![]() ![]() It’s a story that you can just pore endlessly over the pages, gleaning new insight and knowledge of pacing, transitions, and storytelling choices. Beyond the words, visually this is a comic that excels at storytelling. Russell’s fine linework and character design, combined with a distinct naturalistic, but sometimes almost flat, color scheme from Kindzierski and the interplay of Showman’s placement of narrative boxes in the gutters and word balloons that break panel borders make this a design wonder. There’s a union here of high talent between Russell, Lovern Kindzierski, and Galen Showman that results in staggering beauty. ![]() ![]() ![]() And Neil Gaiman’s Murder Mysteries is a masterwork. It shines through in how he tells a story, how the grids and panels are lain out across the page, the staging and blocking of the characters in the panels, the iconography during particularly important panels for plot or theme, and it’s thoroughly enthralling. There’s a precision attention to detail that runs through his oeuvre. Russell’s comics work, be they adaptations of other work - operas, short stories, or longer pieces - or original items, is exquisite. ![]()
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