Customer Reviews

Cave-In

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Mr. Ralph is an amazing illustrator, using his skills to tell the trials of the mole-man, all without words. The story is ironic as well as simple, I think appealing to adults as well as teens. Mole-man's adventures are wonderfully captured with Mr. Ralph's illustrating style. I read it over and over, discovering new detail each time. His work is a real joy.

The illustrations are really expressive and detailed. Not a single word in the book, but you can read a lot from the faces of the characters. The more you read this cool book, the more you'll see. Adults will enjoy this book as well.

First and foremost, it's fun from the first page to the last. Mr. Ralph takes us into a strange world that is mostly compelling, but occasionally repelling--it gets a little gory at times! I went through it a second time and discovered many nuances not seen on the first reading. I highly recommend this book; I hope he does more of them.

Liked this book, I think it's too cool. Much more than your average comic. Saw brian at the small press expo in california and really dig his work.

This is a great little graphic novel, filled with dark rooms and tunnels and the kinds of places and beings that I would've loved as a child. PLEASE do not listen to people who say that there is anything scary about this book, kids need a little darkness in their entertainment, a dash of dim in their imagination and a scare is good for their minds. Let's not force our children to enjoy nothing but Shrek and Barney junk forever. Regardless, this book is about as scary as Dr Suess, so you decide.

This book is a must-see item. Incredibly cool. The style is strong and very original, and Mr. Ralph is full of refreshing ideas. I look forward to seeing more of his work.

Cave-In is a beautiful, rich, and disturbing book. Parents will want to read it themselves before passing it on to smaller children, as portions of it are quite scary. They also might want to read it first in case they want to hold onto this beautiful little object for themselves rather than letting their offspring get their grubby little mitts on it.

Parents looking for a more small child-appropriate wordless book should grab Lewis Trondheim's La Mouche, which sadly isn't available through Amazon. A toddler friend and I had a lot of fun reading it to each other recently.

Cave-in's a beautifully designed little story, elegantly told. Hopefully, Ralph's follow-up, Crumb-Bums, will be nearly as good.

Mr. Ralph's work is drawn roughly, but not primitively; thestory is sweet, but not substanceless. Adults and children can enjoythis wordless graphic novel that is both lighthearted and poignant.

Well this will probably be a biast review seeing as brian is my art teacher, but what ever, this book is really good. It was amazing how he can evoke emotions with no words. My 3rd favorite graphic novel after The crow and Alan Moore's From Hell