Scout Comics 2020
Written by Adam Barnhardt
Illustrated by Samir Simão
Coloured by Warnia K. Sahadewa
Lettered by Lettersquids
The World Once Had An Age Of Heroes, Where Legend, The Principled Protector Of Peace, And His Legion Defended The Earth From Threats Far And Wide. Then, In The Blink Of An Eye, Unimaginably Horrific Forces Catapulted The Age Of Heroes Into Extinction! Now, As People Wander Aimlessly Through A Hero-less World, The Magnificent Mccoys Travel Far And Wide To Showcase Their Powers For The Almighty Penny. Led By The Drunkard Richard Mccoy - The Hero Once Known As Legend - The Mccoys Try To Find Normalcy In A World That Is Just Slivers Of What It Once Was. As The Dust Finally Begins To Settle, The Dark Force That Looked To Conquer The World Returns To Finish The Job It Started. Can Legend Remain Sober Enough To Put This Mysterious Force Down Once And For All?
This is something that I hadn’t expected and yet completely love and wonder why we’ve never seen this before? I mean we’ve all seen the moments that break heroes and that one villain who just decimates the world’s premiere superhero team knocking confidence all the way down. Yet heroes are known, or rather expected to raise themselves back up and keep on fighting so what happens when enough is too much and your hero acts just like any regular man who’s simply given up? This is that story and it leaves us at a place where you have to wonder can he pick himself up to save those he loves and become the hero he once was or is it simply too late? Yeah intense and told with equal parts humour and drama.
I am thoroughly enjoying the way that this is being told. The story & plot development that we see through how the sequence of events unfold as well as how the reader learns information is presented exceptionally well. The opening is fantastic and it is what it needs to be to pull the reader in by capturing the attention and making them want, nay need to know more. The character development is great and I do like how we see Rich, his kids and the rest of his family being introduced. The pacing here is sensational and as it takes us through the pages revealing the story, the world and the characters we are treated to some incredibly interested reading.
The interiors here are interesting. The linework is great and how we see the varying weights and techniques being utilised to create the detail work we see is fabulous! Granted it is a very unique style and while in this way I’d like see more of Rich in some drunken, piss soaked nakedness I’d also like to see more backgrounds being utilised. Where they are demands them to really flesh out what we see so it just doesn’t feel as fantastical as it could. The utilisation of the page layouts and how we see the angles and perspective in the panels show a talented eye for storytelling. The colour work is fantastic! I love how we see the various hues and tones within the colours being utilised to create the shading, highlights and shadow work. It really helps to bring out the characters and make them come alive as well as show off their abilities perfectly.
I think that this exceeds expectations because it’s unlike anything else you’ve been reading. There is a decidedly unique take in the utilisation of an idea here and with how the book is structured and how the layers within the story take shape it is positively a joy to read. How we see everything working together to create the story’s ebb & flow is magnificent. Scout Comics continues to showcase originality, thoughtfulness and engaging books from storytellers you won’t find elsewhere. It is why they remain on the cutting edge of the industry.