June 09, 2004
21. Aria, Vol. 2: The Soul Market
Aria is the only comic/graphic novel I've ever gotten into, aside from a brief infatuation with Gaiman's Sandman collections. I snapped up the first several issues of Aria when it started back in 1999, but I stopped finding new issues, and the website went defunct, so I figured the comic fell by the wayside. So, when I found the above collection in the free pile I work, I was only too happy to snatch it up.
Aria is like someone took a Changeling game (the way I think it should be played) and turned it into a comic book. The artwork is breathtaking, and the storylines have a neat little Gaimanesque urban fantasy twist to them. The Soul Market manages to introduce Puck and toss in a side reference to True Thomas as well. Puck is fantastic; they got the amorality just right.
If I can just find Vol. 1, as well as any issues after Vol. 2, I'll be a happy happy woman.
Posted by Lisa at June 9, 2004 04:08 PM | 2004