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A review by jeffhall
Monster by Enki Bilal
5.0
I've been a fan of Enki Bilal's work since the glory days of Heavy Metal magazine in the 1980's, and I'm thrilled to see his best work being released in high quality, oversized hardcover volumes.
I had never previously encountered the stories in Monster, which represent a connected sequence of his more recent work. And I'm really glad I did encounter this volume, since it's an amazing tale of art, war, friendship, and the insanity of organized religion. Bilal draws on his Bosnian and Slovak heritage to tell a heart-breaking tale born of the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990's, and humanity's inability to derive any wisdom from the lessons of that (and every other) war.
Bilal's highly original graphic style is fully on display, and moreover it's clear that he is only getting better with age. This one is a keeper!
I had never previously encountered the stories in Monster, which represent a connected sequence of his more recent work. And I'm really glad I did encounter this volume, since it's an amazing tale of art, war, friendship, and the insanity of organized religion. Bilal draws on his Bosnian and Slovak heritage to tell a heart-breaking tale born of the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990's, and humanity's inability to derive any wisdom from the lessons of that (and every other) war.
Bilal's highly original graphic style is fully on display, and moreover it's clear that he is only getting better with age. This one is a keeper!