadal nawiązania do kina， literatury， popkultury itd。 Może czasem nie podoba mi się kompozycja， np。 gdy świetną historię o szukaniu przez naukowca ciała dla ocalonej po wypadku głowy żony， autor ucina i kończy retrospekcją o samym wypadku albo gdy w pierwszej opowieści brakuje wyraźnego zakończenia， ale ja to wszystko wybaczam。 Mało tego， wraca Athos nie dorównuje Hitlerowi， Gangowi Hemingwaya czy Low Moon， ale to i tak pół na pół: świetne historie + dobre historie。 Nadal jest intertekstualność， nadal nawiązania do kina， literatury， popkultury itd。 Może czasem nie podoba mi się kompozycja， np。 gdy świetną historię o szukaniu przez naukowca ciała dla ocalonej po wypadku głowy żony， autor ucina i kończy retrospekcją o samym wypadku albo gdy w pierwszej opowieści brakuje wyraźnego zakończenia， ale ja to wszystko wybaczam。 Mało tego， wraca idea kupowania wszystkiego co wydał ten pan， bo to jest mistrzostwo。 。。。more
Kenya Starflight
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The graphic novels of Jason are not like any graphic novel work I've read before。 At first glance they look like cutesy animal comics， but in truth are quite melancholy and don't shy away from gritty or difficult subject matter。 And they often take a read-through or two， or some time afterwards to ruminate on them， to come to terms with the story and its deeper meaning。 I Killed Adolf Hitler took what could have been a goofy gimmick and turned it into a profoundly affecting look at the lives of The graphic novels of Jason are not like any graphic novel work I've read before。 At first glance they look like cutesy animal comics， but in truth are quite melancholy and don't shy away from gritty or difficult subject matter。 And they often take a read-through or two， or some time afterwards to ruminate on them， to come to terms with the story and its deeper meaning。 I Killed Adolf Hitler took what could have been a goofy gimmick and turned it into a profoundly affecting look at the lives of its characters， while Hey， Wait。。。 begins as an idyllic look at two boys' friendship and becomes a meditation on grief and guilt。 I guess what I'm trying to say is that， even if Jason's artwork isn't fantastic， he has a unique style and his subject matter is always affecting， never trivial。"Athos In America" is a collection of short stories rather than a single overarching story， and their subject matter ranges from slice-of-life to crime caper to science fiction。 And like many short-story collections， some are better than others。 But all give one a lot to think about and tug at the emotions without coming across as sentimental or manipulative。"The Smiling Horse" is a crime-caper story about two kidnappers， whose hostage informs them that the title character is coming after them for vengeance。 "A Cat From Heaven" portrays a volatile period in a deeply angry cartoonist's life， and his relationships （or lack thereof） with his girlfriend and his fans。 "The Brain That Wouldn't Virginia Woolf" is a weird yet fascinating tribute to "The Brain That Wouldn't Die，" with a scientist struggling to find a new body for his beheaded girlfriend。 "Tom Waits On the Moon" follows the lives of four seemingly disparate people。。。 and how a fantastic event straight out of a horror movie ends up uniting them。 "So Long， Mary Anne" has an escaped convict and his girlfriend taking a hostage in order to get to safety， but the hostage has other ideas regarding her role in their caper。。。 "Athos In America，" the title story， tells the story of one of the Three Musketeers finding his place in early-20th-century New York City， and is advertised as a prequel to another graphic novel， The Last Musketeer。Of all these stories， I enjoyed "Tom Waits On the Moon" and "So Long， Mary Anne" the best。 The first cleverly ties together four distinct storylines， while the second builds up a strong mystery with a surprisingly shocking ending。 "The Smiling Horse，" "The Brain That Wouldn't Virginia Woolf，" and "Athos in America" were all decent reads as well， and the last makes me want to check out "The Last Musketeer。" "Cat From Heaven" didn't really do anything for me， and just seemed gratuitously nasty and mean-spirited。 Ah well。Jason's artwork is simple and cartoony， and relies more on body language and the speech of the characters to get emotions across than on facial expressions -- the characters' faces don't alter much， and their empty white voids of eyes can be a little unsettling。 But through the characters' actions， words， and surroundings， Jason manages to get his moods across quite well， and while his characters are often flawed， sometimes despicably so， （Athos being the lone exception）， he has a way of drawing you into their lives and making you sympathize with them。 His stories are rarely neat and tidy， and often quite melancholy and/or angry， but it's hard to read them without coming away affected in some way。Word of warning -- despite the cartoony art style and talking animals， Jason's work is NOT for kids。 His books contain violence， drinking/drug use， sexual references， and strong language。 Probably best for teens and adults。While not my favorite of Jason's work， this is still a good collection of graphic-novel vignettes， and a nice teaser for some of his longer work。 Now to hunt down a copy of "The Last Musketeer"。。。 。。。more
Daniel Watkins
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A collection of dour short stories。 And what’s with the mononym， Jason？ You’re not the fellow with the argonauts。
Gunderhaegg
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After reading some pretty heavy comics， I wanted to read something a bit lighter and found this volume on a friend's shelf。 I didn't suspect that some quite dark stories were waiting behind the innocent drawings of walking dogs and birds。 I will definitely be reading more of Jason！ After reading some pretty heavy comics， I wanted to read something a bit lighter and found this volume on a friend's shelf。 I didn't suspect that some quite dark stories were waiting behind the innocent drawings of walking dogs and birds。 I will definitely be reading more of Jason！ 。。。more
Mr。Nobody
