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Shutter #1 (2014)

by Joe Keatinge(Favorite Author)

4.09 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Image Comics

series

Shutter

review 1: Free comic!This is really good fun. The mix of weird humans and animals in world of adventure reminded me of Saga, though this is much more family friendly. I loved the single frame flashbacks to Kate's childhood going on exploring expeditions with her father. The detailed art is beautiful too.It's a pity then that the story kicks off too soon! I mean, the art and the backstory and the hints at the relationship between Kate and her father were enough to suck me in, no problem. But then it seems like the author felt nervous about finishing issue #1 without an action scene, so SUDDENLY PURPLE GHOST NINJAS AND FIRE BREATHING ROBOTS!What is this? Why this?Also, what is it about the pages at the end of each issue? Why do the authors feel the need to tell us stuff or ask us stuf... moref outside the scope of the comic itself? Why is that so important? Can't we at least have a single empty page so we can know we're at the end and can start processing the story without being asked, and I quote "That was an enjoyable life experience, right?"Sorry, Mr./Mrs. Author, but I like to feel I can ask myself that question on the conclusion of a piece of fiction.Still, of all the free comics so far in the Comixology Summer Reading List, this one is the one I'm most likely to pay for issue #2. This one and Letter 44.
review 2: Setup: A young woman from a family of adventurers wants to take a different path. I admit I want to see the little girl's adventures with her father more than I want to see her grown-up self as a struggling photographer, but there's an action-packed cliffhanger that suggests she's in for some explosive fun. A couple of short-short comics are included by other artists, as well, but I bought this to see the primary artist's work: Leila del Duca. less

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