I appreciate having had an opportunity to read and review this book. The appeal of this particular book was not evident to me, and if I cannot file a generally positive review I prefer simply to advise the publisher to that effect and file no review at all.

After a fatal slip on the toy car that his son had left in the bathroom, Victor Tourterelle dies. He finds himself in the world of chalk desert, under a sky as black as ink. He still has all senses which is surprising given he has no flesh, only bones.

It was great. Frankly, it's one of the most original graphic novels I've read in years. It has it all - strong storytelling, great art, and an intriguing plot. I can't wait to put my hands on the second volume of the series!

ARC through NetGalley.

This really piqued my curiosity ...interesting concept, cool cover. The art wasn’t as grand as I had hoped and the storyline left me a trifle confused and a bit flat. With that said, I recognize that there will be another audience that is sure to eat this up and clamor for the next installment. Just not my particular cup of tea.

I have got mixed feelings about this work.
On positive side it has got a new concept and new background to create a story around.
It happens that dead people get locked in vast emptiness of Pluto where they further fall into the hands of manipulators.
They force them to do what they want in exchange of safety of their soul.

It starts well with postman on cycle but after that it becomes abstract and complex.
It requires churning of neurons to decipher meanings.
Artwork is excellent and creates innovative backgrounds.
To show emotions on face of skeletons is a work of great expertise.
If writing had stayed simple like start it would have found more readability.
But it is still a good read to explore different setting for a comic.
Thanks netgalley and publisher for review copy.

Well... I'm confused.
I usually like reading weird books and graphic novels, but Mr Ash Tuesday was REALLY weird. The drawings are done wonderfully, but I understood little of the story, except that most of the events were absurd and that the protagonist's reaction was completely out of the ordinary. I don't know, I would have expected any doubts from him? Concerns? Not that as soon as he arrived in that wasteland he immediately began with philosophical discourses. Like... everything's ok?
And can someone explain to me that thing with coffee? What about baptism and the maps?

Honestly, I understood very little and I don't think I will go on with the series, which I'm sorry about, but it confused me too much.

This read was such a trip. The artwork was dark and creepy and much of the plot was pure nonsense. I was caught between trying to figure out what was going on and just letting it happen.

Overall the plot is intriguing. I struggled a bit with how messy and dark the artwork was at times, but it gave this read an eerie atmosphere that was really great to get into.

But even with all that, this read was more humorous than it was creepy.

1.5 stars ⭐

WTF did I just read?! I love books that are complete nonsense but even nonsensical things should make at least a bit of sense and that wasn't the case. The more the author tried to explain the rules of the world the worse it got. The thing with the coffee was so ridiculous lol.

Mr ash Tuesday by script and art by Eric Liberge.
A fatal slip on the toy car that his son had left in the bathroom, and Victor Tourterelle is dispatched straight to the other side of the mirror, to the beautiful world of chalk desert, under a sky as black as ink. No noise, not a soul. In his new state, Victor finds that he's still fully conscious, more acutely than on earth, even. But his body is only bones. Little does the dead man know that he's at the dawn of the wildest adventure of all time...
A very good read. I loved the illustrations in the book. Great story. 4*.

Not a great one for me. I liked the artwork but didn't fully understand the story. I thought the artwork was good.

Detailed artwork and highly original. I liked this book and would recommend it for readers who enjoy comics.

A work of great imagination and genius.

Questions exist in all cultures about what happens to us humans when we die.
Writer Éric Liberge has a very clear vision of Purgatory and his graphic novel has been translated into English by Europe Comics.
For the author it is a place devoid of your body apart from your skeletal remains, a barren place, a boring place. A place of waiting but for what?
In this first episode “Welcome” Victor Tourterelle has to be process and given a new identity - he is reassigned as ‘Mr Ash Tuesday’ but he needs answers he is not a sheep and he is quickly identified as a trouble maker. His attitude of not taking things at face value and struggling for his rights while maintaining scant regard for the status quo places him in prison.
He is sprung from jail by a secret society that has identified him as a potential asset in their attempts to subvert this society.
Unlike some comics where the story just abruptly ends we have a clear account of Ash’s new reality - I love the humour that he uses when he says he does not want to be called after a religious festival.
So the series is set up with insight and intrigue you want to read on about this crazy imagining of a church / religious tenet that a Purgatory may exist for some. It is vividly depicted with graphic illustrations and it is a world that comes alive in these drawings.
We want to learn more and to understand why Ash was assigned a place here and how he might achieve an outcome he feels he merits. Great concepts and stimulation through words and pictures. a must read.