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By the time I started reading Serenity Rose, I was already deeply in love with the works of Jhonen Vasquez (the Slave Labor artist/writer who wrote such benchmark "goth" works as "Johnny the Homicidal Maniac"). I'd also pretty much determined that JTHM was my favorite comic of all time. And while I read some pretty grand titles since (including Watchmen, Preacher, 100 Bullets, and the Sandman series), I've never had anything rival it...except for this.

At first, it just resembles your classic Slave Labor title. Spookiness abounds in the small town of Crestfallen, home of one of America's five true witches, Miss Serenity Rose. Extraordinary ethereal powers aside, she's a pretty normal girl. More than a bit antisocial, and really poured into her hobbies (which includes a perpetual stream of disdain for those around her), the only real connection she seems to have at all is a fairly awkward friendship with her childhood friend, Tess.

In her typical shrill manner, Tess manages to drag Sera to a concert, where after an embarrassing opening act, the headliner's lead singer overdoses on a fad drug called "curse" sending him into a monstrous rage that only Sera can end. From here, the reader gets a little more insight, meeting her fellow witches, all of whom seem to be using their powers for some real purpose, and through one way or another have made their lives extraordinary...something Sera's life definitely isn't. And as Sera makes her way around, she can't help but question every facet of her life.

And this is where Serenity Rose excels. Of course, the comic has lots of inside jokes and hilarious pop culture references. But much like the fourth issue of JTHM, the fourth issue of S. Rose is what really exposes the depth of the main character. Sera is no longer just a little goth girl, but a deeply nuanced individual with real needs and desires AKA she's no different than any of us. When Tess finally calls Sera out, and Sera responds with a full-page rant...those two pages alone are worth the price of this book. It was at this point that I began to really read what I was reading.

This trade is volume 1 and contains the first five issues of the series. For some reason, SLG is no longer publishing individual issues of the comic, and I'm pretty sure they're just going to release volume 2 when they're ready to add more to the series. I definitely find this disappointing, since December was the last time I read a new storyline, but I'd be willing to wait another year for Volume 2 if I have to. I don't know anything about Aaron Alexovich (writer/artist), but from what I've seen, he's a hell of a talent, and I can't wait to see where Miss Rose ends up.


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Serenity Rose Volume 1 Working Through The Negativity Aaron Alexovich 9781593620110 Books Reviews

I read part of this online--off of the series website, actually, where it was available--and was QUITE happy, thank-you-very-much, to have not spent money on the book itself.

I couldn't even make it through the childish dialogue and wannabe-Vasquez sense of "humor," which was mostly silly, rambly things that were over-the-top and fell on their faces. The art was what kept me going--his style is dark but darling, with Serenity herself being the cutest thing in the book. I eventually went back and tried again, and found the style to be a little more endearing, but I still feel if you had trouble or doubts about the first book as a reflection of the series that you, too, should check out Volume 2. I read it by accident, before reading Volume 1, and found it much better constructed. My suggestion is to try them both out online and buy them (or one of them) after you've checked if you like them. The art alone was not enough to carry me all the way through the first volume, and it may not be quite enough for you, either.

I hope that Aaron Alexovitch can find it in himself to take his writing to the next step and develop a more original sense of humor for himself (again--the second book was a vast improvement). He clearly has the talent. And the art, as I said, is absolutely adorable.
I like the story, a 20's-something witch coming to terms with herself, the town she lives in and the people around her. The execution is first rate, and the art is cute. The only thing that keeps it from being a 5-star is that the book is less than half the size of a standard graphic novel, and the dense, dark, drawing (see the cover) can be hard to read. I plan to buy the sequel.
Been a fan of Aaron Alexovich since Invader Zim and Johnny. This series is just as great as the others!
Aaron Alexovich was responisble for much of the character development in Invader Zim. Through him, Jhonen Vasquez was able to use characters like Zim, Dib, Gaz, and everyone's favorite insane robot GIR.

So it is no surprise that Alexovich brings us some steller characters like Serenity "Sera" Rose, her best friend Contessa "Tess" Rubikov, and Vicious Whisper.

