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When I first came across Stormfield, it was a
delightful comic in an anthology called Comics
Library International. It was based on two friends
named Alex and Dalton and them just playing
together.
Today Stormfield is a comic strip syndicated by
DBR Media (DBRMedia.com) and appears in 400 weekly
newspapers. There are some startling differences
between the comic book and comic strip. Alex went
from being a nice kid to a more Dennis the Menace
type. He regularly gets sent to the principals'
office. Some of this is very funny but it is
jarring to see such a cute looking kid do bad
things. Dalton's role has been reduced, he usually
appears in the strips but he's more the straight
man that Alex plays off of.
Wes Alexander's artwork is still the crisp clean
goodness I remember it being. Although it's a
shame he's now limited to the comic strip format.
There is less of his art to look at and I remember
wonderful backgrounds in his comic book work.
Within the comic strip format though, he makes the
transition well. Although I suspect Wes doesn't
like drawing hands as they are often in pockets or
off panel.
Like most comic strips, there are graphic novel
collections of Stormfield. Based on the samples
I've seen I'd rate his work 4 out of 5 stars.
Regards,
Jamie Coville
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