''Eleanor and the Egret'' is an American 2017 comic book

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, written by

John Layman John Steele Layman (born August 2, 1969) is an American comic book writer and letterer. Layman is most known for writing ''Chew'', published by Image Comics. Career Once an editor for Wildstorm, a branch of DC Comics, Layman turned to writing c ...

with art by Sam Kieth and colors by Ronda Pattison. It was published by

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. The five issue series was collected in one volume in 2018.

Synopsis

Eleanor and her magical talking

egret Egrets ( ) are herons, generally long-legged wading birds, that have white or buff plumage, developing fine plumes (usually milky white) during the breeding season. Egrets are not a biologically distinct group from herons and have the same build ...

Ellis are art thieves — but for reasons no one could suspect.

Reception

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'' called it "wonderfully anachronistic" and "a comic unlike many others — in a good way". Why 'Eleanor and the Egret' Is the Perfect Title for New Comic Book Fans
by Graeme McMillan, in ''

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''; published April 7, 2017; retrieved May 14, 2018 ''

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'' lauded Kieth's "delicate linework and cartoonish character designs" and Pattison's "exquisite" colors.Best Shots Advance Review: ELEANOR & THE EGRET #1 is 'An Enthralling Debut' (10/10)
by Robert Reed, at ''

''l published April 4, 2017; retrieved May 14, 2018 '' Bleeding Cool'' praised the characterization of Eleanor and Ellis, and commended Layman's choice to portray the artist as villain, but noted that the book's "surreal" nature and "dreamlike logic" makes it "difficult (...) to evaluate".Eleanor And The Egret #5 Review: Fear The Bird
reviewed by Joshua Davison, at '' Bleeding Cool''; published November 21, 2017; retrieved May 14, 2018

References

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