Little, Troy – Chiaroscuro #1

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Chiaroscuro #1

Not enough people are doing continuing stories these days. Oh sure, if you look at the numbers plenty of people are doing them, but most people are doing them at such a slow rate that you have to re-read the older issues each time a new one comes out just to keep up with the story. Troy Little looks like he was inspired by the greats of continuing stories with this one. It’s hard to say too much about the title this early on. I don’t know how much he has planned or where it’s going. If you look at this one, very little happens. The main character muses about his life, goes to visit a friend mostly to smoke his pot and get some free coffee, and thinks that he sees a strange woman on the walk home. All in all, not much to go on. It’s just the feeling that I get with this one more than anything. I can’t help but think that he has all kinds of stuff planned for this and I, for one, can’t wait to see it. If you’re the impatient type you might want to wait until a few issues are out, but if you like getting in on the ground floor of stuff, I have the distinct impression that this is going to be good. Did I mention that I like the art too? Ah, what do I know? Box Office Poison was one of my favorite books of the year, and that certainly doesn’t seem to be the case for most people. This just looks like it has the potential to do reality well and I love that stuff. It’s $2.75, send him your money at: P.O. Box 39040, 2269 Riverside Dr., Ottawa, Ont., K1H 1A1 Canada. Check out his website for samples too!