Lawler, Layla – Raven’s Children #3

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Raven’s Children #3

OK, let me get a few things out of the way first. Consistency is what’s essential for a series like this. Your comic can be the best thing in the world and it’s not going to matter much if people forget what happened in the last issue because there hasn’t been a new one in a year. I’m happy to say that it looks like she’s keeping a regular schedule, so no worries there. I wasn’t sure what to expect out of this and am happy to say that I liked it quite a bit. The fact that I couldn’t wait to get to the next issue (hell, the next page in some cases) is about as great of a compliment as you can give to a series. The art gets better all the time and it wasn’t bad to begin with. It’s obvious too that she has this whole world already set up in her head, as the tiniest things are explained in the back of each book. It was also a good idea to explain things like that without disrupting the flow of the story. Don’t worry, she didn’t go all Dave Sim and explain the hell out of things that people don’t care about. She kept it all pretty short and pertinent. If these samples aren’t enough, go to her website. All kinds of stuff there. Hm, maybe I shouldn’t have picked the last issue to review, because now it’s going to be tough to explain what the series is about. I’ll make it vague: it’s about repercussions, ancient history, dogs, a “peace” conference, and relationships. Which barely scratches the surface, but there you go. Buy the first issues, sit back and enjoy the ride. That’s what I’m doing…