I have mixed feelings about this. I've enjoyed Cameron Stewart's work in comics for many years and was eager to read this, then somehow, let it sit for years on the shelf, untouched. Finally, I read it. It's a fast, compelling read with Stewart's usual, deceptively simple, realistic art (black and white with some brown shading). The story is a mix of mystery suspense/horror/magic realism/other, and overall, I enjoyed it. If not for some nagging loose ends, I would have given it more stars.

When Alex arrives at the nursing home to visit his grandfather, he learns the old man died a month earlier. Given his grandfather's belongings, he finds a photo of grandpa with a young woman that sends him on a journey to find out who she is. Bouncing from dreams of a giant tree on a beach, memories of his troubled childhood, and an increasingly unsettling present reality, Alex finds himself caught in a dangerous mystery he is determined to solve. I admit to being a fairly literal person, so what I consider loose ends might not bother other readers, but the fate of a couple of characters from early on and some fuzziness about Alex's past make me wish there'd been more explanation in the last section. Still, this is a powerful, entertaining, thought-provoking read. ( )

Short read, whipped through it - the buildup (most of the book) is enough to keep you hooked, familiarly intriguing, works well in B&W. Comparisons to Lynch and Murakami are fair, and Sin Titulo is a fair homage to the general other-wordly plot. For me, the ending was a letdown but probably depends on what kind of explanations you enjoy.
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Sin Titulo by Cameron Stewart is an urban fantasy, horror story told as a graphic novel. Alex Mackay goes to visit his grandfather at the convalescent home, only to find that he had died a month ago. In trying to get the story behind his grandfather's death and to get a hold on whatever personal effects left behind, Alex stumbles upon a mystery.

There are clues laid out for Alex to follow if he so chooses: a sinister male nurse, a mysterious woman, a memory of a tree, and a recurring dream of a woman walking on a remote beach. These pieces all do all fit together. How they do, though, would require some major spoilers.

Thematically the story reminds me most of a typical Spanish Prisoner con, where the victim is convinced of a cock and bull story involving a recluse or a prison, who the victim is asked to help out. For his generosity he's invited into an inner circle of friends, but when he goes back to revisit the person he's helped, he finds the place empty, and himself framed for a crime. Except here, after the smoke clears, the con ends up being the true part of the story.

Artistically Sin Titulo reminds me of Neurocomic by Hana Ros and Matteo Farinella. The woman on the beach and the windswept tree bears a striking resemblance to the neuron forest the man finds himself in, and the woman he is so desperate to return to. ( )

This is a interesting book. The art is great and I liked the different color of ink that was used. The story was very intriguing I didn't know where the author was taking me thur out the book. It is a great story, but I don't want say any more and ruin this wonderful adventure. Trust me you won't be disappointed. ( )

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This is the collected volume of the Eisner award winning webcomic.

After the death of his grandfather, Alex Mackay discovers a mysterious photograph of a young woman with him...a young woman that Alex doesn't know. This photo leads Alex on a journey to discover who she is and down a rabbit hole that he never intended to enter. A rabbit hole where dreams and reality merge together and secrets are revealed...secrets that should never have been brought to light. And lives are changed forever.

This is the first time I've read/seen Cameron's work and I have to say I was quite impressed with the artwork in the story. The line drawings are deceptively simple in that on the surface they just seem to capture the shape of the character, but as you look closer you see such amazing depth, the wrinkles on a person's face, the details in the clothes...it's just fantastic to see. Cameron is also a master of using a simple color tone palette, with white, black, and brown. It helps create this gorgeous depth to the images, such as on page 14 where we see Alex sweating and the shadows are created by the light brown color and a beam of light shines out, it's just gorgeous.

The writing on the other hand...leaves a bit to be desired sometimes, as sometimes the pieces of the story just don't seem to fit well together, which is a problem when you're moving through multiple timelines. Don't get me wrong, the character are compelling as we try to discover the meaning of the picture and the woman, but as we move towards the climax of the story it just seems like the multiple layers of the story start collapsing in on itself. For example, we've got a man that explodes for apparently no reason, Alex jumps out of a window and manages to meet the husband of the woman that he's looking for who draws the same scene over and over, but we never really find out why. It's like the threads unravel in various places, or we're not getting all of the story. The last part of the book where Cameron attempts to explain everything, just becomes rather longwinded as it's one character (like a narrator) telling Alex what's going on and it just doesn't quite work well.

This seems to be the first story that Cameron wrote and published himself (at least from what I can tell from Google) so I can give him a bit of leeway in that he was trying to make this first story a great one. And it has it's moments, but...it just leaves too many unanswered questions for me and I wanted a bit more. I look forward to seeing what Cameron writes next, as I'm sure he'll continue to improve. I give this 3.5 out of 5 stars. ( )