Journey Volume 1

I’m so glad I found this by chance at my local Bookoff. There aren’t many comics taking place in the territories of the US pre-Civil War. It’s a fun adventure story with some wilderness politics thrown in. Messner-Loebs draws with his Eisner influence on his sleeve, which I thoroughly enjoyed. The only part of the art I wasn’t a fan of was his choice to draw children as almost literally cartoons compared to the adults. All I could think of were Canadians from South Park.

Great volume and I wish these reprints were easier to find. I’ll have to keep my eyes open for anywhere other than the $100 second volumes on Amazon.