Action Lab Danger Zone 2019
Written by David Pepose
Illustrated by Gavin Guidry
Coloured by Liz Kramer
Lettered by Ariana Maher
Locked in a stalemate with the police, an unexpected loss sends Emily and the Bad Elvis Gang spiralling into chaos — but unfortunately, Emily’s dysfunctional wedding party isn’t going to take this lying down. Can this bride pull off one last escape, or will her worst secrets be unveiled?
Oh my goodness sometimes the story itself hits you, not necessarily in the feels mind you, in ways that you don't expect. The opening for this issue is fantastic and does exactly what it's supposed to do. After all you want it to grab your attention, draw you in and make you want to see more and if seeing Tom in his boxer briefs isn't enough to do that then maybe how we see Emily will. These two are kind of star crossed lovers whose paths crossed at the wrong time, or right depending on how you see things. That David, Gavin, Liz and Ariana manage in one page to bring us a lifetimes worth of emotions is something spectacular to see.
With the way that this is being told through the story & plot development in how we see the sequence of events unfolding before us as well how information is released showcases just how talented David is. The character development is banana's as we see personalities emerge through the circumstances they encounter. I love this as we see some truly unexpected moments pop up and widen the eyes and make you laugh. With the pacing factored in we start to see the twists & turns and at least one revelation make itself known. All this combines to create this ebb & flow to the book that really takes us on An Unexpected Journey.
One of those moments that I rather liked was the twitter comments. I wish there were more of those throughout the book because it injects just the right amount of humour needed to diffuse the seriousness of what is seen from the outside. Also I think we found the next star for a new mini-series in this issue as well and I am sure I am not alone in wanting to see that! Talk about coming to life, geez, this made the issue even than it already was.
I like the interiors here a whole lot. They are expressive and bring some wonderful emotion to the characters. I want backgrounds, Gavin you need to do backgrounds I mean these folks are holed up in a church and we don't feel it by looking at it. We see these coloured backgrounds, yawn. I do like the characters and how we see them they are spectacularly well done. The utilisation of the page layouts and how we see the angles and perspective in the panels show a good solid eye for storytelling. The colour work is nice to see as it brightens everything with those coloured backgrounds. The way that the hues and tones are utilised to create the shading and the shadows is nice done.
There is just so much about this to love. The way the story moves feels incredibly natural as if the movements of the characters are from a real life scenario. The way that this twocking doesn't go off smoothly with these career criminals is funnier than all get out. It almost has that Pink Panther feel to it where Murphy's Law applies to everything and everyone making this one of those utterly fantastic comedies that you can't get enough of. It is time to find out why this is getting such rave reviews by ordering it from your shop or service.