One of the biggest flaws of The Black Cathedral is that despite its panoply of narrators, its many voices blur together. And while some readers may argue that this is indeed Gala’s plan - that, like tested faith, this story too has strayed from its fundamentals - it makes for a somewhat sloppy novel that feels made up as it was written. The Black Cathedral runs away from itself and loses its own plot new narrators appear one after the other, while some characters’ threads dominate the story with personal developments far from the novel’s architectural nexus. Stylistically, this is an interesting parallel to make - connecting the tapestry of a multi-part narrative to a network of believers - but Gala isn’t able to execute this concept in a way that feels purposeful. Gala’s prose expands at a similarly uncontrollable clip. Told Rashomon – style, with neighbors and onlookers contributing short accounts of the troubling events surrounding the preacher’s family, Gala molds his relentless novel into an allegory about faith, community and modern Cuba. As Arturo Stuart’s congregation gains an unwieldy following, his temple grows like a cancer, blooming into an unfathomable size. Split into a prism of countless fractured narratives, Marcial Gala’s The Black Cathedral pieces together the story of the religious Stuart family, who moves into the neighborhood of Cienfuegos, Cuba to begin construction on a Sacramentalist temple.
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Will writer Ian Flynn and artist Evan Stanley be able to craft a narrative giving the duo a distinctive identity? IDW is giving the duo a mini-series where they get the chance to strike out on their own and establish their personalities outside the context of the main Sonic the Hedgehog ongoing series. So far, Tangle and Whisper seem to carry character designs and personalities in line with the larger Sonic cast of characters. While the video game series features a large cast of characters, it is interesting to see relatively new Sonic publisher IDW Publishing craft a new duo of characters with Tangle and Whisper. However, comic book creators Ian Flynn and Tyson Hesse created a brand new character unique to the comic books in the form of Tangle. In addition to people like Tails and Knuckles, Sonic now hangs out with heroes like Shadow the Hedgehog and Rouge the Bat. 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