Tobacco Stained Mountain Goat #1

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• 9.0

  Comicsverse - Chris Galvin

  Feb 12, 2016

  While it may not be your usual comic book, there is enough here to draw you in. Project-Nerd Publishing has already debuted this series as of February 1 and will be following up witha more diverse rangeof titles soon. Read Full Review

• 8.5

  Flickering Myth - Zeb Larson

  Feb 16, 2016

  Andrez's art style is as distinctive as ever. For the uninitiated, the book is illustrated in a sort of photo-collage style that uses photographs from familiar and not-so-familiar sources including movies, television, other comics, and even commercials from Australian '70s television. At one level, it gives you the sense that you've seen all of this before, but it also drives home the stylistic and cultural influences that undergird this book. This is a good place to start with Andrez's work, and it sets the stage well for the mystery to come. Read Full Review

• 8.0

  We The Nerdy - Josh McCullough

  Feb 23, 2016

  Overall, Tobacco Stained Mountain Goat offers potentially the best jumping on point to get into the bizarre, gritty world of Andrez Bergens head. Theres a fascinating concept, an interesting story and absolutely gorgeous art on show here. While there are a few hiccups in the adaptation, the strengths more than outweigh the negatives, leaving me excited to see how the rest of the tale will be translated. If youre in the market for something a little different, with absolutely gorgeous presentation values, Tobacco Stained Mountain Goat is the book for you. If you are interested, you can order a copy online here. Read Full Review

• 7.0

  Project-Nerd - RW Adams

  Feb 27, 2016

  Please note thatProject-Nerd Publishing is a division of Project-Nerd, LLC. All reviews are handled in a professional manner with an honest and unbiased breakdown of the materials. Read Full Review

• 6.0

  All-Comic - Dan Pennacchia

  Sep 24, 2014

  It is hard to tell exactly what Bergen is trying to say or accomplish with this story. He, himself, admits that the adaptation only depicts the first portion of the novel. This could be attributed to why so much of the graphic novel feels like open threads. At the same time, Bergen has chosen a very distinct and different approach to how he has created the visual aesthetic of the story. This technique, while impressive for its effort and creativity, leads to problems in identifying individual characters or following a sequence. As a result, while Tobacco Stained Mountain Goat has a number of intriguing proposals, from story elements to its own construction, the sum of the parts does not match the potential of those individual ingredients. Read Full Review

• 6.0

  Comic Bastards - Dustin Cabeal

  Feb 12, 2016

  Unfortunately, I don't have much more to say about the book. There is no reason to bash or complain about art that I understand, but don't personally enjoy and so I simply won't do that. I am now more curious to read the novel version that Bergen wrote prior to adapting it to the graphic novel. But as a comic" I don't know if I'll read more. It's something you'll really have to decide for yourself if you're going to read it or not and I'm sure that people who are fans of the artistic influences will likely really enjoy it. I hate to leave any review with a simple, "check it out for yourself", but I think this is one of those books that really require you to do just that. Read Full Review