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"The Rainbow Orchid" is an ambitious blend of classic storytelling and cinematic artwork in which adventure, historical drama and legend are seamlessly intertwined. In Volume One, follow the story's hero, Julius Chancer, as he embarks on a hazardous quest for the rainbow orchid - a mythical flower last mentioned by the ancient Greek philosopher, Theophrastus, and steeped in legend. His epic journey takes him from 1920s Britain to the Indian subcontinent and its mysterious lost valleys.
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This review is from: The Rainbow Orchid: Adventures of Julius Chancer v. 1 (Paperback)
Beautifully drawn, elegant, and with a good cracking adventure, a really good read. If you like Tintin, or Blake and Mortimer, this is drawn in the same style, known as ligne claire, or 'clear line', and the adventure story is similar as well, though also reminds me of the Indiana Jones films or the Professor Challenger adventures of Conan Doyle.Ewing is clearly an up-and-coming star in the British comic establishment. And so he should - this is an imaginative and nostalgic comic of a sort not published since the 1960s!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: The Rainbow Orchid: Adventures of Julius Chancer v. 1 (Paperback)
There was much pre-publication hype for this on the comic blogs so I was an eager early reader. Maybe the hype is a bad thing for it raises expectations high.The artwork is good, very well crafted, but never stunning, often a little clumsy and always suffering from hard to suppress comparisons with Tintin. This very unfair since the Tintin we know was heavily reworked for colour while this is one man's hard work and a labour of love. Had I discovered this on a bookseller's shelf I'd probably be raving about it, proclaiming a talent to watch. And on balance, that is my view. It's a good start and I am genuinely looking forward to the next instalment. The plot and characters are promising and, like the artwork, they will probably benefit for a bit more development. I heartily recommend this book, just avoid the hype.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: The Rainbow Orchid: Adventures of Julius Chancer v. 1 (Paperback)
Consciously taking his inspiration from Hergé, E.P. Jacobs and others in the ligne claire school, Garen Ewing has just released The Rainbow Orchid Volume One. Originally a black and white self-published strip that first appeared in 1997, which then evolved into a webcomic, and is now finally published--as it should have always been--in a full-colour album. The years Ewing has spent honing his craft and storytelling have paid off in spades. Set in the 1920s, the story chronicles the adventures of WWI veteran Julius Chancer, an assistant to Sir Alfred Catesby-Grey an "antique collector", in the same way that Dr. Indiana Jones is an archaeology professor. The two get mixed up with a British actress, Lily Lawrence--recently returned from Hollywood--her publicist, Nathaniel Crumpole; and her father, Lord Reginald Lawrence; who is faced with losing his estate to the mysterious--and wonderfully named--Urkaz Grope.The principle macguffin--the search for a mythical bloom--the Rainbow Orchid--so that they can win a flower show and save Lord Lawrence's estate--is an obvious red herring, and great fun is derived from trying to second-guess the villains' true nefarious intentions. The story has it all, from lumbering henchmen; a sexy--but devious--"flapper"; and sumptuous country houses, to classic cars and a well thought-out mystery. While each page initially appears dense and packed to the gills with panels and prose, it's to Ewing's credit that he keeps the pacing and storytelling tight, and the tale tears along at a pace. If there was any "criticism" it was that I read it too fast and can't wait for the next two volumes!
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