From visionary cartoonist Ray Fawkes comes one of the most original and thought-provoking graphic novels of all-time! A unique and poetic narrative, One Soul takes the experiences of 18 individuals and weaves them into the spiritual journey of a lifetime. Gracefully flowing from character to character, moment to moment, Fawkes has crafted a stunning mosaic that takes advantage of the medium of sequential art in a way few creators dare.

Let me start this review by saying that this one is just a preview for the entire comic book. And I read it because I wanted to see if the full comic book was worth the money and time I would spend on it. And im gonna give you the answer for that at the end of this review.

I need to admit that this one has to be one of my least favorite comic books so far, and yes I still remember that this one is only a preview for the full comic book.

The concept for the plot in this one is very ambitious but the way is presented to us in at least this preview falls very flat for me at least. 

The concept here is intriguing for me since it talks about the exploring interconnected lives through time and space, but after reading this preview I was left very confusing since it made me feel like it was a very bad copy of the Star Trek franchise. 

The narration in this preview spans over multiple characters and eras, it could be just me here but I found it very confusing and annoying. And because I got those two feelings and thoughts about this one I just couldn’t bring myself to like this one or be even slightly interested in buying and reading the full comic books. 

The storyline here feels very disjointed and in a way it lacks clarity which would keep the storyline in one direction rather than change the direction with every shifting perspective from one character to another. There are times while I was reading this one that I was feeling like the storyline is trying to overarching themes which really made me even more annoyed. 

If I’m to be very honest here, this preview feels more like a collection of fragmented moments rather than a cohesive story. Which is the reason why I was so confused while reading this one.

The artwork in this one is for sure stylistically unique, but in my opinion it feels very chaotic and overwhelming which isn’t the best thing to be if the reader is already confused solely from the plot of the comic book. 

The artwork often crashes with the narrative of this comic book because instead of enhancing the narrative, it frequently distracts from it which made me dislike this preview even more than I already did.

The dialogues in tis one are very sparse and even when they are present, they often lack he depth needed to convey the characters’ emotions or motivations. 

To be very honest here, after reading this preview I have no interested in buying and reading the full version of this comic book because of how much I disliked this preview.

I Give This Book 1 / 5