The story is about Sera and the life that she lives. Sera is a witch, a someone who is "unstuck from physics". She can fly, make things levitate, manipulate the natural elements, create things out of thin air made from "ectoplasm", and rearrange the appearance of objects (including herself but she doesn't want to because she is afraid she might forget how to change herself back).

Orignally from Chicago (like Alexovich), Sera's mom died when she was young. In her sadness, she froze part of Lake Michigan, which didn't make anyone happy. Then she and her dad moved to a place called Crestfallen, "the spookiest little town in America" which Sera now describes as somewhat of a human zoo to her. The mayor and town seem to have taken advantage of her status as a witch. Technically, the town is like this spooky Branson, Missouri, and Sera wants no part of it.

A series of unfortunate events happend to Sera when she was 16 that caused all sorts of controversy including a standoff at her house with a Supernatural Sheild Initiative (SSI) (think of them as the Department of Homeland Security that monitors witches) that left bullet holes in her home. (It's debated in the story whether or not witches have the same rights as regular humans or if they can even be considered human. A little plot borrowed from the X-Men perhaps?)

Years later, Sera, now 22, has been recruited by a woman named Skarsdayle who is a manager of another witch who happens to be a music artist who Sera is not too keen about. But when a blonde witch shows up to cause trouble, Sera seeks advice from an aloof but wise witch named Vicious Whisper.

In this first volume, you may assume that the drawings are a little crude. As the comic progresses, the work gets better. The online work is improved by leaps and bounds.

If you are hungry for more after reading this comic, you should definite go to Alexovich's website. Google "Heart Shaped Skull".

If you are reading the web comic, which will eventually find its way into Volume 2, you should defintely pick this up to catch up with the first part of the story.
By the time I started reading Serenity Rose, I was already deeply in love with the works of Jhonen Vasquez (the Slave Labor artist/writer who wrote such benchmark "goth" works as "Johnny the Homicidal Maniac"). I'd also pretty much determined that JTHM was my favorite comic of all time. And while I read some pretty grand titles since (including Watchmen, Preacher, 100 Bullets, and the Sandman series), I've never had anything rival it...except for this.

At first, it just resembles your classic Slave Labor title. Spookiness abounds in the small town of Crestfallen, home of one of America's five true witches, Miss Serenity Rose. Extraordinary ethereal powers aside, she's a pretty normal girl. More than a bit antisocial, and really poured into her hobbies (which includes a perpetual stream of disdain for those around her), the only real connection she seems to have at all is a fairly awkward friendship with her childhood friend, Tess.

In her typical shrill manner, Tess manages to drag Sera to a concert, where after an embarrassing opening act, the headliner's lead singer overdoses on a fad drug called "curse" sending him into a monstrous rage that only Sera can end. From here, the reader gets a little more insight, meeting her fellow witches, all of whom seem to be using their powers for some real purpose, and through one way or another have made their lives extraordinary...something Sera's life definitely isn't. And as Sera makes her way around, she can't help but question every facet of her life.

And this is where Serenity Rose excels. Of course, the comic has lots of inside jokes and hilarious pop culture references. But much like the fourth issue of JTHM, the fourth issue of S. Rose is what really exposes the depth of the main character. Sera is no longer just a little goth girl, but a deeply nuanced individual with real needs and desires AKA she's no different than any of us. When Tess finally calls Sera out, and Sera responds with a full-page rant...those two pages alone are worth the price of this book. It was at this point that I began to really read what I was reading.

This trade is volume 1 and contains the first five issues of the series. For some reason, SLG is no longer publishing individual issues of the comic, and I'm pretty sure they're just going to release volume 2 when they're ready to add more to the series. I definitely find this disappointing, since December was the last time I read a new storyline, but I'd be willing to wait another year for Volume 2 if I have to. I don't know anything about Aaron Alexovich (writer/artist), but from what I've seen, he's a hell of a talent, and I can't wait to see where Miss Rose ends up.