The Summer of Love

Rating:
Summary: Horrid Green Colors... Fixed !!!
Review: First off, I thought the art and story as presented in the original comics where excellent. 5 Stars. But for this graphic novel collection, the artwork has been re-colored in a disturbing green duotone. The green color is too jarring making it difficult to see the details in the art. Unfortunately you'll need to see it for yourself as art is a visual medium, but sadly, the green color used to print this comic destroys the artwork. I had to send mine back... it's just not pleasant to look at. Go and buy the original comics, you'll enjoy it much more. 0 Stars for the hardcover edition.

NOTE: For the paperback edition of this graphic novel, the artist and publisher reverted the colors back to the original colors that were used in the comic book series. They decided not to use the horrid green color that was used in the hardcover edition. Although 0 of 2 people said they found my original review unhelpful, it appears the publisher and artist were also both unhappy with how the hardcover colors turned out. And it appears they heard from other readers as well. Be sure to buy the softcover edition as it reprints the colors as they were in the original comics. A major improvement and highly recommended. 5 stars for the softcover.

Rating:
Summary: Magnificent study of teenage life
Review: This comic is so real about the way teenage life was, I almost felt like crying for the character. The editorial review pretty much describes the book. It is about Lily and her awkwardness about getting used to a new boring small town. Like life, everyone turns out to be a jerk, even the people who seem nice. It isn't a straight out depressing read though. Debbie Drechsler just like in "Daddy's Girl", has a gift for making you care about the character and has a great subtle wit. Even after the book, I'm still laughing about some of the things that happened. Overall a 4/5.