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Homies is a collection of four separate stories featuring (for the most part) the same key characters.Story uno* starts off with a wedding that was drama filled and almost didn’t happen. Other than a few redeeming speeches by the narrator, I wasn’t really a fan of this story. The story was lacking to me because I had no connection to the characters. If you we’re a previous fan or a least familiar with the Homies characters the reading experience would be different.The whole tone of the comic imp...
I expect complaints for racism, but some of the teens will eat this up.
Four tales of friends in the barrio.The Good: The storytelling was surprisingly good. Gonzales is a talented writer.The Bad: There's not really a point to the book. It's just random stories. Nothing really hooked me.The Ugly: Oof, that art. It was very angular and everyone looked like marionettes. It was hard to move past.Received an advanced copy from Dynamite and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I enjoyed this graphic novel! It delved into the social dynamics of the barrio with strong character development that made for believable relationships of both love and friendship alike.
'Homies' by David Gonzales, Elliott Serrano and Andrew Huerta is a graphic novel with 4 separate issues and four separate stories featuring a lot of the same characters.I remember the Homies toys in vending machines in grocery stores. I didn't realize that there were some original comics based on them, but the stories in this collection are all new. The stories take place in Barrio Quién Sabé. In the first story, Hollywood and Gata are getting married. It's probably my favorite of the four stori...