The Private Eye #2 Review


Brian K. Vaughan, Marcos Martin, and Muntsa Vicente do not care about you. You can be going about your day having a grand old time and the trio would happily spit in your eye. However that gob of spit in your eye would be full of great writing, impeccable art, and forward thinking ideas just like The Private Eye. What I am really trying to say is when this Comic comes out I am compelled to drop everything and read it.

 Our first new storyline is THE PRIVATE EYE, a forward-looking mystery we created with colorist Muntsa Vicente. Set in a future where privacy is considered a sacred right and everyone has a secret identity, The Private Eye is a serialized sci-fi detective story for mature readers.

This second issue truly throws you into the story and ramps up the pace quickly. In fact most readers would do themselves a favor by diving into the first issue before enjoying the second. The incredibly strong atmosphere set up in the first chapter of this story is still on display here in a grand fashion. Watching main character Patrick stumble around this world the way he does even gives the reader paranoia. Secrets and plot twists are lurking behind the shadows of anyone willing to dig deep anough in order to find them.

This is not going to be the strongest individual chapter of this story, but that is perfectly acceptable. Readers are going to have to stick with Brian K. Vaughn for the duration of this comic in order to see the true potential unfold before their eyes. The serialized nature of Comics makes them often times difficult to review, but sometimes something is so special it is worth waiting for. Like the clean and crisp visuals of Marcos Martin and Muntsa Vicente who are turning down mainstream work to tell this beautiful story. For these artists this is not just a job, this comic is a labor of pure love.

Martin’s pencils are often rounded and subtle, his backgrounds are also sparse. The true genius of his artistic renderrings lie in the facial expressions of his characters. The cast of this comic are acting through the vision of the penciller, which makes the title seem fluid and living. When real characters and the reserved coloring of Vicente are merged, the background detail begins to come alive. Comics are at their very best when they seem so real that the characters are actually moving.

Vaughan and company may not care about you, but they do love you. The proof lies in this beautiful comic that the three of them have crafted. When this title comes out savor it, because this work of art is truly beautiful.

4/5

 

 

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