illustration: The Fiery Crown Part 1 by Charles Cutting

illustration: The Fiery Crown Part 1 by Charles Cutting:  It's been a while since I've used this blog.  I've given up having an art blog and am on instagram detailing my development in ...

The Fiery Crown Part 1 by Charles Cutting

 It's been a while since I've used this blog.  I've given up having an art blog and am on instagram detailing my development in illustration.... 

.....But the author /artist of The Fiery Crown has asked readers of his book  to contribute a review. And while I'm recovering from man-flu I thought yes, I can do that and I should anyway for independent authors so I might use this site to review things when asked :)

First off, The Fiery Crown Act 1 is a beautifully crafted book.  I'm guessing,  set in the early 20th century.  It centres on Dawn who unwittingly gets embroiled in the schemes of the Faery Folk that lead to a tragic event. (I don't think I can say more without spoiling it).

Fiery Crown has lavish artwork with rich colours without being garish. I find a lot of current comics visually a bit too dark and I throw that criticism on my own work too, but definitely not this. I found it very refreshing.

The story is vivid and flows smoothly. There are a variety of lively, fun interacting characters and moments when no words are needed as the artwork guides you along  and you can pause to take in the drama...  These are some of my favourite elements.

 

Overall it's really enjoyable, and has a feeling of a classic tale and I look forward to the next part.

 

The book is 60 pages long and priced at £8.99 

The production quality is high in my opinion and most independently produced coloured comics cost around £4 to £6 for a single 24 page issue.

 

 

 

The Fiery Crown can be purchased at http://charlescutting.com/The-Fiery-Crown 

 

 

 

 

Norm