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This is easily the book that impressed me the most
from my purchases at the San Diego Comic Con this
year. First of all, the concept of the book is a
young girl who is able to stitch up hand-made
stuffed animals and animate them in order to help
solve problems. Although, those stitched up
creatures do not prevent her from working hard to
complete her chores. The book starts out in 1930
and shows us a girl from the old west, Randall
County, Texas, that is. The girl is in fact the
main character's grandmother, Cassie Parker. The
first issue gives us a clear origin of where the
characters come from and their hard working
lifestyle. Although, the end of the issue one
leaves on a cliff waiting for issue two.
Courtney does a great job of storytelling. His
characters are full of expression and life.
Courtney's character poses show an excellent sense
of weight. His panels are so clear that he tells
the story without the need for lengthy
descriptions. In addition to the outlines, a warm
feeling covers the pages as if it were a
children's book, thanks to Mike Garcia's colors.
The quality is very consistent throughout.
Overall, I am impressed at every moment in the
book. My biggest gripe is the design layout for
the story book pages. The text rides way too
close to the bottom of page. The format of the
comic book hurts this part of the book. Maybe
next time we can leave about two spaces of text
blank at the bottom of the page. The pages that
leave some space below feel less awkward.
Same book, but on the flipside:
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