Name: Rice Boy
ISBN: 9781945820106

Evan Dahm

Rice Boy is a surreal fantasy graphic novel set in a world called Overside. A lonely creature called Rice Boy and an ageless machine called The One Electronic venture through a strange world to fulfill a prophecy with implications few understand.

Rice Boy

renee badenoch

I first read this in 2009 on its website. I was impressed by the scope of the story and the creativity of the world it's set in. 

The print version lacks a some of the nuance in the lines and texture of the original comic, and also is printed in a darker, more saturated ink. I wish it had been printed on a matte paper instead of a glossy one. While I almost always prefer reading a book format to an online format, but this is one of the ones that I'd recommend the webseries for because the finesse of the art is more easily seen. 

I like that Rice Boy is so simply drawn as to serve as a cipher for anyone reading, but his dialogue is so simplistic as to sometimes be annoying. I know it was a choice to give him very simple spoken language, which makes him appear guileless and pure, but it's so simple as to not reveal anything into his thoughts or motivations. 

Anyway, I loved this book a lot when I first read it. I like it a little less now, but would still recommend reading, especially for fans of dark epic fantasy.

Nicole Dykeman

I adored the art style and the story. The illustrations really are beautiful, creative, and mystical.

Nat Welch

A beautiful setting following an unusual set of characters. Evan Dahm has created one of the most interesting worlds, and rice boy is a fantastic introduction into that world.