“I miss my home, even though I cannot remember it.”
A young man, who does not remember who he is, or how he came to the Shadowed City, is in possession of a journal that reveals that he was on a journey to research lesser-known magical swords, but nothing else of consequence.
He decides to continue writing and drawing in the journal in the hopes that so doing will help him to recall his lost memories.
And thus begins artist Jeffrey Alan Love‘s debut graphic story, a fantastical travelogue that draws the reader in with unique visuals and succinct journal entries that reveal details of the enigmatic Shadowed City and its inhabitants, while adding layer upon layer to the mystery of the unknown young traveler.
I have been excitedly following Jeffrey Alan Love’s career since first discovering his work on the cover of the Simon Ings novel, Wolves, thus I was thrilled when he began sharing his plans for pairing his artistic creations with prose to create his first book.
Notes from the Shadowed City is a lot of fun. I knew that the art would grab my attention, but the fact that Love’s words stirred my imagination in different ways when reading it on its own merit and then when pairing it with its accompanying image, was a surprise that made me very happy for what he was able to accomplish in this first book.
Continue reading Notes from the Shadowed City ~Jeffrey Alan Love
