From the publisher’s description, the graphic novelout Valentine’s Day 2017tackles some of. But instead of creating an empowering queer relationship readers instead get yet another tragic lesbian death.ĭecelerate Blue takes on a lot of things to create an interesting sci-fi dystopian comic but it doesn’t always negotiate the form well leading to questions of how the story might have functioned with different artistic choices or even as a novel with a bit more development. Adam Rapp and Mike Cavallaro’s Decelerate Blue appears to straddle both of those categories.
A blue and white palette might have been more effective.Īngela has a romance with another girl during her (brief) time with the underground resistance. After reading a book called Kick the Boot Angela realizes she isn’t alone.
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(Blue is a key color to the story–a fact which is often lost given the black and white palette.) Although the comic does some clever things with full color panels contrasted with black and white it isn’t enough to make the artwork cohesive. Who are the Guarantee Committee? What exactly is a Guarantee? Decelerate Blue is short on answers.Ĭavalarro creates some interesting spreads but the impact is often diminished by the comic largely being in black and white. Rapp’s fascinating and disturbingly possible premise is dampened by a simplistic plot and world building that falls short of developing many of the story’s most interesting points. There’s a lot to like about Decelerate Blue, which is why the fact that it’s ultimately disappointing so annoying.
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Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read Decelerate Blue. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. This standalone graphic novel offers a startling view of a bleak dystopian future where human interaction and contemplation are secondary to speed and efficiency. Decelerate Blue - Ebook written by Adam Rapp, Mike Cavallaro. In a near-future dystopia where life goes a mile a. In a hyperkinetic future, the ultimate act of rebellion is simply taking a deep breath and slowing down. Soon she finds herself at the center of a radical movement determined to slow society down in Decelerate Blue (2017) by Adam Rapp, illustrated by Mike Cavallaro. In a hyperkinetic future, the ultimate act of rebellion is simply taking a deep breath and slowing down. To feel.Īfter reading a book called Kick the Boot Angela realizes she isn’t alone.
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Why would they do anything to jeopardize their guarantee and its promise of a better life?Īngela isn’t so sure. Decelerate blue Description More Details & Information provided by Syndetics Unbound Reviews from GoodReads Also in this Series More Like This Subjects. Decelerate Blue ebook By Adam Rapp Read a Sample Format ebook Author Adam Rapp Publisher First Second Release 14 February 2017 Subjects Comic and Graphic Books Science Fiction Young Adult Fiction Find this title in Libby, the library reading app by OverDrive. Even conversation is utilitarian with “goes” at the end of every sentence.Īngela’s parents are on board with everything the Guarantee Committee is selling. In the future the world is obsessed with efficiency.
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