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I inform one of many writers I edit that it is tougher than you suppose to put in writing one thing whose primary advantage is that it is simple to learn. On the time, I used to be pondering of romance novels, nevertheless it might simply as simply apply to the primary assortment of Gun Honey. I consider Titan promoted the series at NYCC final yr?
Gun Honey, drawn by Ang Hor Kheng and coloured by Asifur Rahman, is a couple of fantastically enticing feminine gun runner (Joanna Tan) who’s blackmailed into service by the U.S. authorities. It is extra pulp than noir, as Kheng (and maybe the author, Charles Ardai) take virtually each alternative to remind you Tan has an unimaginable rack.
It is male gazey as hell, however then once more, that goes with the style. And when the writer’s Onerous Case Crime, a publishing firm actually based to deliver works impressed by these early pulp novels to market, I perceive how they get there.
I did like Kheng’s work. At its excessive factors, it was clear and uncluttered whereas nonetheless placing in work on the backgrounds. Within the third concern, there is a notably sturdy half in an deserted fortress the place Kheng and Rahman use an in-panel flashlight to guide the attention and maintain the reader guessing as to what’s within the shadows. Rahman’s palette added temper and texture to Kheng’s pages, particularly in notably darkish locales.
As for the plot, I admit it saved my consideration, and the cliffhangers have been good. This first volume of Gun Honey wrapped up somewhat too neatly, however Onerous Case Crime and Titan introduced there is a quantity two coming. The backmatter within the assortment felt complete, because it included the entire covers, a few quick essays, and a few pencils from Kheng.
If Onerous Case Crime and Titan Comics can maintain the crew of Ardai, Kheng, Rahman, and letterer David Leach collectively, they have an immediately recognizable responsible pleasure on their arms.
The award successful Charles Ardai, co-founder of Onerous Case Crime, brings his noir experience to the fore in his debut graphic novel a couple of attractive weapons smuggler.
She’ll get you the weapon you want, whenever you want it, the place you want it – irrespective of how unimaginable.
However when a gun smuggled right into a high-security jail results in the demise of dozens and the escape of a brutal legal, Joanna Tan is all of a sudden pressured by the U.S. authorities to do a job for them: discover the person she set unfastened and convey him down.
Collects Gun Honey #1-4.
Gun Honey Quantity 1
Evaluation by James Hepplewhite
6/10
Gun Honey, drawn by Ang Hor Kheng and coloured by Asifur Rahman, is a couple of fantastically enticing feminine gun runner (Joanna Tan) who’s blackmailed into service by the U.S. authorities. It’s extra pulp than noir.
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