Sky Goddesses of Dryden, Volumes 1-4 by Laura Konrad and Danielle Evert
You have probably never heard of this novel before, I would be surprised if you had.
Not to say that it isn't a well-written or interesting novel, but it was published by a less well-known publisher and taken from the minds of two less well-known authors. (Not that any of this is bad, it just isn't Hollywood's special brand of obsessiveness.)
I am pleased to say that it was written by a dear friend of mine, or rather sister of a friend. From where I come from, all Mennonites are automatically friends of a sort.
Shortly after I saw the post on Twitter that announced the publishing of a novel, I took to amazon.ca to purchase a copy for my little collection that grew. Not only will I forever encourage the writing of those who are dear to me, I will purchase the book no matter how I take appreciation to the words.
Let's not talk about such vague appreciation for the moment though.
I have not a large collection of, specifically, graphic novels. Including this one, I have one other. It's kind of hard to resist holding a Batman comic book within your grasp.
When I first began to read this novel I had to keep telling myself to observe the pictures as well as the words. I'm so used to just reading the words that I forgot how much of the story is told through the pictures.
As a fan of rather fictional stories, I was quite excited to see that each little story within this novel was based in a world that is not of the planet earth, but rather beyond it. With a little bit of comedy and a very present feeling of far away love, the stories easily flowed from one scene to the other. If this were an entire fictional novel, hundreds of pages and all, I could definitely see myself enjoying it. As it were, and just a graphic novel, I found immense entertainment in all the stories had to offer.
As I was reading through I kept pausing to really examine the pictures. I must say, well done Danielle. That is some skilled craftsmanship if I do say so myself.
I would recommend this novel to any of you who are graphic novel fanatics or even those of you who don't normally read graphic novels. You may just find yourself enjoying this one.
Happy Easter! this is t-bear signing off
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