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I liked this comic. It's a black and white book, self published. Both the
artwork and writing are very professionally done. If this issue was
published by Marvel right now it would be a big hit.
The cover is color and I really like it's design. A woman choking the life
out of a man, with cop cars in the background. It stands out and is
visually compelling. Right away the artwork reminds me of a more detailed
Mike Allred. The cover introduces "psycho chick" with nice flowers in
the name. The logo of the name itself is very well done and just nice to look
at.
The inside cover is used to introduce the characters and creators in a
unique way. It's like a page out of a high school year book, kinda funny
to read. Inside we get a story that jumps around from time to time
explaining the story of how Ferrah Monet became psycho girl and why
she's really mad at this one guy. Ferrah is a sympathetic character at first but
when she goes too far you don't feel so bad as the guy is a jerk and
deserves it. Which makes this tale all the more enjoyable. As the story
goes it jumps around in time a lot, but it still reads okay. But you do
have to pause here and there to figure out where you are. In particular I
liked the diary bits, they felt right for the character and really helped
define her and move the story along. I also in particular liked the
lettering of the diaries.
As I said before, the art is great and the big publishers should be
after Brent Otey to do one of their books. The panel flow is easy to
follow. His characters are fun to look at. He shows the characters
emotions well with just a few lines. The costume design of psycho girl is
funny too as she wears all these childish things, including a pacifier
necklace that shows you she's a little 'out there' without going too over
the top. The only quibble I have about the art is that it really looks
like it was made for color. Some books like Cerebus are made for black and
white and use it's properties to their advantage. While Brent does the
best he can with a wide variety of shadings, it's still looks like the
book was done with color in mind.
But all around, a great story and great art. I give this issue a high 4
out of 5 stars.
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