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3.0 out of 5 stars Good art, so-so story, May 16 2004

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wiredweird "wiredweird" (Earth, or somewhere nearby) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mystery Play (Paperback)

I wanted to like this book a lot. I do like the artwork, watercolors of exceptional skill. I showed a page to a friend and her first reaction was "Oh, photography." The book is well printed, so all of Muth's artistic care comes through.

If the story had lived up to the visuals, this comic would have been among my all-time favorites. It centers on a murder in a church play, giving a paradoxical "God is Dead" message. Although clues are scattered throughout the story (as a crossword junkie, the crossword puzzle stood out for me), I just never caught a real sense of suspense.

This book may help round out a collection of comics, but probably won't be a center-piece. I recommend it to Muth fans and to people who value a comic's art over its story. On the whole, though, "Mystery Play" doesn't rise much above the ordinary.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Fair, Jan 15 2002

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Mauricio Hern�ndez (Bogota, Cundinamarca Colombia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mystery Play (Paperback)

This, like Arkham Asylum, is not Morrisson's best. It still is good though, though it is not very clear what happened, why the murder. Mabye inferring and guessing are parts of his intentions but that is simply nothing for me. The story has fantastic high points... and parts impossible to understand. I know people tend to get all excited about not understanding, thinking that the writer is very clever and that that is the reason we do not underdstand, but no I don't think that is an ablity I think it is very easy to write something no one can understand and give it an aura of mistery. Some people, like with Arkham Asylum, are blown away by the art, which is fantastic. But great art does not make a great story, never has and never will. Still, the characters are well created and the atmosphere and dialogues some times are very good.

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3.0 out of 5 stars gorgeous art, enigmatic story, worth checking out, Sep 1 2001

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Not one of Morrison's best, but still a good story.

Incredible watercolor artwork by Muth... 'nuff said

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