This week I chose Graphic Novelist Tami Wicinas and her first graphic novel, Wooden Rose. Originally published as a web comic, Wooden Rose has now gone to print this summer, thanks to Kickstarter.

I actually first came to this comic before it was finished, all thanks to seeing one panel on a different site.  I was attracted to the bright colors and Victorian setting. At first it seemed to be a normal Victorian romance, and there really is a lot of romance in it, but then throw in a plant demon/half demon, a middle ages dream forest and those fantasy elements really made this comic stand out to me.

Overall, it isn't very actiony, there are a few moments, but the emphasis is really on the healing after.

I probably would have liked this even if it had turned out to be a normal slice of life story, but the fantasy part of it really pushed it to the max, its everything I love all in one.  The only thing I wasn't completely satisfied with was the end, which is only because it was somewhat bittersweet. I tend to prefer happily ever afters for all..