Who says we can’t travel these days? It’s Scout Comics’ Broken Eye #1, and we’re in Liverpool England, in the early 1970s.
Fancy that!
Writers Martin Etxeberria and Xabier Exteberria have us on the docks, having a drink, in the rain and fog. Seamus Young accidentally finds a severed hand floating in the harbour, and Inspector Hataway is on the trail of a drug and weapons dealer.
There is a lot going on in Broken Eye, but when it’s revealed that Seamus (“broken eye”) can see visions of the past, things get really interesting!
Artist Inaki Arenas (art and colour; maybe letters too??) maintains a thin rendering line throughout, and keeps the colour toned down. It’s low saturation hues, in keeping with the situation: rainy days and rainy nights, cloudy visions, and uncrowded scenery. The characters are expressive, the linework is mostly outlines. But there is plenty of line detail where Arenas wants it; the church, the Crumlin Road Gaol, for example.
It’s foreign for North Americans, and that’s a good thing: we’re on a dark adventure in Liverpool, with organized crime and a young man who has a gift. Let’s get into this series and see where its dark and winding road leads us!
Scout Comics, Broken Eye #1, $3.99 for 26 pages of content
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