Slayer

    (Midnight Horizon, 2006)
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Slayer’s art is reminiscent of the early art on one of my first comic books. And, as in that case, it’s not ready. It’s hard for me to say that, since the creator cites that same comic book as his inspiration. Unfortunately, the scanning process seems to have pixilated some of the art. There is lots of action, but, as in many other super-hero universes, the costumes go unexplained. It’s just sort of assumed, “Hey, everyone dresses up and fights crime or commits it.”

Writer Kenny Keen undermines the female police detective, making her unnecessarily weak and submissive. The problem with putting these sorts of characters in the grim and gritty world of street crime is that their costumes are impractical. The mask you can understand, but the cape is nothing but a handicap on the street.

That said, the series is not without merit. The pacing is fast and furious, and its grim and gritty subject matter is not without its charm. Keen just needs to buckle down on his anatomy, use a straight edge whenever possible, and make doubly sure all the blacks are the same level of darkness.

–Tony DiGerolamo
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