Volume 2.0 of CITY OF WALLS, an original comics series by creators Shaun Noel and A.K. Lovelace, debuted at New York Comic Con back in October. This lost gem of a review from Heed Magazine almost slipped past, but we’re lucky to have found it and to share it now.
As the reviewer rightly notes, the show floor at NYCC is a giant mass of visual and audio overload, and it takes a lot to stand out in that crowd. But the “solemn beauty” of a title like CITY OF WALLS shines through the din: it’s a diverse coming-of-age story about Daniel, Jin, and Arianna, three children born into a walled city of Kowloon, fighting to escape a metropolis controlled by uncaring nobles and the harsh law of the triads. Heed writes:
“Shaun Noel and his City Of Walls project instantly caught my eye due to the artwork of A.K. Lovelace, and I’m so glad that I took a chance and bought it.
Read the complete review here:
Direct link: http://heedmag.com/2016/02/22/comics-review-the-solemn-beauty-of-city-of-walls/
We want to thank Heed Magazine for this great review. Be sure to check out the rest of their site, and also follow @heedmagazine on Twitter! See the beauty for yourself: print books of CITY OF WALLS are available in our online store and a new episode goes live every week on Webtoon!
CITY OF WALLS is a comic series by Shaun Noel and A.K. Lovelace. In Kowloon City, the word of the Triads is law. Life is not easy for anyone there, especially Daniel, Jin and Ariana. But though these three best friends are from different backgrounds, soon they must come together in a common purpose: escape! Pick up this new series in Red Stylo’s online store!