Spencer & Locke #3
Action Lab Danger Zone 2017
Written by David Pepose
Illustrated by Jorge Santiago, Jr.
Coloured by Jasen Smith
Lettered by Colin Bell
Let me assure of one thing right here and right now you are not prepared for what is going to happen within these pages. If you haven’t read this and are on the fence I will say this is the penultimate issue that will redefine what you think about small press comics. It’s powerful, gripping and takes you to a place that you may never recover from. All of which is wrapped up in both drug induced hallucinations mixed with real world terrifying memories of the past.
I’ve been a fan of this series and how it’s made me feel since the first issue. And yes it does have that mix of Calvin & Hobbes with Sin City but it goes so much further than that as well. David might have taken his inspiration from those classics but he has managed to infuse his own sensibility and brand of humour into this in ways that stand out profoundly. I know that Spencer is his stuffed animal that thanks to his upbringing never leaves his side and that his actions aren’t real but the love, fear and care that he emotes throughout the story is remarkable.
This issue is spectacular for a number of reasons. I will not go into the specifics because in all honesty that would ruin the reading experience for you. Instead I highly urge you to find this, order it if you have to and read it and revel in what David, Jorge and Jasen bring to us. There’s a mad scientist type who has been employed by the man wanting to take Locke out of the picture. His particular skill set would be worthy of reading a mini-series of it’s own as I found it that intriguing. So that he and Locke have to do what they do this issue well yeah it comes down to a few things that you never know a man can possess until that situation arises and you have no other choice. Or just some morbid curiosity to see what’ll happen.
Jorge and Jasen’s work on the interiors here is truly outrageous. The fact that the past is seen in that comic strip style and then left to his own devices Locke’s imagination takes us on another style and then to see the nitty gritty they bring to the current it all flows smooth as silk. The way page layouts are used to showcase the utilisation of angles, perspective and even backgrounds spotlighting some incredible imagination and creativity make this a MUST READ book.
The way this book has been structured so that there are reveals and revelations that take us on this unexpected journey through the life and mind of Locke. There’s no amount of preparation one can do or undertake so that this kind of experience doesn’t shake you to your core. I mean I think this single solitary issue has managed to tell about a man than some entire runs could ever accomplish. It was all done without rushing, skipping over or glossing past the parts that are hard to cope with.
This is a frontrunner for limited-series of the year right now for it’s sheer audacity and level/quality of storytelling from every aspect.
Action Lab Danger Zone 2017
Written by David Pepose
Illustrated by Jorge Santiago, Jr.
Coloured by Jasen Smith
Lettered by Colin Bell
Let me assure of one thing right here and right now you are not prepared for what is going to happen within these pages. If you haven’t read this and are on the fence I will say this is the penultimate issue that will redefine what you think about small press comics. It’s powerful, gripping and takes you to a place that you may never recover from. All of which is wrapped up in both drug induced hallucinations mixed with real world terrifying memories of the past.
I’ve been a fan of this series and how it’s made me feel since the first issue. And yes it does have that mix of Calvin & Hobbes with Sin City but it goes so much further than that as well. David might have taken his inspiration from those classics but he has managed to infuse his own sensibility and brand of humour into this in ways that stand out profoundly. I know that Spencer is his stuffed animal that thanks to his upbringing never leaves his side and that his actions aren’t real but the love, fear and care that he emotes throughout the story is remarkable.
This issue is spectacular for a number of reasons. I will not go into the specifics because in all honesty that would ruin the reading experience for you. Instead I highly urge you to find this, order it if you have to and read it and revel in what David, Jorge and Jasen bring to us. There’s a mad scientist type who has been employed by the man wanting to take Locke out of the picture. His particular skill set would be worthy of reading a mini-series of it’s own as I found it that intriguing. So that he and Locke have to do what they do this issue well yeah it comes down to a few things that you never know a man can possess until that situation arises and you have no other choice. Or just some morbid curiosity to see what’ll happen.
Jorge and Jasen’s work on the interiors here is truly outrageous. The fact that the past is seen in that comic strip style and then left to his own devices Locke’s imagination takes us on another style and then to see the nitty gritty they bring to the current it all flows smooth as silk. The way page layouts are used to showcase the utilisation of angles, perspective and even backgrounds spotlighting some incredible imagination and creativity make this a MUST READ book.
The way this book has been structured so that there are reveals and revelations that take us on this unexpected journey through the life and mind of Locke. There’s no amount of preparation one can do or undertake so that this kind of experience doesn’t shake you to your core. I mean I think this single solitary issue has managed to tell about a man than some entire runs could ever accomplish. It was all done without rushing, skipping over or glossing past the parts that are hard to cope with.
This is a frontrunner for limited-series of the year right now for it’s sheer audacity and level/quality of storytelling from every aspect.
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