The Little Red Fish #3

This story just keeps getting better and better. But I'm with the Little Red Fish, how will stealing a crown help their cause? Going to have to wait for the next installment to find out. Love the art!

The revolution is coming, but don't tell anyone. That's the theme in this issue. After the take over by the invading Herons and their Eel collaborators a revolution begins. But while that's happening a new hero must rise. This is the start of the next chapters in this story. It was good but now we have to wait for where the next hero will go. The question is whose with him?

5 / 5 Cover 4 / 5 Art 4 / 5 Story - The little fish struggle was captivating 4 /5 Entertainment - The oppressiveness between the two ecosystems was amusing 5 / 5 Next issue? - What will happen to this brave little red fish?
22 / 25 Total

Rating 4 out of 5 Read@Book

This book is a representation/retelling of the Iranian Revolution 1979. Honestly, I don't really know much about it, and as I read these books I manage to do a mini research (googling, duh) and pretty much get the grasp of it. Again, I still would not say I knew much about it, but I didn't think it was necessary to read the comic.

Since every issue only consists of about 30 pages, I wouldn't recommend anyone to buy the issue one by one... Since you'll tend to forget what was happening before. So better just get it all at once. On the first issue that I read, I was confused when I was in the midst of quite enjoying it and then suddenly it says "To Be continued...". *sigh*

About the illustrations, I sort of like the idea of the style. It is beautiful in one way, but a little gloomy too. And also, in some of the strips, the pictures' orientation was all over the place that it was kind of hard to keep up with which direction everyone is looking at, or which hand is doing which stuff (if you know what I mean...)

As of the story itself, I love it. It is a story about this ecosystem where there is a huge area in the sea where the fishes were living peacefully until the herons came and tried to eat everyone. The hero here is the big red bird and as the story goes, you will understand... I just don't ant to spoil that much. The action was great, pretty intense, keeping me on the edge of my seat every time there was a fighting scene. And by the end of the third issue I was like... "WHAAAT?? WHAT HAPPENED??". I would like to read the rest of the issues please!

'The Little Red Fish #3' by James Moffitt and with art by Bizhan Khodabandeh is a series I've enjoyed from the beginning. I recommend it to anyone who likes a well told story done in an unusual way.

When I first started this series, I was told it was an allegory. That was less apparent early on, but it's very apparent now. The events of the last issue have left a power vacuum, and the fish need to act before the eels and herons press their advantage. When a new ruler rises, it will be interesting to see what happens next.

The art is just as stunning as it has been all along. The story feels a little blunter three issues in, but I think it needs to be to tell the tale it is telling. I am reading this issue by issue, and they are packing a lot into each page. I recommend this series to those interested in Middle Eastern history. It's got an interesting way of telling a story.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Rosarium Publishing, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.