GRAPHIC NOVELS

Snowfall

Martín Morazzo (illus.). Vol. 1. Image. Aug. 2017. 240p. ISBN 9781534300583. pap. $19.99. Rated: Mature. SF
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In the not too distant year of 2045, the climate on Earth has begun to change, and it no longer snows. The temperatures have become arid, and the corporate government is desperate to find a way save climatic conditions when scientist Dr. August Reasons engineers a way to create snowfall. But the price for this technology has come at the expense of his daughter, who was used as a lab rat to bring about the precipitation. The result is the creation of an uncontrollable force that resides inside them both. Reasons then becomes the White Wizard, an ecoterrorist, and his daughter, a veritable Sleeping Beauty, who must be kept sedated in order to keep her from creating an unending winter. When young student Anthony Farrow inadvertently sets the princess free, events quickly spiral into disaster. Harris (Ghost Projekt; The Great Pacific) sets up an ambitious plot alongside Morazzo's (Nighthawk; The Electric Sublime) intriguing artist flair. Collects single Issues 1–9.
VERDICT The beginning of Snowfall will draw many readers in; however, once there, it is hard to discern what is driving the overall narrative. A flawed story line and unlikable characters make this a difficult and oftentimes confusing read.
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