A Cask of Troutwine reviewed One Beautiful Spring Day by Jim Woodring
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4 stars
A beautifully illustrated graphic novel that plays with the ideas of actual consequences in the usually consequence-adverse Unifactor. It doesn't feel like too much of a departure from the earlier Frank material, but you can feel the difference as the story continues and Frank keeps coming back to the consequences of his actions (most notably the destruction of his house that he has to go into debt to replace, injuries that would normally be ignored after the story ended, etc.), and things that would normally be ignored or would reset coming back to haunt him.
Originally published as 3 separate graphic novels, the new linking material linking and framing the earlier material ties in seamlessly. The framing material actually does a good job tying the overall narrative into the greater setting of the Unifactor without breaking it.
A beautifully illustrated graphic novel that plays with the ideas of actual consequences in the usually consequence-adverse Unifactor. It doesn't feel like too much of a departure from the earlier Frank material, but you can feel the difference as the story continues and Frank keeps coming back to the consequences of his actions (most notably the destruction of his house that he has to go into debt to replace, injuries that would normally be ignored after the story ended, etc.), and things that would normally be ignored or would reset coming back to haunt him.
Originally published as 3 separate graphic novels, the new linking material linking and framing the earlier material ties in seamlessly. The framing material actually does a good job tying the overall narrative into the greater setting of the Unifactor without breaking it.