Review of London Deep by Robin Price
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I spotted this whilst
at the Thought Bubble Comic Convention and had to buy a copy – I
love the cover and it's a Dystopian! Plus the author was the
one that sold it to me, he was really friendly and signed it too. I
bought this along with Spartapuss, so there should be a review of
that up too, assuming I enjoyed it as much as London Deep.
London Deep had me
hooked from the very first page. Mostly a novel but with comic art on
every page, it's a quick read and very addictive. The comic art
complements the story and it's important too – it forms part of the
story, sometimes showing the characters talking to each other about
events that have just happened or showing the next scene etc, I loved
the illustrations of Jem, I thought they fitted her character
perfectly. She's ten years old, and has a habit of breaking the law,
mostly due to her curiosity! Jem lives in a Dystopian world, where
London has flooded and everybody has become pirates – just kidding,
they all live in boats. Despite that fact, everything is quite
similar too – you have shanty towns, just like today and the
Police– now separated into 'Dults and YPD – Youth Police
Department. I did feel that a little more detail would have helped
here, as I was a little confused about the YPD, and why they are
there, plus why there seems to be 'The Bloody Tower' – a tower
thing filled with prisoners, who seem to be slaves too. I think.
Nick, the second MC in
this book, has his really annoying moments but is still strangely
likeable. He's one of those guys – quite power hungry and
determined to hold up the law at all times. Unfortunately due to Jem
he does find himself in some pretty sticky situations, but they do
work really well together. I would like to see Jem and Nick becomes
friends in the sequel, Father Thames.
4/5
4/5
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