Title: Dawn: Lucifer's Halo (Click to go to the release post)
Writer(s): Joseph Michael Linsner (Click to see other books from this writer released on this site)
Review source: Stephanie W (Review 1) and Beaky (Review 2) (Don't click it, read the review here... )
Review:
- Review 1 - I remember first reading this book when I was 16, pulled from my father's bookshelf. My mother hated it for the art, my father loved it for the story (legitimately for the story, not just that reading playboy for the articles bullshit, though I'm sure that could be applicable to this book as well).
Though Linsner's art is gorgeous, it does fit into the "big tits, big pecs, big guns (er...swords)" genre of graphic novels. Full of women with giant breasts, pointing nipples, literally no waist at all and legs into infinity, I can see why my mother was so opposed in my youth. Yet reading this now, I can really see the beauty of the story combining heaven and hell, death and rebirth, the beauty of man and letting go of meaning.
Despite the story, this is not a book for feminists. None of Linsner's works are. There are misogynistic male characters in every book he has written--it is not merely the physical attributes of the female characters. Even the strongest female characters are vulnerable to the male characters, and even with their infinite power still succumb. But what is life other than submission to another?
Review 2 - ** spoiler alert ** I'd give this a 0 if I could. The only thing good about this is the art. The story's sort of silly and not the kind that sticks in your mind.
We follow this guy named Darrian who has a dream from Dawn or something. ANd while that's happened, god tells Dawn to get down to hell and take back Lucifer's halo..which she does easily because Lucifer's like, 'you don't know the lines of Shakespeare? Screw you, take it then!"
Then the halo is given to Darrian who goes on a killing spree. Srsly. Angel 'Mikal' comes down to ask for the halo and points his sword at Darrian (not attack yet) then says "she gave it to me, it's a present, you can't have it!" and kills Mikal by stbbing him in the stomach. Some demons gather around, commentind and he kills all of them (except maybe one who got kicked).
Sometime later, some other demons spot him walking in Mikal's armour so they swoop down to sweet-talk him. But before they get a chance, he kills all of them--except one loser who only gets his arm chopped off and starts talking about his childhood for no reason at all.
A batch of angels swoop down to ask for the halo back and he kills them all too without any real reason. I mean, they hadn't even started fighting yet and he's got all but one down. When the last remaining angel starts to say something to him, Darrian charges at this guy and stabs him. The angel flies in the air but Darrian throws the sword into his stomach..and he is out!
And somewhere near the end, ALL the angels and demons SEEM to gather, one on other side to persuade Darrian to hand the thing over. He tells them something like, 'go ahead, fight' and the angels and demons start fighting each other while he's suddenly in the presence of god and Lucifer who are having a lovers' squabble of sorts because they used to be LOVERS. Man, Lucifer acts like such a girl, pulling sorry faces and holding his hand like bend at the elbow. I guess he poses in a feminine manner too at times.
Then Darrian says something meaningful (I didn't get it) and smashed the halo then everything's AOK and he's moving on with his life...
DOn't read this book, it's stupid and 2D. It sort of feels like the author's dream or something where all this nonsense happens. What anoys me most is that, whatever she's wearing, Dawn's nipples are always poking through. SHe was also (the bit when God asks her to get the halo back) walking and sticking her butt out at the same time. Who does that? She looks like she never walked straight. Also, not a biggie, all the males have long hair. I thought there were all girls for a long moment, because they acted so whiny. The book makes little sense and the only thing compensating for its crappiness is the art.
Well, bad book, weak story and characters, nonsensical...I don't advise anyone to read this. But if you do, it's a really short read because it's all dialogue.
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- Written and illustrated by Joseph Michael Linsner
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