Source Point Press 2019
Written by David C. Hayes & Josh Sobek
Illustrated by Corey Anderson
Lettered by Justin Birch
Mr. Teeth and The Rejected return in this new one-shot from Source Point Press! While engaged in their usual wicked deeds, The Rejected are confronted by Miranda, a young disabled girl. Unlike the rest of the world, she can see The Rejected and she wants to stop them from hurting the children in her neighbourhood. Mr. Teeth finds out that Miranda is special. She is The Dead Girl and he may have met his match.
I do love what I find at Source Point Press. The books I seem to take an interest in while varied in nature are extremely interesting and well put together. This is no exception and I found myself getting drawn further and further in without even realising it was happening. I started this with a bit of trepidation but it wasn't long before the intrigue factor of what we were seeing hit me. That moment when Miranda sees into Timmy's room and we see what she does that was the moment for me.
Sometimes I think there's a little too much reality in comics these days if I am to be honest and just meeting the characters in this story shows why. There are times when I think comics should only be for the escape element but then again once you read this and you see the characterisation and behaviour of these folks it's easy to understand why the story is the way it is. It has strong messages and it's pretty powerfully written which is always appreciated, specially when it's done this well.
The story & plot development that we see here and how the release of information and the flow of character introductions is extremely nice to see. The character development is amazing in how we get to see and know these people even with only the tiniest of interactions. Also I really do like the way that we see the whole narration and the setup for this as it really creates the right mood, tone and feel for what the story is all about. With the pacing added to the mix we see some interesting twists, turns and revelations which create a really enjoyable ebb & flow.
Not to knock Corey but at first I thought okay this is some really indie looking artwork. Body proportions seem a little wonky to me. The more I read the more I saw the work and the more it grew on me. I thought Mr. Teeth and The Rejected were brought to life extremely well and then there were little things like the wallpaper that caught my eye. That wallpaper by the way is really outstanding work it does look extremely well placed and lined up, the benefits of using a computer. It's these things that let me forgive the fact that Miranda at times looks like a little person, see dwarf. The utilisation of the page layouts and how we see the angles and perspective in the panels show a solid eye for storytelling. As an added bonus we see al these kind of eater eggs throughout and it's fantastic.
Source Point Press continues to impress me, I always find something new that I wouldn't have known I would like I am in the middle of reading it. Another intriguing and solid offering that will take you by surprise and leave you wanting more.