Blue in Green by Ram V.

​Writing about music is tricky. Jazz, about the trickiest of all music, particularly so. I’ve recently tried and it’s a challenge. But then Ram V. comes along and makes it look easy.
Of course, comparisons to Ram V. are probably typically a losing game–he’s just that good of a writer. The more I read of him the more I am impressed.
Almost too lyrical and literary for the comic book format, which is especially showcased here in this tale of regrets, family legacies, and music set to the saddest most melancholy chord progression, the despondency of a saxophone dying in the night.
The art certainly helps, especially the striking watercolors here. Almost too murky and blurry at first, but then, once you get used to it, you’ll notice it comes into focus at all the right times conveying the mood perfectly.
All in all, a striking and strikingly poignant production. Bleakly beautiful or beautifully bleak. Well worth a read. Recommended.