Kitty Hawk: The Sting of Defeat

Title: Kitty Hawk: The Sting of Defeat
Date: 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.