Sloboda, Paul – Exit at the Axis #1

Website

Exit at the Axis #1

OK, I have very little idea of what’s going on here. It’s the first issue of an 8 issue series, so Paul assumes that people are going to be around for the whole thing. It’s nice to have that much confidence in your abilities, but I picked this up at SPX in kind of a “sampling” mode, trying to get as much stuff as possible from as many different people as possible. That being said, all I have to go on is the first issue, so I’ll do my best. The art is Dave Sim all the way, with a little less polish. Not to say that to bring the man down, it’s just that Dave had 20 years to perfect his style and Paul probably hasn’t had as long. He uses the long conversation style of putting the pictures on the inner side of the pages and the dialogue on the outer edges, as well as intricate backgrounds (although I guess that’s more Gerhard’s style than Dave’s). The story is about a man, Johnny Shallow (yes, I’m hoping there’s some reason for that stupid name too), who’s in love with a girl who I think is just a friend to him. He spends time around Christmas trying to get to see her early, while he’s being stalked by a mysterious man with a gun. Throw in an economics reporter and you have a story that’ll probably make a lot more sense a few issues from now. Still, it shows some serious potential. I’d probably check out a graphic novel of this, if such a thing existed. It’s $2.50, contact info is up there.

Posted on April 26, 2010, in Reviews and tagged , . Bookmark the permalink. Comments Off on Sloboda, Paul – Exit at the Axis #1.

Comments are closed.