Tac N Gina #1
Writer: Jeff Russell
Pencils: Art Thomas
Inks: 187/Rave/JR
Its been a long time since I read something that confused me as
thoroughly as Tac N Gina did. Im not sure whats going on in the
story. Im not sure of what significance most of the scenes have to the
plot. Im not even sure that theres a plot. Part of this confusion could
lie squarely on the shoulders of the artists. I cant tell whether the
penciler cant draw or inker just screwed up the artwork. One thing is for
sure, the inker uses a pseudonym for a reason. It appears that Gina
might have been introduced in the beginning of the book, but in reality
Im not sure. If she wasnt, the scenes with the DJ completely lose me.
It appears to me after reading it twice that the writer was more concerned
with getting out halfway witty one liners than anything else. The art
really makes me shudder; I cant really tell whos who from page to page.
I dont mind amateur art, but I like being able to at least ID my characters.
I went to the website like advertised in the back of the book thinking
that perhaps the site would explain the book to me, and when I got to the
site, there was nothing up on it. Needless to say, Im not impressed.
Overall, Id say avoid this book.
Killing Time #1
Writer: Jeff Russell
Pencils: Gino
Inks: Robert
First thing that goes sort of in this books favor: BETTER Inker! Killing
Time actually appears to have something resembling a plot. However,
while I can see that Jeff Russell has a plot very clearly in his mind, its
also easy to see that Mr. Russell has no clue how to convey this idea on
paper. The plot is sketchy and underdeveloped. An accurate plot
summation could easily be on the word: die. Thats all that happens in
this book: characters die and get attacked. The most glaring thing that
jumped out at me while reading this though, was the grammar errors. The
most blatant being " Quiet I HERE something. " I wasnt
sure whether to be repulsed by that line or to laugh out loud. The whole
book, in all honesty, garners the same feelings.
Honestly, unless youre really really bored, I wouldnt touch this book.
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