Salvager Kain #1

Title: Salvager Kain
Issue: #1
Date: 2007
Publisher: Fool's Gold Press
Writer: Paul Sloboda
Artist: Paul Sloboda

Fantasy/comedy half-sized minicomic (which serves as backstory to the Salvager Kain Webcomic). A powerful empire is surrounded by a vast wall, and anyone convicted of serious offenses against the empire is banished to the wilderness and with their mind wiped clean of all memories.

One such offender, exiled with a traitor's brand, takes the name Kain. Unfortunately, his attempts to make friends beyond the wall seem to lead him into more and more incompetent company.

The comedy elements work here, and the setting is intriguing. Unfortunately, there aren't really any particularly likable characters. This may be part of the point, but I found that the emphasis on whining contributed to some loss of interest by the time I got through this first issue. There is definitely potential here, especially with the main character showing the beginnings of some growth, but a better supporting cast would be a big help.

Rating: 5.5/10

This is the fourth review of a small stack of indy comics I picked up on Saturday at Million Year Picnic in Cambridge MA. This review also marks two months of Comic A Day without a day missed!