A review by michaelclorah
Freddie and Me: A Coming-of-Age (Bohemian) Rhapsody by Mike Dawson

3.0

It's Dawson's autobiography, with the hook of his life and its connections to the music of his favorite band, Queen. It's got some good points, the way a song recalls many different memories, and I think most people can relate to feeling that a certain band (or book, or movie) has some proprietary connection to you, a certain magic that you feel reflects positively on you when somebody else acknowledges its quality, even though you had nothing to do with the music (or book, or movie).

Otherwise, it's a fairly ordinary autobio comic. Nothing too terribly deep. Art's passable, but not particularly noteworthy. Insights could've been deeper at times, and Dawson definitely loses some points for switching between past and present-tense narration, sometimes telling the story from the POV of his adolescent self and sometimes from the POV of his adult self.

Also, Queen... no good. Doesn't really affect the quality of the comic, but it's gotta be said.