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Final Verdict should be a comic/manga
"Final Verdict is really compelling. The format and storytelling style is intriguing. Gavin Landiza displays confidence and trust in the reader. He respects our ability to comprehend the material and leaves very ambiguous writing. The external camera and visual storytelling approach rather than conventional prose works exactly for the actual writing and machinery of Final Verdict. We're left to distinguish the weight of an action or line based on the setting, stage, what's happening, who's in the room, what line precedes it, etc. Initially, it may seem mechanical, but that's really your fault if you can't understand that a nod in a regular conversation is different from one during a real emotional moment. The actual writing is strong. The political architecture has teeth, the mystery gives answers and answers lead to more questions. There's continuity in the world and the story doesn't exist or start just because of the main character. We just happen to enter the world at the moment the main character enters the machinery. I wish this could be adapted in visual storytelling. The potential is there and I know it's early, but the intention and confidence that can be seen in the scenes from the author is damn assuring."
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