Dusty Star Issue 1
Publisher: Desperado Publishing under Image Comics |
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Reviewed by Sidra Roman
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This month Zack wasn't able to go to the comic shop
with me, so I wasn't able to let him pick out a comic
to read and then steal it to review. Left to my own
devices, I had to be a big girl and pick out a comic
all by myself. Overall, I don't think I did a bad
job. I was cruising the comic stands looking for
interesting titles when Dusty Star caught my eye.
"Hmm," I thought to myself, "It's been forever since I
saw a western comic." So, I picked up the comic and headed over to the counter to get the rest of my subscription only to be greeted with 52 # 15 Booster Gold Memorial Issue, but my feelings on that are more than a little off topic. I got home, sat down with my newly acquired comic, and started to read it. My first impression was that it was a very quick read. A lot of the action seems to happen in the art and not in the dialogue. In fact one might say that the dialogue is broken down to what is just bare bones essential. It's been a while since I saw full pages of art with no dialogue. The beautiful thing here is that the story is perfectly clear being told this way. I think the most impressive thing about this is it is almost like watching a movie than reading a comic. The story starts in medias res. There is a posse trying to get the jump on Dusty. Things, however, do not go at all how they plan and they end up at her mercy giving her the information she wants; the location of the rest of their men, Barstow. Once things get to Barstow it becomes obvious that things are not as they seemed and this is not a simple western comic book. The first thing that caught my eye was the motorcycle outside. The second thing was the modern looking sunglasses on one of the gents in the saloon. Further inspection of the publisher's website reveals that this comic is supposed to be a western/science fiction/ adventure comic. It is an intriguing combination and it rests better with me than it just being an anachronistic accident. Overall, I'd say it's a comic worth giving some time to. It has flash and substance. The art is well done and consistent. You can find out a little more about it at the publisher's website http://www.desperado.lightcubed.com/index.html
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