Review - Clown Fatale #1Review by Paul Fiander
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Clown Fatale is a new series with issue 1 being released on the 13th of November
Clowns are an odd form of entertainment, they play on our love of physical humour but also that cruel streak we have in watching people hurt themselves. The troop in Dumbo are perhaps my first memory of clowns, but the foursome in Gischler's mind are a hell of a lot different to Disney's idea of what a clown should be.
Firstly our main characters are women and overtly sexulaised women at that. The front cover is tame when compared to some of the visuals you will find on the internal pages. However artist Maurizio Rosenzweig has done a great job in capturing the physiques of the characters. From overweight Hillbilly's to Elvis lookalikes each side character feels well crafted as for the four Fatales each is distinctive in their own way and the brief exposition you get on each does go quite a long way into understanding why they look like they do.
The story s a classic case of mistaken identity but there are a twists a plenty that you an see from a mile away. For this series to work the crafting of the story has to work. If its too ham fisted it may make the whole premise feel cheesey and poor. I do hope that we find a writer on top of his game and this series becomes an ongoing as I enjoyed my brief jaunt into the big top.
The Comic is available in both print and digital from Dark Horse comics. Follow this link for more details.
Firstly our main characters are women and overtly sexulaised women at that. The front cover is tame when compared to some of the visuals you will find on the internal pages. However artist Maurizio Rosenzweig has done a great job in capturing the physiques of the characters. From overweight Hillbilly's to Elvis lookalikes each side character feels well crafted as for the four Fatales each is distinctive in their own way and the brief exposition you get on each does go quite a long way into understanding why they look like they do.
The story s a classic case of mistaken identity but there are a twists a plenty that you an see from a mile away. For this series to work the crafting of the story has to work. If its too ham fisted it may make the whole premise feel cheesey and poor. I do hope that we find a writer on top of his game and this series becomes an ongoing as I enjoyed my brief jaunt into the big top.
The Comic is available in both print and digital from Dark Horse comics. Follow this link for more details.
Images courtesy of Dark Horse Comics
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