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"Wow！！that was depressing" was all i could think of when i finished this book。This book is a collection of stories，the stories are pretty short you could probably finish this in less than half an hour。Jason's stories are depressing，the characters are always depressed。So this collection gives off a melancholic air。The endings are usually ambiguous，there is no clear end and its not clear as of what happened in most of these stories （there are only 6 stories）。Even though the stories are pretty shor "Wow！！that was depressing" was all i could think of when i finished this book。This book is a collection of stories，the stories are pretty short you could probably finish this in less than half an hour。Jason's stories are depressing，the characters are always depressed。So this collection gives off a melancholic air。The endings are usually ambiguous，there is no clear end and its not clear as of what happened in most of these stories （there are only 6 stories）。Even though the stories are pretty short， i still felt like the character's were real people with real emotions（at least some of them）。But the only problem of these stories is that i never cared for the characters， they never felt worth caring about and i didn't feel like they were relatable，but i guess thats not the point。Anyway great collection。（also i'm rating this book for what it is cause this is a comic book so it's not fair to compare it to novels） 。。。more
Brian Childs
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Not one of Jason's best collections to be honest， but I still enjoyed it。 There's one in particular he puts himself in that I found particularly amusing， although he makes himself seem like a real asshole。 Not one of Jason's best collections to be honest， but I still enjoyed it。 There's one in particular he puts himself in that I found particularly amusing， although he makes himself seem like a real asshole。 。。。more
Chris
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This just wasn't my cup of tea。 Lots of male chauvinism and violence towards women。 This just wasn't my cup of tea。 Lots of male chauvinism and violence towards women。 。。。more
John Gutiérrez
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Historia que nos adentra en el universo mental de las cavilaciones cotidianas。 Esa melancolía permeada por auto-cuestionamientos que nos atormentan día a día en la búsqueda de una respuesta a los interrogantes qué hubiera pasado si… qué pasaría si… o qué debería hacer para…Esta historia， desarrollada en 22 páginas， cuatro viñetas por cada plana， como acostumbra Jason， en las que nos devela las rutinas absortas en inquietantes conversaciones con su yo interior de los cuatro personajes。Encontramos Historia que nos adentra en el universo mental de las cavilaciones cotidianas。 Esa melancolía permeada por auto-cuestionamientos que nos atormentan día a día en la búsqueda de una respuesta a los interrogantes qué hubiera pasado si… qué pasaría si… o qué debería hacer para…Esta historia， desarrollada en 22 páginas， cuatro viñetas por cada plana， como acostumbra Jason， en las que nos devela las rutinas absortas en inquietantes conversaciones con su yo interior de los cuatro personajes。Encontramos a un científico， inmerso en un extraño experimento; una chica， llena de soledad e incertidumbre; un hombre común， que no se atreve a decir lo que piensa a los demás y se desahoga expresándolo mentalmente; un policía， que lleva un consumado matrimonio y busca una salida。 Historias， aparentemente inconexas， terminarán ligadas al final por un trágico desenlace que de manera evidente hace referencia a la película The Fly （1986） escrita y dirigida por el canadiense David Paul Cronenberg。 Todo esto， combinado de una manera magistral en estas páginas añadiendo la envolvente voz de Waits acompañado del saxofón y el piano en Drunk On The Moon， obtendremos la dosis perfecta de turbación para disfrutarla， quizá una noche， acompañado de una cerveza。 Lo recomiendo。 （No soy médico）。 。。。more
Liam
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Probably my least favourite Jason so far， but still good compared to other comics I read。 This feels more angry and less sad than his other works which are more moving， as quarrels and betrayals are the main character interactions in all of the stories here， usually between male and female animals （most seen in A Cat From Heaven）。 So Long， Mary Anne is the only story which holds to his usual level of execution， mainly because of build-up and the ending。 I think I even prefer Almost Silent to thi Probably my least favourite Jason so far， but still good compared to other comics I read。 This feels more angry and less sad than his other works which are more moving， as quarrels and betrayals are the main character interactions in all of the stories here， usually between male and female animals （most seen in A Cat From Heaven）。 So Long， Mary Anne is the only story which holds to his usual level of execution， mainly because of build-up and the ending。 I think I even prefer Almost Silent to this even though I prefer long dialogue in comics， the self-titled comic Athos In America is the definitively the worst thing I have seen by Jason。Fanatics only， otherwise see my other Jason reviews for pointers。 。。。more
Lauren Matakas
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I really really loved this book; it's super dark， and the illustration is so simple that it's the emotions and betrayal and starkness that really hit me。 Super super amazing， dang Jason。 Stellar stories。 I also have been meaning to read more short stories， and I couldn't deal with how well plotted these were; they didn't start at the beginning or end at the end， but just took a snapshot of the middle of six different stories and I duuuuuug it so much。 I really really loved this book; it's super dark， and the illustration is so simple that it's the emotions and betrayal and starkness that really hit me。 Super super amazing， dang Jason。 Stellar stories。 I also have been meaning to read more short stories， and I couldn't deal with how well plotted these were; they didn't start at the beginning or end at the end， but just took a snapshot of the middle of six different stories and I duuuuuug it so much。 。。。more
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