And that Is where I shall cut it off from here.
This is a pretty good comic. It has this outer-edge of magic that they know is there from the get-go, but don’t really see. Like it’s just out of reach. Sure, we saw one stranger raise a cat from the dead….but did we really? Is there something magical in this place, or is it the perceptions that we have to make it look like there is?
The art helps with that feeling too. Especially with the black. I love the shadows, how they aren’t perfects and feel like they are scratched out. It makes it feel more alive and moving, which also adds onto the uneasy atmosthphere.
I love Leona and Colin. Leona is so cool and outgoing, doesn’t care about what people thing and just living her best life. Colin is just a high bundle of nerves and tries to be the mature on, but with way too much anxiety. They are great!
I also like Toska and his friend, the shops owner. Toska reminds me of the Cheshire Cat, and that teapot lamp didn’t do anything to persuade me to think otherwise. Some big story had to have happened with the friend, she has that huge scar across the neck. Like, something happened.
And the store looks freakin’ amazing. I can easily find myself get lost in there for hours looking at everything. There is so much detail to this comic, I love every panel.
On my Fibonacci Scale from 1 to 21: I give it a 13. It’s solid, mysterious, has a faint sense of tension that makes me want to continue onward, with realistic and lovable cast that I want to root for.
