I'm very intrigued with the premise but damned if I can tell half of what's going on. I love modern fairy tales and this delves into Scottish mythology which isn't nearly as well known. An American artist with the ability to bring her drawings to life comes to Scotland in search of what happened to her dead sister years ago. At a certain point she unleashes an ancient demigod and the story shifts towards an ongoing battle between the demigod and the creature who imprisoned him thousands of years...

Shaky story. It looks like the first artist baled after a few issues, too. The replacement artist isn't as good.

The artwork is so great but the story holy crap. I was so confused what was going on most of the time.

The story starts off pretty confusingly with several revelations along the way, but it's certainly a fun read with mainly fantasy and some horror thrown in. This volume feels like little more than an intro, so my expectations are high. The artwork is detailed and colorful, but it doesn't shy away from gory scenes. Basically the comic is written well, drawn beautifully and so far is worth a read.Isla receives a sketchbook belonging to her sister Lauren whom she never met. Lauren disappeared right...

I like the use of myth. But the shift from a story featuring a woman to her becoming a secondary character for several issues put me off.

And the Vertigo Revival continues, this time with Red Thorn. With this book its not hard to compare to the likes of previous Vertigo classics such as Fables and Sandman, as well as modern comics such as the Wicked and The divine. However its still very much its own thing, a strange mash up of myth, horror, supernatural, rock and roll and the power of art. Admittedly the art is thrilling and wonderful and helps to elevate the story which is admitted a mixed bag and gets a little confusing at time...

Gorgeous art and an interesting premise but sloppy writing and poor execution. On paper this book is everything I love, but I found myself yelling at the main character and wondering at plot holes more than I found myself getting lost in it.

Oh, this was just godawful... Admittedly, Glasgow Kiss has some good art and there's a decent story buried under painfully terrible execution. But these positives can't save this book from a rating of dreck. The book is about an artist compelled to save a demi-god from imprisonment so that he can save humanity or something. A decent writer could do something fun with that. But in this case, the story lurches along, spending too much time telling readers what is going on without actually showing....

FreshAny kind of mythology based story is usually a go to. Here the writing ops and the art is brilliant. Tory is simple.enough to follow but complex enough to be compelling.off to book 2!

This is a chaotic book, as an American of Scottish descent returns to Scotland to find clues about the sister that died before she was born. Almost immediately she gets into trouble - as an artist, she's able to bring her drawings to life, and a Scottish demigod is using her powers to free himself. Once Thorn comes on the scene, the focus of the story changes to him and his quest for revenge and power, practically discarding Isla, who takes to the whole magic thing without much in the way of qua...

I really wanted to give this a more enthusiastic review/rating, but I'm afraid this is a 3.5 star for me, rounded up since I'm a huge fan of fairy-tales and mythology. While overall I liked this quite a bit, I didn't love it, and the jury is out on whether this is truly the "Spiritual Sucessor" to Fables or not. I am, however, liking it enough at this point to keep it on my monthly pull list at my friendly local comic store.

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Read the single issues. I like the art and the story has potential. The concept of humans getting talents from the god blood in their veins is interesting. Volume one only scratches the surface though. The tone is rather light. I was expecting something heavier, maybe darker. Isla seems inquisitive and smart enough to know that everyone is in it for themselves. Thorn seems kinda silly for the most part. The main characters are interesting, but I'd like to see more character development. I'll be

Authors Baillie and Hetrick bring Scottish mythology through Vertigo comics to the Game of Thrones generation and establish a muscular presence which is bloody, visceral and feral underlaid by horror foundation of cognitive dissonance. The book starts rocky, unsure of itself, renderings in Manga-style and 90s Marvel, and some terrible double-layered lettering. Hetrick's art and Oliff's colours clash giving the beginning a hyper-lit gaudiness, a Glasgow without rain. When we enter the solid fanta...

Ok, I got this because the cover was very intriguing. The story line was interesting and so I gave it a go. There were parts that I was confused. Due to it being a graphic novel it’s rather short on telling of details and talking about what is going on. There was a lot of back and forth between characters and timelines which makes this a little complicated to follow. Nonetheless it was entertaining and had some surprising elements near the end where some of the puzzle pieces started to piece tog...

Ahhhhh it's good! Always fascinated with Scottish lore. Now I want to read the continuation. My wallet will cry having to buy more graphic novels.

Glory to Scotland, the land of poets, artists, and inventors. The land of impossible beauty. The story is set in Glasgow. And it carries an air of old fables -of Gods and Demigods. What I liked about the story was that the protagonist was an artist. Whoever she draws comes to life and seem to carry an identity in the neighborhood. As an artist myself, I would love to have that power. The story kicks off with a dark tone and with a label that said "for mature readers", I expected it to be a lot d...

This was an ok first volume. I think it wanted to be grand, but used some cheap parlor tricks that diminished the value of what could have been an interesting plot. The obnoxious use of nudity as a way to either demonstrate power or premonition has always been popular but I find, like with Saga and many others, the casual indifference to sex and both genders bodies is not really followed through, and instead just highlights the things that these novels are trying to equalize. The female form is

I like it if there is a graphical novel from Anglo-American publisher which is not so mainstream-stereotypical. Glasgow Kiss has such hints, but unfortunately, is stays in middle of the road.What's positive? The plot is set in Scotland! Aye, there are no girls in this comics... only lassies.The drawing is very good, matching the story. Maybe it could be just a little bit darker and dirtier. But that's fine. And those gorgeous dark red covers!Characters are well written. The main heroine Isla /ˈa...