Books: Heavy Liquid

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Heavy Liquid
By Paul Pope
2009





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Set in a world only slightly different to our own (in small strange ways) Heavy Liquid is a tripped-out adventure starring an anti-hero (who's tired of anti-heroes) known only as "S." Dealing with a strange, unknown substance people call "heavy liquid" whose effects are wild and unpredictable - this is a globe-trotting thriller full of evil men in masks, vicious girl gangs, shadowy billionaires and disappearing artists. With a very distinct art-style that provides tilting buildings, bendy lines and lots of smouldering faces - this is a comic that is as much about it's druggy style as it is about content - and although I found it a bit of a slog and the colour palette doesn't really extend much beyond blue and pink - it's very individual and atmospheric and happy in it's own unique orbit: far-out ideas, cheesy dialogue, studied poses and all. (If you want my advice: I'd say start with the much more fun Batman: Year 100 by the same author).

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Further reading: Batman: Year 100, The Adventures of Luther Arkwright, I Kill Giants, Rasl, Hector Umbra.

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