regret
cartoonist: Page hand
Publisher: Silver sprocket
Publication date: March 2025
Even if you have consumed every vampire story, you can immerse your teeth in regret go through Page’s hand It will make you feel like this is the first one. With its excellent setup, expressive characters and incredible layout, it is an excellent pageturner that will bother you for a few days after reading.
regret
regret Set in New Orleans in 1922, the beginning provides a basic historical context for the story. The two years of ban were three years after the axe murder, since the U.S. Navy announced the city’s red-light district Storyville.
All these elements will play regretThis is based on Cora Velasquez, who lives in Cora Velasquez in La Chauve-Sourisa (“The Bat”), a brothel run by vampires and speaking. In 1921, Cora was rescued from Texas consumption by Dolores Iglesias, who turned her into a vampire and brought her to La Chauve-Souris.
However, Cora did not bring about the life of a vampire. She could not face her reality, she resisted hunting of mortals, and even refused to reject human blood. Instead, she uses doves to starve and tries to suppress her increasingly overwhelming desires. And, like many who tried to suppress their desires before her, she sought the Catholic Church’s salvation, especially the sacrament of reconciliation.
It was these regrettable trips that brought Cora close contact with her father Orville Thibodeaux. Not long after, Orville learned the secret of Cora’s true nature. But when the duo formed an evil alliance, things quickly became more complicated…and much bloody.
Blood and beauty
First, Hend’s art is perfect for content. Her description of New Orleans was resonant and atmospheric a century ago. At the same time, her character is unique and attractive. I especially like Cora’s huge bat-like vampire form, which is in stark contrast to the innocence of the big eyes when she conveys as a human being.
regret It also utilizes limited color trays, which are very effective. Apart from the deep sea blue and white on paper pages, the book uses only red shades. Apparently, red is used to depict blood. But this is also used in other interesting ways: for fantasy and flashback sequences and panels, for certain word balloons, dialogue and sound effects, and in some memorable cases, for Cora’s eyes, when she allows the vampire to control all.
But while every page of this dark and engaging story is a visual feast, the page depicting Cora and Orville’s communication in confession stands out. Part of it is in the Hender format, which cleverly adapts to the panels to evoke the two separate compartments of the box.
This is further enhanced by the repeated patterns of regret screens. The theme is not only used in these scenes, but also adorns the end paper of the graphic novel. If you’ve ever spent time at a confession stall, it’s instant and evocative.
Available now
Besides all these visual virtues, regretThe examination of a pathetic man disguised as a divine moral authority in the United States in 2025 resonates just as resonant as in 1922. The clever combination of demons and religious images can also create compelling narratives, even if you feel like you have read several lifelong vampire stories. regret It’s special.
If you are completely familiar with any titles posted by Silver Sprocket, it shouldn’t be said that the introduction to this hardcover graphic novel is top notch. Although this is Hender’s first graphic novel, its readings are like the famous work of a cartoonist, with dozens of volumes on her belt. regret It is an impressive tour where readers will be foreseeable in the future.
regret It can now be found in local bookstores and/or public libraries near you.
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