READING WITH A FLIGHT RING
  • About
  • reviews
  • Contact
  • Cosplay of the Day 2
  • Company News
  • Entertainment Section
  • Convention News/Updates
  • original artwork
  • My Best Books of the Week
  • Cosplay of the day!
  • FCBD
  • Interviews
  • Webcomics

Today's reviews!

Reviews for 19-12-21 
​Reviews for 18-12-21 Reviews for 17-12-21 Reviews for 16-12-21
​Reviews for 15-12-21 Reviews for 14-12-21 Reviews for 13-12-21
​Reviews for 12-12-21 Reviews for 11-12-21 Reviews for 10-12-21
​Reviews for 09-12-21 Reviews for 08-12-21 Reviews for 07-12-21
​Reviews for 06-12-21 Reviews for 05-12-21 Reviews for 04-12-21
​Reviews for 03-12-11 Reviews for 02-12-21 Reviews for 01-12-21

Facebook Link

Hot Valley Days & Cocaine Nights #1

10/28/2020

0 Comments

 
Picture
Hot Valley Days and Cocaine Nights #1
Antarctic Press 2020
Based on Actual Events
Written by Matthew Spradlin
Illustrated by Farid Karami
Pencil Assists by William Allan Reyes
Coloured by Andrew Crossley

    The TRUE STORY of a 15-year-old streetwise girl named Janie XXXXX. Back in 1978, Janie left behind her abusive past in small-town Ohio and hitchhiked to L.A. There she soon found out neighbor's business was all about cocaine. For the next eight years, Janie worked to hustle cocaine for the Cartel at clubs and parties, selling to the rich, famous and powerful. Then she decided to stop selling, and the trouble started. The bright lights of the big city make this rainbow holo-foil shine even more! All you urban cowboys and girls who just wanna have fun are gonna want yourself a piece of this!

    Well this is a first for me because I have no idea of the original story and I didn’t even try to look it up.  I want to enjoy this, all three issues, before I look up the real life events as I don’t want anything to spoil this for me.  What Matthew has done here is amazing to me.  The way that this is written and how it is able to connect with the reader along with how well the “then & now” storytelling is being utilised really makes for a powerful read.  I like that as well because you feel for Janie and her siblings and you can see how the events of her life get her to where she is.  It is easy to feel a connection to her based on what we see and then some because the way she is portrayed here.

     I am a huge fan of the way that this is being told.  The story & plot development that we see through the sequence of events unfolding as well as how the reader learns information is presented extremely well.  The way that this is structured so that the flow that we get is just incredible.  It is a joy to read and see how the past and present and how they don’t match per se but they demonstrate a lot about who she is.  This is part of the character development that we see and I love it because there is no mistaking the kind of girl and woman Janie is and how far she’s willing to go.  She’s definitely a champion in my book.  The pacing here is superb and as it takes us through the pages revealing the story and her world it’s easy to see how everything works together to create the story’s ebb & flow.

     I really like the interiors that we see here.  The linwork is really strong and how we see the varying weights being utilised to showcase the detail work is extremely well rendered.  I think that backgrounds are being utilised really well and I like how they bring us this depth perception, sense of scale and the overall sense of size and scope of the story.  Also I like the way we see faces and facial expressions here as they do wonders in furthering the characterisation.  The utilisation of the page layouts and how we see the angles and perspective in the panels show a stellar eye for storytelling.  The colour work is gorgeous and I love how we see the various hues and tones being utilised to create the shading, highlights and shadow work.  Also the 70’s and the 80’s were notorious for the outrageous clothing and to see this represented so well within these pages is spectacular.
​

     This is a spectacular book and it has all the right notes to make it go from a movie of the week, remember those?, to full on blockbuster level event.  With really good strong writing with layers within it struggling to see the light this is something that capture your attention, engage your mind and really get under your skin.

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015

    RSS Feed

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.