If crime doesn’t pay, it fails to explain why there are so many comic books about it. IDW Publishing’s Kill More #1 is the latest series in the genre. As the cover suggests, there is a creepy elderly lady involved in this violent and non-PG story. Written by Scott Bryan Wilson, drawn by Max Alan Fuchs, colored by Valentina Briški, and lettered by Wilson, the first issue combines elements of police procedural drama with the ’90s crime thriller aesthetic.Set in the distant future, Colonia is a city on the brink of collapse. Apart from the declining infrastructure and the unemployment crisis, the murder rate spikes to new highs. While most law enforcement officers believe this can be attributed to the socioeconomic circumstances of the city, Detective Aaron Aira thinks there’s something more beneath the surface. This gumshoe suspects that the country’s worst criminals have moved to Colonia and are determined to send it straight to Hell.Unfortunately, the story fails to reel in the reader with the allure of something more or never seen before in the medium. While it’s entirely possible this could change in the upcoming issues, this opening doesn’t have the hook to separate it from other books in the crime and thriller genre. It also doesn’t help that the main characters feel like cookie-cutter tropes of the genre.
If crime doesn’t pay, it fails to explain why there are so many comic books about it. IDW Publishing‘s Kill More #1 is the latest series in the genre. As the cover suggests, there is a creepy elderly lady involved in this violent and non-PG story. Written by Scott Bryan Wilson, drawn by Max Alan Fuchs, colored by Valentina Briški, and lettered by Wilson, the first issue combines elements of police procedural drama with the ’90s crime thriller aesthetic.
Set in the distant future, Colonia is a city on the brink of collapse. Apart from the declining infrastructure and the unemployment crisis, the murder rate spikes to new highs. While most law enforcement officers believe this can be attributed to the socioeconomic circumstances of the city, Detective Aaron Aira thinks there’s something more beneath the surface. This gumshoe suspects that the country’s worst criminals have moved to Colonia and are determined to send it straight to Hell.
Unfortunately, the story fails to reel in the reader with the allure of something more or never seen before in the medium. While it’s entirely possible this could change in the upcoming issues, this opening doesn’t have the hook to separate it from other books in the crime and thriller genre. It also doesn’t help that the main characters feel like cookie-cutter tropes of the genre.
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