Science Fiction
Full-colour comic sci-fi can be either a proper sell or a very expensive distraction.
This one has me curious because the premise is doing a lot at once: Spirit Words, Yamato, bad-boy energy, and that first-ever full-colour computer graphic angle. Sometimes the art is the whole point. Sometimes it’s just a shiny wrapper around a thin idea.
I’m still waiting to see which side this lands on. The best fantasy comics don’t explain the gimmick to death. They let the world do the work.
This one has me curious because the premise is doing a lot at once: Spirit Words, Yamato, bad-boy energy, and that first-ever full-colour computer graphic angle. Sometimes the art is the whole point. Sometimes it’s just a shiny wrapper around a thin idea.
I’m still waiting to see which side this lands on. The best fantasy comics don’t explain the gimmick to death. They let the world do the work.
Colour can carry a comic, but it can also hide a lot of thin storytelling if the pages are relying on sheen instead of rhythm. The “first-ever full-colour computer graphic” bit is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. I’d be more interested in whether it has a strong visual identity, or just loud one. A striking cover is nice. A book that knows what mood it wants is better.