Sparks (One Shot)
GrayHaven Comics
Written by: Glenn Matchett
Art and Letters by: Kell Smith
Reviewer: Rob Wrecks
Summary: You’re about to be introduced to private investigator Melanie Sparks and once you meet her, you’ll never forget her.
Review: Its time to get down private investigator style! And boy is our main lady one sharp chick! I can't say if I can recall ever reading anything else by Glenn Matchett so I'm treating this as a first time. And in my view of things, Glenn does a great job on the writing duties. And leaving everybody with a surprise twist at the end that even I didn't see coming! Kudos to a nice little surprise like that. Glenn starts us off with a woman being killed and what essentially follows is the the classic 'whodunit' formula. Along with Sparks at the head of it all as an effort to help the police out in finding the killer. The interactions between Sparks and her assistant honestly had me reminded of the two main characters from the Anime called Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne. Only with out the added sexual tones and a few other things from that Anime. This story also serves as a reminder for why bringing any sort of back up along when going to talk with potential subjects is a good idea. Never know just how much of a nut job someone may be. Especially if its already known how he's obsessed with someone. Such as the dead famous girl for example.
Now as for the art, I can't say it exactly wowed me but Kell did do a nice job with bringing everything to life. And if you enjoy a good P.I. story that is black and white, this is another treat for you. Likely all P.I. stories should be black and white anyway. Just seems to fit better. And as much as I would love to sit here and contemplate what exactly would cause the surprise ending, I honestly don't want to spoil anything for those that haven't read it yet. But I do hope to see things with that get explored if Glenn is able to bring out more of this story. So if you're in need of a nice read with a surprise twist ending, let this be it!
Editor's Note: To get in on all the fun, head here!
GrayHaven Comics
Written by: Glenn Matchett
Art and Letters by: Kell Smith
Reviewer: Rob Wrecks
Summary: You’re about to be introduced to private investigator Melanie Sparks and once you meet her, you’ll never forget her.
Review: Its time to get down private investigator style! And boy is our main lady one sharp chick! I can't say if I can recall ever reading anything else by Glenn Matchett so I'm treating this as a first time. And in my view of things, Glenn does a great job on the writing duties. And leaving everybody with a surprise twist at the end that even I didn't see coming! Kudos to a nice little surprise like that. Glenn starts us off with a woman being killed and what essentially follows is the the classic 'whodunit' formula. Along with Sparks at the head of it all as an effort to help the police out in finding the killer. The interactions between Sparks and her assistant honestly had me reminded of the two main characters from the Anime called Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne. Only with out the added sexual tones and a few other things from that Anime. This story also serves as a reminder for why bringing any sort of back up along when going to talk with potential subjects is a good idea. Never know just how much of a nut job someone may be. Especially if its already known how he's obsessed with someone. Such as the dead famous girl for example.
Now as for the art, I can't say it exactly wowed me but Kell did do a nice job with bringing everything to life. And if you enjoy a good P.I. story that is black and white, this is another treat for you. Likely all P.I. stories should be black and white anyway. Just seems to fit better. And as much as I would love to sit here and contemplate what exactly would cause the surprise ending, I honestly don't want to spoil anything for those that haven't read it yet. But I do hope to see things with that get explored if Glenn is able to bring out more of this story. So if you're in need of a nice read with a surprise twist ending, let this be it!
Editor's Note: To get in on all the fun, head here!