Review: Dark Side of the Moon
Dark Side of the Moon by Blutch My rating: 3 of 5 stars Rating 3 out of 5| Grade: C+; Bizarre, Arthouse, Hard to comprehend. It seems that years upon years of consuming mainstream comic titles, particularly those rooted in the superhero mythos or the action genre, have left us as readers incapable of venturing out, and exploring the lesser known 'out there' stories in the medium. We almost forget that Graphical novels, such as Maus & A Contract with God , had at one time, elevated the medium to more than just entertainment & pulp, to genuine reflections of the human conditions. I say this, not because I think Dark Side of the Moon, by French author Blutch, was able to emanate the same feelings in me. Frankly, I don't know that exactly to make of, in this story with apparently no rhyme and reason. Just when you think you've gotten a hang of the narrative, it throws, not a curveball, but a mallet or a Mallard at you, for no...