Jason Wordie's color art holds together well too, providing a great color identity to the book.
Abbott #5 closes out a series with a lot of promise that faltered in its own execution The story and pacing are clunky, the text walls often tell more than show, and the great art isn't enough to make up[...]
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It makes Abbott look slower than the reader, and it's frustrating.
The supernatural elements aren't inherently bad, but the random injections of high fantasy elements and Elena being some kind of prophesied "lightbringer" takes me out of this hard-bitten narrative about racism, sexism, and journalistic integrity.
The comic is terminally verbose too, and it could cut out[...]
Some moments work well, but the whole is held back by bad decisions.
Abbott #3 art by Sami Kivela and Jason Wordie
Sami Kivela's artwork continues to hold together quite well over the course of the comic The centaur looks both cool and creepy The world is highly detailed and has great depth of field Action is[...]
Welcome to the first official episode of Bleeding Cool’s Comics Chatter! We wrap up our chat this week with Abbott #2 from Boom! Studios.
Abbott #2 Review: A Potentially Beautiful Noir Story Held Back by Supernatural Themes and Text Walls
One is actually relevant to the scene to which it's attached; the other two don't.
Abbott #2 art by Sami Kivela and Jason Wordie
Sami Kivela's artwork is a major saving grace in the comic This book looks phenomenal, and it maintains that pulpy noire feeling with setting and framing Jason Wordie's color art ranges from oppressively[...]
Tiger Lung by Simon Roy and Jason Wordie is a collection of related short stories, the first of which was originally serialized in Dark Horse Presents, and it now appears with 2 more stories and a sketchbook section in a slim, moderately sized and rather attractive hardback at 88 pages released in December 2014.
Yes, it[...]
Jason Wordie's color scheme also impresses throughout, using colour and the lack of it to explore Adam's powers and how close they come to making something tangible, if not necessarily real.
3 This Quiet Earth
Allison's work isn't just impressive when it explores the reality warping elements of the story Some of the best moments here, in[...]