Wow was the first word I could think to say upon finishing this. Finder isn't so much of a graphic novel as it is an experience. Finder immerses you within Speed's world, and it is not only a world: it is a world with a history, and fully developed cultures that all must interact with one another. It's a world that you get no introduction to, you're simply thrust within it and expected to keep up. I think I suffered culture shock while reading it, it's really THAT complex.

I for one cannot wait to get my hands on the remainder of this series. If an anthropologist ever quit their job and decided to put all of their experience and expertise into a graphic novel, Finder would be the result. ( )

http://lampbane.livejournal.com/596177.html

"I appreciate what she's doing here, building this complex world with all these weird ideas thrown in there, interacting and melding and creating this place where I'm not entirely sure what is what. And that's the problem here—only McNeil really knows because it came out of her head, after all. Characters and situations are presented that don't entirely gel, and maybe on a re-read they might make sense, or after reading more of the story they might make sense (which became apparent as I continued on) but on a first read it is terribly disconcerting. And while I can forgive that because some of the concepts are interesting, what I can't forgive is that I had to read the endnotes to understand some of the things that happened in the books. Things that should have been self-evident from the dialog, narration, and artwork.

The artwork is nice. A little static, but it's not an action comic so it doesn't harm the flow. I think it would look better in color, but that would make the trades cost more." ( )

hardcover, combines books one and two (issues 1-14 plus22) of FINDER