Shutter #4 Review


What will Kate learn that will rock her life? Read on to find out.

The official description from Image:

Kate Kristopher has left the life she built to confront the life she left behind—and here there be monsters.

Shutter04_Page5Shutter has been a very changeable series with it’s suspenseful stories always taking a unique twist. In this issue our protagonist Kate finally returns to her childhood home but what she finds is both shocking and suspenseful. The developments that followed along with the introduction of yet more characters only continues to highlight the focused story with the cliffhanger though lacklustre being in it’s own way intriguing.

I never know what to expect from Joe Keatinge‘s writing on this series as he can easily switch the tempo. The way that he introduces this issue proved very unique and compelling as though initially a little strange and off putting it allowed for a smooth opener which in turn makes it easier for new readers to pick up. Following this Keatinge gives very dramatic interactions with the exchange of dialogue between Kate and her former nanny being very intriguing. There was however one sequence that felt awkward and that was Kate’s reminiscence of her childhood. Due to the sequence having a overlay along with Ed Brisson‘s letters being solid throughout it made it hard to determine whether who was talking at times.

Leila Del Duca once again kills it with the artwork on this series and along with Owen Gieni‘s washed out colours the visuals prove to be awe-inspiring. Due to the more unique opening of the issue this meant that we had too different art styles. The opening had a more bolder look with a four panel layout on each page also having a sepia colour tone. The main story was however remained the same with Del Dunca’s stunning pencils and beautiful scenery being very eye-catching. In addition to this the smooth layouts also added a dramatic flow to the issue.

Shutter starts heading in the right direction as though the inconsistent tone’s slightly worrying the quality remains their. Highly recommended.

OUR RATING
8.5
  • + Unique opening.
  • + Leila Del Duca continues to deliver spectacular art.
  • + Tantalising revelations from Joe Keatinge.
  • - Awkward lettering during the flashback overlay.

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