The Golem of Gabirol in Maximum Rocknroll!

Olga Volozova's The Golem of Gabirol got a great review in the September issue of Maximum Rocknroll (#364) from Mariam Bastani! Check it out:

"This is a comic rendition of 11th century Moorish Spain-based poet, scholar, kabbalist Ibn Gabriol's Legends Around the Name. The comic is grayscale illustrated with pen and ink, with washes creating watercolor gradients over busy, detailed, scribbly drawings with bold and slight lines. The story is a weird one, but has that heaviness of meaning that old texts like this usually have. The story is about a poet and scholar who creates people from puppets and magic. There is a love story intertwined, a tragic ending and mysterious behavior all told through the main female character trapped in a marriage. I loved this, mostly because it reminds me of old Persian stories (no surprise) and some of the strange and alluring fairytales that we all grew up with as kids, those that could be told to children, but have meanings that only adults can understand. Scary, but cool. Great artistic rendition of a cool story." - See more at: http://sparkplugcomicbooks.com/shop/comic-books/the-golem-of-gabirol/#sthash.WJRAy7RZ.dpuf

 "This is a comic rendition of 11th century Moorish Spain-based poet, scholar, kabbalist Ibn Gabirol's Legends Around the Name. The comic is grayscale illustrated with pen and ink, with washes creating watercolor gradients over busy, detailed, scribbly drawings with bold and slight lines. The story is a weird one, but has that heaviness of meaning that old texts like this usually have. The story is about a poet and scholar who creates people from puppets and magic. There is a love story intertwined, a tragic ending and mysterious behavior all told through the main female character trapped in a marriage. I loved this, mostly because it reminds me of old Persian stories (no surprise) and some of the strange and alluring fairytales that we all grew up with as kids, those that could be told to children, but have meanings that only adults can understand. Scary, but cool. Great artistic rendition of a cool story."

"This is a comic rendition of 11th century Moorish Spain-based poet, scholar, kabbalist Ibn Gabriol's Legends Around the Name. The comic is grayscale illustrated with pen and ink, with washes creating watercolor gradients over busy, detailed, scribbly drawings with bold and slight lines. The story is a weird one, but has that heaviness of meaning that old texts like this usually have. The story is about a poet and scholar who creates people from puppets and magic. There is a love story intertwined, a tragic ending and mysterious behavior all told through the main female character trapped in a marriage. I loved this, mostly because it reminds me of old Persian stories (no surprise) and some of the strange and alluring fairytales that we all grew up with as kids, those that could be told to children, but have meanings that only adults can understand. Scary, but cool. Great artistic rendition of a cool story." - See more at: http://sparkplugcomicbooks.com/shop/comic-books/the-golem-of-gabirol/#sthash.WJRAy7RZ.dpuf

"This is a comic rendition of 11th century Moorish Spain-based poet, scholar, kabbalist Ibn Gabriol's Legends Around the Name. The comic is grayscale illustrated with pen and ink, with washes creating watercolor gradients over busy, detailed, scribbly drawings with bold and slight lines. The story is a weird one, but has that heaviness of meaning that old texts like this usually have. The story is about a poet and scholar who creates people from puppets and magic. There is a love story intertwined, a tragic ending and mysterious behavior all told through the main female character trapped in a marriage. I loved this, mostly because it reminds me of old Persian stories (no surprise) and some of the strange and alluring fairytales that we all grew up with as kids, those that could be told to children, but have meanings that only adults can understand. Scary, but cool. Great artistic rendition of a cool story." - See more at: http://sparkplugcomicbooks.com/shop/comic-books/the-golem-of-gabirol/#sthash.WJRAy7RZ.dpuf

"This is a comic rendition of 11th century Moorish Spain-based poet, scholar, kabbalist Ibn Gabriol's Legends Around the Name. The comic is grayscale illustrated with pen and ink, with washes creating watercolor gradients over busy, detailed, scribbly drawings with bold and slight lines. The story is a weird one, but has that heaviness of meaning that old texts like this usually have. The story is about a poet and scholar who creates people from puppets and magic. There is a love story intertwined, a tragic ending and mysterious behavior all told through the main female character trapped in a marriage. I loved this, mostly because it reminds me of old Persian stories (no surprise) and some of the strange and alluring fairytales that we all grew up with as kids, those that could be told to children, but have meanings that only adults can understand. Scary, but cool. Great artistic rendition of a cool story." - See more at: http://sparkplugcomicbooks.com/shop/comic-books/the-golem-of-gabirol/#sthash.WJRAy7RZ.dpuf

"This is a comic rendition of 11th century Moorish Spain-based poet, scholar, kabbalist Ibn Gabriol's Legends Around the Name. The comic is grayscale illustrated with pen and ink, with washes creating watercolor gradients over busy, detailed, scribbly drawings with bold and slight lines. The story is a weird one, but has that heaviness of meaning that old texts like this usually have. The story is about a poet and scholar who creates people from puppets and magic. There is a love story intertwined, a tragic ending and mysterious behavior all told through the main female character trapped in a marriage. I loved this, mostly because it reminds me of old Persian stories (no surprise) and some of the strange and alluring fairytales that we all grew up with as kids, those that could be told to children, but have meanings that only adults can understand. Scary, but cool. Great artistic rendition of a cool story." - See more at: http://sparkplugcomicbooks.com/shop/comic-books/the-golem-of-gabirol/#sthash.WJRAy7RZ.dpuf