Bomad

(Rebecca Sugar, 2005)
™ and © 2005 Rebecca Sugar

Bomad is in a different format from a standard comic book. Rebecca Sugar’s art style is like a less frantic version of Jamie Hewlett’s Tank Girl. The inking is a little heavy, but the characters’ faces are expressive. While her designs are enjoyable, her style makes it difficult to discern the characters’ ages, since they all look like kids.

The characters are cute and quirky, but their quirkiness overwhelms everything. It’s as if Sugar loves her characters so much, by the time she’s done introducing them she’s forgotten to get to the point. This story is about awkward teens trying to get through life in the big city. (I think.)

Still, it was interesting, much like watching an episode of FLCL (Fooly-Cooly) on Cartoon Network. I was entertained and confused at the same time. Maybe there’s a layer of subtlety here that escapes me, but I think it’s probably a case of a new talent exploring the medium. It probably needed a seasoned editor to identify important bits and lower the cover price.

— Tony DiGerolamo

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