Straight cut and paste from Shari’s LJ, ‘cos I’m too lazy to rewrite it XD
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First proper review for Clarence. Found by our friend Kelsie.

on the art: Shari’s…

[…] art is gorgeous, vaguely and superficially resembling the round-headed, emotive characters of Brian Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim, but her storytelling, gothic lighting and lush backgrounds move the art into a completely different realm. She’s able to move back and forth between the humorously bizarre to the gut-wrenchingly heart breaking with apparent ease, and the fantasy settings of the story never get confusing, no matter how dreamlike they become.

on the story: Fehed’s…

[…] story is filled with terrific moments, many of which will make most readers laugh out loud at the absurdity or blackness of the moment. However, despite some emotional moments, the overall theme of Clarence’s self-discovery doesn’t quite pull together in a satisfying. Undoubtedly many readers will still enjoy the book, and even take something away from it, but my feeling is that Said left the circumstances of Clarence’s life too open to generate the proper closure. The finale feels artificial and incomplete, disjointed. Nevertheless, the journey, in this case, is sufficiently enjoyable that it is probably worth the ride, no matter where you end up.

Originally from Newsarama.

Overall, this is a positive review, me happy <3 <3 a bonus comment from some japanese blog about american comics (and linux)

“まったく知らない作家の作品だが、プレビューを見るとかなり期待できそう。”

According to babelfish, it’s something along the line that s/he has good expectation for the book after seeing the preview even tho the writer is unknown. (or maybe totally different thing altogether, you can’t trust babelfish XD)
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So there you have it, our first review. Now go pre-order the book!