One Bad Day by Steve Rolston
Blurb for the back cover:
“I like the color green”
Marie’s day is going along normally until a friend she hadn’t seen since high school shows up only to get hit be a speeding van. After that her day deviates from normal as car chases ensue, birthdays are celebrated, affairs are had, people are shot and in the end, Marie quits smoking. All because her now comatose friend was up to no good and now she is caught up in the middle of it all. One Bad Day is graphic novel that is fittingly called Slacker Noir. The protagonist does little to advance the plot except to continuously be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Steve Rolston who is an illustrator by trade ventures forth with his first attempt at writing in addition to drawing the entire book. For some reason the book is printed in a dark green ink instead of the traditional black. There was probably some logical, artistic reason for that. Whatever that reason could be escapes me, but it does give the book a softer feel. Plus, I like the color green.
Perhaps my favorite thing about this book is the way Marie is drawn. With the hoodie, piercings and lesbian haircut, she presents herself in a tough but casual, slightly aloof, manner. This book was an enjoy, quick read worth keeping an eye out for in your local graphic novel store.
