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THE CAPE #1
Story: Jason Ciaramella / Art: Zach Howard

 

Review Information

Reviewer: Jason Hosch
Review Date: August 2011

Comic Information

Publisher: IDW

10

out of 10

 

 So the Cape is a new series from IDW, based on a short story by Joe Hill. In this issue we meet Eric and Nick. Eric is a slacker with no ambition or drive, who still lives with his Mother. His brother Nick is doing his residency at Boston Medical. While there, Nick has to see the body of Amanda, his friend, Eric’s ex-girlfriend. So unfortunately for our resident slacker, take a guess who’s at the top of their list of suspects?  

 We also get a glimpse of an accident Eric had when he was young. He was wearing his cape, made out of an old blanket with a lightning bolt sewn on. Eric and Nick were playing hero and villain, when Eric fell out of a tree. He swore he felt like he was flying. 

 Now I’m sorry to say, I’m not familiar with Ciaremella’s writing before this. Now I am very impressed with the story of Eric so far. He’s been able to take a slacker from the edge of the couch, to the edge of my mind. It’s very interesting to see how Eric thinks, and that’s a testament to Jason Ciarella’s writing.  

 As for Zach Howard's art, its great! I especially like how the art is kind of rough looking, which exhibits, in a very visual way, Eric’s rough life. However in the flashbacks, it’s very clean. Now in Eric’s mind, the past is where he “lives.” That’s where he was happy, when he was with Amanda. He’s done the near impossible, he conveys emotion in his art, which is something that’s sadly missing from computer generated books. you can see his turmoil in his eyes! The last panel of this issue sent chills down my spine! 

 In closing, it’s really hard to think of anything that’s wrong with this book. A very original story, told from a point of view we’re not used to seeing. If you’re a fan of crime drama shows like CSI, Criminal Minds, Dexter, etc, you’ll love this book as much as I do! 






 
 



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