Spectrum #1

Can You Translate Music?

Just when you think music can’t be anymore nonsensical, a comic like this comes into your life.

Honestly I can’t help but hear this song while reading: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=r7Rn4ryE_w8

Because music has a way of sticking with you one way or another. It can trigger memories or attach to the moment. Or it can manifest in ways that don’t make much sense.

Have you seen many music videos? Most of them make no sense in juxtaposition with the song. So avant-garde and artsy that you really can’t that distract you from how the music makes you feel.

So how did this comic make me feel? A bit confused but very empathetic to a teenager looking like she’s on her way to a mental breakdown. What with how the structure can be pretty haphazard. It’s hard to tell what’s real and what isn’t.

At the very least, things are happening for an apparent reason. Someone out of this world wants Melody for her musical ability. Even if it does feel more like the viewpoint character Melody is just on her way to a breakdown.

One bit that I have to address is the one page breaks from the plot. They’re good for identifying bits and pieces from across time with how their music affected people. Especially when they all converge on Melody in the issue’s climax. But they do drag the plot by a bit.

Spectrum doesn’t look like it’s going to be for everybody. But for me at least, I’ll give this 8/10. Because I’m biased like that.