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A tale about the nature of evil and the power of love. It centres on a dark angel who literally rises from the dead to avenge a gang of thugs who brutally killed him and his fiancee on the eve of their wedding. This is the graphic novel that inspired the hit movie "The Crow".
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is James O'Barrs temple to sadness. I picked it up in a comic shop on the spur of the moment and have read it over and over and it still never fails to move me. It is superbly written with strong characterisation and an incredible violent yet romantic plot set in 1980's detroit. O'Barrs artwork is simply stunning, he embraces a number of distinctive, different art styles in the ultimate story of love and revenge.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this long before the film came out & at once recognised it as watershed point in my life (I was 15). Now older with a wife & kids it still brings the same sense of hope in a hopeless place, love amidst hate. James O'Barrs rage against the motor car & the driver is heavily symbolised, with the setting being Detroit & the murders occuring during a romatic drive, as well as other images. As mentioned in the header, the thrust of the story is about the revenge against the gang who murdered him & violated his fiancee. The revenge isn't as poetic as in the movie, but to me that is a bonus. The revenge is hard, brutal, yet rarely sadistic & in some ways it is sympathetic as if the penalty is death but once death is on it's way there is no need to agonize it. There is an intellectuallism in the book absent from the film too, "martydom is now the price of salvation" being one example. All in all a catharsis for the reader if not for the author
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is unique, I have never read anything which conveys emotions with such power. A beautiful story about love, vengence and the ultimate struggle between good and evil. This story makes me sad because what happens to Eric Draven and his fiance happens all the time to good people -their lives are destroyed by someone else. James O'Barr knows the pain of losing a loved one and he has drawn that pain onto every page of the book in the form of the Crow. Don't expect happy endings -there aren't any...
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Pivotal in my development as a human being
When I first saw the Crow (movie) it was a little before I was legally old enough to see it, but even then my father new that it was something I should see. Read more
Published 17 days ago by Mr. J. W. Symons
One of the Classics among Graphic Novels.
Read the "James O'Barr" entry on the Wikipedia site as to how this graphic novel came to be created and watch the movie version of "The Crow" starring the late great Brandon... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Brizdaz
Cathartic revenge fantasy/Author's personal mythology seems partially...
If you've always wanted to see Charles Bronson's violent revenge fantasy Death Wish recast with Peter Murphy of Bauhaus, with about 25% of the panels traced from 1980s women's... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Tevis Fen-Kortiay
my review
I ordered this book on the 12th feb 2010 and i thouroughly enjoyed it. this novel is very gritty, dark and extremely violent so be warned. Read more
Published on 8 April 2010 by David Becker
Persistant tragedy
Highly emotive and leaves you with a sense of persistant tragedy. The crow is a metaphor for the sufferings of the author who expresses his torment with detailed and sorry; but... Read more
Published on 23 Sep 2009 by Katie
A mediocre work
I understand that given the tragedy that inspired him to write the book The Crow must have been cathartic for James O'Barr, but knowing this makes it no easier a read for any of... Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2009 by Magnum Valentino
Most beautiful comic
I have to admit that I'm not really into comics, but The Crow is far beyond compare. Most beautiful and touching love story combined with wonderful illustrations and a great... Read more
Published on 14 Jan 2008 by Marina
A study in tragic love
Before you cast this graphic novel aside as some kind of self-pitying, whining, goth-validating piece of rubbish, think again. Read more
Published on 11 April 2007 by Lilith
Five Stars Ain't Enough =p
This was the first Graphic Novel i ever bought, and i'm glad i did.
This is THE graphic novel that everyone must own, everyone =p It's truly amazing. Read more
This is THE graphic novel that everyone must own, everyone =p It's truly amazing. Read more
Published on 22 Aug 2006 by the_crow-64
Flicker of a movie is nothing to the turn of a page.
The beauty of this graphic novel is not in each separate element. You cannot fully enjoy it in it’s entirety unless you look, read, imagine and feel every separate piece of... Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2006 by pippa
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