Amigo Comics 2020
Written by Massimo Rosi
Illustrated by Vito Coppola
Coloured by Viviana Di Chiara
Lettered by Monkey Typers
A Tale of Two Wolves
Mara attacks the Lumen in a desperate attempt to stop them from reaching the Stone, the place where an ancient, Hungry God was sealed. And there is no sign of Lif, the last Ghost Wolf.
I am such a fan of Amigo and these franchises that they’ve created and maintain through these limited series arcs. While it’s always best to read them all it isn’t always necessary, this for instance is one that I can say is new reader friendly. If there is something in the past that we need to know then Massimo finds a way to work that into the story. I think this is a stellar look at the past, present and the future in ways that should actually surprise you. I like how we see Amma and her sage words of wisdom to Mara versus the sheer blind faith and madness that comes from the Lumen. I do find what each side offers itself and others to be beneficial to their people, okay not the Lumen, but this is so much like what we know and have seen that it is still frightening to see play out here.
I am a fan of the way that this is being told. How we see the story & plot development through how the sequence of events unfold as well as how the reader learns information moves everything forward beautifully. The way that we see events happen so that there isn’t a need to bounce around shows such a great structure to the book. Massimo is a brilliant writer and if you haven’t had the pleasure yet then start here. Because the flow, the structure and how we see these little things that accumulate into larger ones is spectacularly well presented. The character development that we see is fantastic! The way we see the character behave, how they react and act to the situations and circumstances before them continue to flesh them out as complete, whole people. The pacing is superb and as it takes us through the pages revealing the twists and turns along the way we see how everything works together to create the books ebb & flow.
The interiors here are beautiful as well. I like how we see the linework and its varying weights and techniques utilised throughout to bring forth the attention to detail that we see. There is a traditional comic book style within these pages but it’s done in such a non-traditional way. How we see backgrounds being utilised throughout not only enhance the moments we see but they bring depth perception, a sense of scale and that overall sense of size and scope to the story. The utilisation of the page layouts and how we see the angles and perspective in the panels show a strong and talented eye for storytelling. The colour work we see is fantastic as well. The opening for example with it’s grey scales creating this almost cement feel is so outrageously good, then adding colour and utilising the hues and tones within them to showcase the shading, highlights and shadow work is exceptional.
I think this is one of the more fascinating stories that you’ll find on stands. What we currently take for granted could be gone and the world thrust into a new different age based on our civilisations past. Can you imagine an event or series of events that could have that kind of power and influence to mankind? Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps.