Shutterbug Follies: Graphic Novel

The plot to Shutter Bug Follies follows Bee, a recent high school graduate who lives with her parents in New York and runs the one hour photo machine at a convenience store. Her job is dull except for the fact that the person operating the photo machine gets to see all the photos. Bee is an amateur photographer and makes her own copies of any prints that interest her which she shares with her art school friend Lyla. One day professional artist photographer Khatchatourian brings film for developing. His specialty is crime scene photography which exhibits in shows that comment on society. Allegedly he listens on police scanners and gets there first to get his gorrie pics. Bee wonders is he involved in real life crime? She begins to spy on him to try to find out. The story here is well done. It keeps moving along well and until the very end you wonder if Bee is imagining everything or if Khatchatourian really is getting tips from crime syndicates. The characters are well developed, even secondary characters like Lyla and Khatchatourian's assistant. The graphics are nice too. One thing that I liked is that occasionally the orientation of the pages changes, so you turn the book side ways to read. This is done mid page, but cleverly so it is smooth. This is a cute little mystery. It was good enough that I would read a sequel of it came out. There is a bit of nudity and the plot revolves around crime scene photography so be aware if you are giving this to a child.

In addition to having a terrific "Nancy Drew 2000" story line and great characters, this book also features a fresh, clear illustration style and top-notch printing and production values. The succulent greens and juicy oranges really pop! Highly recommended.

I've actually read this entire book, when it was on Jason Little's webpage. But I'm actually going to shell out the money for this book, which is surprising, because I rarely pay for any media I've already seen or can borrow from a friend. Why do I want this book bad enough to pay for it?Simply put, Jason Little breathes life into the supposedly dead genre of action comics. But, unlike most neo-action comics, this piece doesn't rely heavily on "fighting the man" or some other deconstrutionist fantasy; it's an interesting story that would still work as a short story or novel, even without the stunning art. Reading this book is like watching a really really good movie and, best of all, one doesn't even have to be a "comic nerd" to like it!

if you like the works of daniel clowes then this graphic novel will have you flipping page after page. this girl (fabulously named "bee") lives in brooklyn and works at a photoshop developing pictures. one day she gets a batch of suspicious pictures from a famous russian photographerand soon she is hot on what seems to bea murder case. jason little pours some of his best skills into the one. definatly something to share with your friends.

Shutterbug Follies is wonderful. I have been following the episodes on Mr Little's web page ...waiting anxiously for the next episode. His drawing is wonderful, the colors are beautiful, and his unique perspective views are amazing. Yay for Bee!