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The Lost Colony

By Hervé St.Louis
June 3, 2006 - 18:40

Right in the middle of the deep South there is a small island hidden by a forest where people have moved and build their own society. Gone are slavery deceits. Instead, a prosperous capitalist economy replacing landlocked privileges and classes create a society where people can escape to and build a good life for themselves. Set in the past of the United States, before the Civil War, the colony takes a serious look at the components of the modern American people.

Don’t be fooled by the child’s look of this book. There is a serious story brewing inside and it’s remarkably good. There are many conflicts from several factions in this book. The main theme is how the outside world influences this secluded society. It’s difficult to explain beyond these words but this is a series people should read to understand the United States.

No matter how good the story was, there were some omissions like the explanation of all the ties the various characters have with each other and how they founded this society. I expect future volumes to explain more because this is quite entertaining thus far.

The artwork looks like it was converted from bitmaps  into vectors in Flash or Illustrator. The colouring looks the same too. I have no problems with using technology to create a new style. I’M just wondering how much of the original pencils were lost in the process. Yet, the artwork doesn’t tell you what kind of story lie beneath. That’s subversive and cool.

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