Sloth

I did NOT get the last half of the book. How did they switch? I love Hernandez's style and Love and Rockets... this story seemed to be along similar tone... however, i did not like the last half. I needed more explanation.

Last, a graphic novel, published by Vertigo. Gilbert Hernandez’ Sloth is his first original graphic novel (previously he’s done short stories and his longer works have been serialized). It’s the story of Miguel Serra, who rather than do drugs or attempt suicide to deal with all the crap that goes with being a teenager, wills himself into a coma. He awakens a year later and...more

Last, a graphic novel, published by Vertigo. Gilbert Hernandez’ Sloth is his first original graphic novel (previously he’s done short stories and his longer works have been serialized). It’s the story of Miguel Serra, who rather than do drugs or attempt suicide to deal with all the crap that goes with being a teenager, wills himself into a coma. He awakens a year later and attempts to reanimate his life. Halfway through the book, Hernandez does something very unusual, structure-wise. (I don’t want to spoil it). At the end, though, it pays off. Sloth is just the latest in a series of excellent graphic novels Vertigo’s released in the past couple of years. Pekar’s The Quitter, Brian K. Vaughan and Nico Henrichon’s Pride of Baghdad, Rick Veitch’s Can’t Get No...all amazing stuff, and not at all what one would expect judging from Vertigo’s monthly comics.   hide