The Ghost, The Owl
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"On a cool evening in the swamp, a figure appears dancing across the water. A human figure, but far from a human form. A ghost, a young girl spirit that seems to have lost its way. A good samaritan owl decides to help against the wishes of his animal brethren. What mysteries does the ghost girl hold the secrets to and what will happen when she and the owl unlock them together? Will they find out what happened to her? Will she find her way to where she needs to be? What will happen to the animals in the swamp and surrounding forest? An adventure with the most unlikely of pairs, The Ghost, the Owl."--Page [4] of cover.
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Pros: gorgeous artwork
Cons: the story jumps around
A ghost girl who doesn't remember her past is aided by a friendly owl. Meanwhile, the woman who lives nearby is being menaced by an angry man.
The artwork is gorgeous. It's all flowing waves of monochrome and colour that gives the book a surreal feel. I loved how the waves join objects (like the panel where one eye belongs to the owl, the other to the crow, with the beak being the owl in flight). The animals look realistic, even as the ghost has a dreamy look to her.
The story jumped around a fair bit, bringing in a lot of details but not explaining much. Several things relied more on cliches than development in the story. I did like the idea that your actions can have long term consequences - the owl has helped others and they willingly help him because of that. I was left wondering why the animals didn't want the owl to help the woman. Sure, they're different species, but she treats the land much better than the man would.
If you like the cover's style, the artwork is definitely worth it.
I picked this up for Sara Richard's art. She's amazing and I've bought some of her enamel pins. The story had gorgeous art, Franco's story could have been longer, but was good.
