Step By Bloody Step

Doesn't quite hit the mark but a worthy experiment. The goal here seems to have been to tell the story with no intelligible language, but while the broad strokes are delivered, the attempts at nuance and subtlety are lost in the noise. In particular the nature of the force keeping the girl and the warrior on course is not clear, which makes the climax of the story a confusing mess. And using a fictional hieroglyph is cheating. However, the core tale is interesting and the imagery is fantastic and beautifully coloured, it just feels like the gimmick does more to hinder than help the story.

Absolutely incredible art and great story, but it lost me near the end. It felt like an "it just works" ending that doesn't quite make sense and leaves too many questions unanswered. I wish it were more tightly written, but the brilliant art and expression with no words alone makes it worth reading.