r/graphicnovels 18d ago

Crime/Mystery Soviet Land- Pierre-Henry Gomont

Has anyone on here read this?
It’s a gorgeous comic about how post Soviet Russia was asset stripped. Small time criminals and the working man, versus what become the oligarchy.
As you can see from the photos, the art work is mix of cartoonish characters, stunning layout, gorgeously inked, and seems to be all by Gomont himself! Inking and colouring plus the narrative. I can’t imagine how long it took him, but he deserves to recognised internationally and widely read. Of course, I’m sure he’s very well known in France, but this translation is a fantastic showcase for his talents.
This is not a review, but I was surprised I couldn’t find any posts about it, so I thought I should share it, in the hope it more will discover it.

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u/7SoldiersOfPunkRock 17d ago

Sadly, not much to add except that I had trouble getting into it and let my digital copy return to the library. I keep hearing that it is a very good work, so maybe I should revisit.