Reviewed by Sidra Roman

I walked into my local comic shop and started to peruse the new issues shelf for something to read and review. There was a while variety of things that got discarded due to being issue number ten billion ninety thousand and fifty one. Hunter's Moon attracted me not only because it was issue one, but because of the byline: From the writer of the Academy Award-Winning Film 'Ray'. I saw Ray. It was a solid piece of cinema. So, I decided to see how this guy handled a different visual medium, comic books. I wasn't disappointed. It's got a good story, with very well nuanced characters. If you like well developed characters with believable motivations, pick up this book. There are some definite clichés at work in it, but they are so well explained that it doesn't seem trite. Hunter's Moon tells the story of a lawyer who is busy trying to connect with his pseudo-estranged son on a hunting trip. In the woods there are also vigilante environmentalists, who are sabotaging the logging operations in this forest. This point doesn't really come to play immediately in the first book, but I feel it will be important in the books to come. The ending of the book strikes me very much like the cliffhanger end of a television show that's designed to make you want to come back for more. The art is beautifully consistent and vibrantly colored. Interestingly, the color pallet for the scenes in town or in the city is in the orange family, while all the forest scenes are in a green family. This contrast is quite striking and draws the attention to the fact that you aren't in civilization anymore. If you're looking for an entertaining story with easy on the eyes art, pick up Hunter's Moon at your local comic shop. It looks like it will be a one heck of a fun ride.

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