Hey, Wait...

Muy duro lo que cuenta Jason en este título, con pocos diálogos pero una expresividad en las viñetas y en el blanco y negro increibles. Fuerte y emotivo sin necesidad de grandes discursos. Genial

Not for me. Too maudlin, and I thought the artwork was very ordinary (although I suspect that was exactly the point.) Seemed like a book of regrets to me; hard to follow the non-linear plot. Lots of other people liked it though.

I wasn't wild about this graphic novel. The illustrations were meh, and partly made no sense to me. The story was slow and at times felt pointless. It had some moments where I could easily see boys in real life having the same conversations and reactions to things, but other than that, it just isn't what I like in a graphic novel.

This short and simple (sometimes wordless) read is about two childhood friends who decide to start a Batman fan club. In order to join, the make up this requirement that the person joining has to jump up and grab this tree branch and swing (see cover) out over a cliff, and back. Well, when Jon's friend gets ready to jump and swing, Jon yells "Hey, wait." His friend ends up dying from this event, even though we show more don't actually SEE it... we see the aftermath, the funeral, the mourning, and Jon growing up living a life he didn't really want... with the implication being he hated his life and traced back the root of his unhappiness to that one event.

Mixed with skeleton-faced characters (why?), this was a somewhat depressing read. I am sure some people love this comic style (I don't) and love the story (meh)... would I recommend it? Possibly. Depends on what the person wants. show less

I wasn't wild about this graphic novel. The illustrations were meh, and partly made no sense to me. The story was slow and at times felt pointless. It had some moments where I could easily see boys in real life having the same conversations and reactions to things, but other than that, it just isn't what I like in a graphic novel.

This short and simple (sometimes wordless) read is about two childhood friends who decide to start a Batman fan club. In order to join, the make up this requirement that the person joining has to jump up and grab this tree branch and swing (see cover) out over a cliff, and back. Well, when Jon's friend gets ready to jump and swing, Jon yells "Hey, wait." His friend ends up dying from this event, even though we show more don't actually SEE it... we see the aftermath, the funeral, the mourning, and Jon growing up living a life he didn't really want... with the implication being he hated his life and traced back the root of his unhappiness to that one event.

Mixed with skeleton-faced characters (why?), this was a somewhat depressing read. I am sure some people love this comic style (I don't) and love the story (meh)... would I recommend it? Possibly. Depends on what the person wants. show less

This was short and sad. I liked it.

Short, simply illustrated, sad little graphic novel.

feels like a short-film-as-comic