I asked the Kiddo to pick out my next comic to read from the stack, and he chose the issue of Thieves & Kings that immediately follows yesterday's review. So here goes!
Title: Thieves & Kings
Issue: 44
Publisher: I Box Publishing
Date: 2004
Writer: Mark Oakley
Artist: Mark Oakley
Interesting essay about dreams, superpowers, and originality to start things off. Then a prose segment about a girl named Leahanna who served a witch queen and fell in love with a prince.
From there, a scene with Heath comforting a frightened boy who is being sent to sea by his parents to avoid conscription into the army.
But the real focus of this issue is Kim, who is dealing with anger and feelings of inadequacy, and those feeling are brought to a boil during an intense conversation with Lady Soracia. The dialogue is great, weaving between questions of past lives, predestination, and dark powers, with the very worldly concerns of friendship, jealousy, and the difficulties of being the third person in a relationship.
Good cliffhanger ending too, and lovely artwork as I have come to expect after sampling just a few issues of this series.
Rating: 8/10
Title: Thieves & KingsIssue: 44
Publisher: I Box Publishing
Date: 2004
Writer: Mark Oakley
Artist: Mark Oakley
Interesting essay about dreams, superpowers, and originality to start things off. Then a prose segment about a girl named Leahanna who served a witch queen and fell in love with a prince.
From there, a scene with Heath comforting a frightened boy who is being sent to sea by his parents to avoid conscription into the army.
But the real focus of this issue is Kim, who is dealing with anger and feelings of inadequacy, and those feeling are brought to a boil during an intense conversation with Lady Soracia. The dialogue is great, weaving between questions of past lives, predestination, and dark powers, with the very worldly concerns of friendship, jealousy, and the difficulties of being the third person in a relationship.
Good cliffhanger ending too, and lovely artwork as I have come to expect after sampling just a few issues of this series.
Rating: 8/10
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