9th March 2005 / The Long Haul
“I don’t mean to oversell it, but this is the kind of old fashioned storytelling that comics today needs more of. It won’t just entertain an existing audience, but it also leaves itself open to be accepted by a whole new audience. The fact that so few comic artists today can contain themselves enough to put together a book like this is sad.”
- Augie De Blieck goes ga-ga over Eduardo’s art on THE LONG HAUL, while Don MacPherson at The Fourth Rail says:
“Johnston handles the genre incredibly well, and the historical setting adds another level of color and flair. He includes the perfect level of hiccups, a standard for the caper story, to keep things interesting and entertaining.”
For real amusement, read both reviews side-by-side while repeating “You can’t please all of the people of all of the time…”
Addendum: Another first-look review, this time from Eliot Johnson at Broken Frontier:
“What makes this book stand out, however, is the writer’s ability to truly grip the reader. With deliberate pacing, Johnston draws readers into this book”
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