A great tale gets told in ‘U Town’
I have a read a number of graphic novels lately. Most of the time they have been a blast to read and have taken me on some amazing adventures. When I heard about U Town, I hoped it might be a fun read. I was able to get a digital copy of this graphic novel and here is what I thought of it.
You can read the plot for U Town here:
The story of a seedy neighborhood that a cast of misfits call home. Samuel is a twenty-four-year-old self-described aspiring artist (but mostly a video store clerk) who’s doing his best to avoid adulthood. When gentrification shows up at his doorstep, he must face the fact that the town he grew up in is no longer his safe haven–and that he’s not ready to leave just yet. With no money and little options, it’s time for him to step up and prove his worth as a serious artist or keep on repeating old, toxic behaviors.
Overall, this was not a bad graphic novel. It has a rough start, and doesn’t really get good until around the second or third chapter. When we see Sam start to spiral, this is when the story got interesting. While the story moves along, we see mistakes get made and some harsh things get said. Yet as this tale comes to a close, we see someone do a complete 180 and become a much better person.
U Town is out now. You can order this graphic novel on Amazon, at Barnes and Noble and on Bookshop.
