Title: Kitty Hawk: The Sting of DefeatDate: 2009
Publisher: www.kittyhawkcomic.com
Writer: Braden D. Lamb
Artist: Braden D. Lamb
Promotional half-sized minicomic for the Kitty Hawk webcomic. This is a good introduction. It's told in recap form as the title character is comatose as a result of stings from mutant bees (or wasps? or bee/wasps?) that she received when pursuing an airship pirate on her rocket boots.
Yes, rocket boots. This book is loaded with dieselpunk awesomeness, including a refreshingly tough heroine who swings a pipe-wrench as her weapon of choice when brawling with pirates. Much of the book simply hints at other adventures that the title character has gotten into, but all of the recap is delivered in a narrative that flows smoothly and ends with a satisfying twist.
Book ends with a nice collection of concept sketches. Considering the small page count that the writer/artist had to work with, this was a pretty impressive debut.
Rating: 8/10
This is the second review of a small stack of indy comics I picked up on Saturday at Million Year Picnic in Cambridge MA.
Nice review Rick. I'm sure all the others are as well written. I see the google adsense ads at the bottom of the page. I think you should paste the code at the end of every post. also, you might consider getting an affiliate relationship with Amazon. You could have your own comic book store very simply. The frequency of your posts will cause google to lift the site, bringing traffic. With traffic then it is all about numbers. A certain percentage will click and a certain percentage will buy. Just a thought.
ReplyDeleteHi Paul,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the advice. I'm concentrating on just getting the reviews out there right now, but I will be looking to expand the advertising as the blog gets established. I've got an Amazon affiliate account, and I'll be making more use of it when I'm reviewing trade paperback collections and the like.
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