Title: Skin Deep http://www.skindeepcomic.com/archives/
Creator(s): Kory Bing
Art
There is a very big jump in the quality of the art between the first book "Orientations" and the current book "Exchanges". It makes it hard to talk about the art in the first book without insulting it when there isn't anything wrong with the art even in the beginning. If the book started out at a 6 it has sense jumped to a 9.
The current book is much more polished and has a very confident line in comparison to the first book.
Kory Bing has made an investment from the beginning of the series in giving each character their own fashion sense. But in the current book the sense of style has creeped into the architecture. Each location has it's own flair now.
Writing
The series doesn't seem to be about telling a story. It's about having a world built around you, on top of the one you see around you. When a character is talking the conversation may inches the plot along but almost always adds depth to the world and the characters in it.
We the readers are given a guide in this world in both "Orientations" and "Exchanges" that knows as much about the world of Skin Deep as we do. As they are educated so are we.
The writing seems effortless and treats the reader like an eavesdropper. While each of the characters has depth to them I'm not sure I'm invested in any of them. When most of the characters of the first book were put aside for "Exchanges", at no point did I wonder where they are.
Overall
This series is a good stop for the escapist world. Skin Deep has a completely different take on mythology and cryptozoology. I will not be surprised to see fanfic and role-playing games pop up as fans want to bring their own characters into the world Kory Bing has created.
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