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Tonoharu: Part One (2008)

Lars Martinson
Reviewed by Sean Howe | May 16, 2008
EW's GRADE
B

Details Release Date: May 01, 2008; Writer: Lars Martinson; Genres: Comic Books/Graphic Novels, Fiction; Publisher: Top Shelf

A painfully shy college grad arrives in a small Japanese town to teach English, develops a crush on the only other American within miles, and waits for loneliness to subside. And then waits some more in Tonoharu: Part One.

For Fans of...
Lost in Translation.

Bottom Line
Lars Martinson's grid-like layouts and patient storytelling mark him as a low-metabolism Chris Ware...until a third-act influx of entertainingly boorish characters stirs anticipation for the planned sequel. B

Originally posted May 16, 2008 Published in issue #992-993 May 23, 2008 Order article reprints

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