Goddamn’s Tragedy #1 is a new one-shot written by Chris Condon by Shawn Kuruneru as art, set in the old west of the late 19th century. It is the story of Ellen Janson, a fictional character drawn from both legendary and true history, especially the story of the Donor Party. To the heart, this book is a survival story. Along the way, various other themes are touched upon, including journalism, child rights, and the importance of truth in dealing with trauma.
The matter is a warning to Ellen Janson, now an old lady, into the journalist’s office to warn him with a story she wrote about the tragic events that took place as a child. She’s going to tell him exactly what happened, and this time he’s going to do it right. Yes, even in the 19th century, long before the internet was shady in everyone’s eyes, there were lazy, ignorant reporters who supported his realm more than facts.
Eren flashes 50 years later, telling her story, which is horrifying. She, her mother Irena, and her alcoholic father Leo travel west along with a large group of people in the group. When Leo buys a map that he believes will take a shortcut from the mountains to California, the trio leaves the group and heads for the mountains on its own.
Below are some tough battles with elements, battles with animals, conflicts between Leo and Irena, and even hints of supernaturalism. Artist Shawn Crunel uses colour sparingly, and his art is sparse but has a lovely feel. Strategic use of green, white, red and brown will bring about tough factors and situations. Reading a book is like watching a quiet movie unfold, with some harsh images throughout.
This book places you in Eren’s little shoes as things begin to collapse deep into the mountain path. As things get more and more out of control, Ellen becomes more and less hearable until she actually no longer exists in her altercation parents either.
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It really tells how horrifying the world is, especially when one of the parents is boundaries and the other parents constantly cover them up and suffer from their abuse, it really tells them how horrible the world is. No one can rely on, so Eren has to think about her legs and survive anything around her.
The first half of the book is pretty slow, but Leo really excites the second half as he loses his sanity more and more. In many ways, the book resembles a sparkling structure, but with the exception of this book, it is actually cold where the sparkling was more comical than horrifying, thanks to Jack Nicholson’s over-the-top acting.
After the story ends there is a lovely long interview with Chris Condon and Sean Crunel. The two communicate the process of imagining the story and coming up with the art style of the book. I would like other companies to try this in their books, it’s an engaging reading about the creative process behind the scenes. If you’re a fan of horror, especially survival horror, be sure to take this issue. It is a story that took place in one punch.
“The Goddamn’s Tragedy” #1 Review
Awful Tragedy #1
Goddamn’s Tragedy #1 mixes battle with the elements with domestic abuse with the supernatural to create a frightening fear.
Shawn Kuruneru’s art gives a sense of freezing cold and the harshness of the elements the characters endure.
The story has enough supernatural elements to amplify the story, but it doesn’t overwhelm it.
I hope this isn’t just a one-shot story. Eren’s story appears to have just begun as the book closes.
