Publisher: Image
Writer/Artist: Meredith McClaren
Hinges is a Young Adult Fantasy graphic novel written and drawn by McClaren and published by Image Comics.
In Hinges, Orio is found (?) by Margo and goes through an intake process where she chooses clothing and her Odd, a creature/pet companion named Bauble. Margo seems to question this choice off Odd, but sends Orio on her way to Cobble anyway.
In Cobble, Orio meets her Liaison, Alluet, whose jobs it is to guide Orio and help her find a job.
Hinges Book 1 Clockwork City is a very quick and easy read. It relies more on its art and style to tell the story then dialog. Orio herself, is silent until the very end, with only two lines of dialog.
The thing is, I am never really sure what is going on in Hinges. Orio is very timid, and doesn’t seem to do much. Her Odd, Bauble, is, well, odd and seems to have some agenda of his own. It also seems like he choose Orio for some reason, than she choose him.
Alluet is the most well-rounded character in the book. A genuiuly good person, with a helpfully personality.
Hinges in confusing. The story and plot are unclear. Orio and Bauble’s motivations are practically non-existent. What kind of world is this, and what people populate are never explained.
Some characters, such as Margo, seem to have strings attached, hinting that they are puppets. Orio and Alluet, along with others, have ‘hinges’ and seem to be put together. This is the fantasy element, but it doesn’t seem developed enough. There is no world building.
This might be by design here, Vol 2 is scheduled for 2/3/16. Perhaps the confusion I feel will be addressed there.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Huh? Confused.
RATING: 5
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