Review: The Precinct #2
The Precinct #2 starts with a bang. Thrown straight into action with fire, peril and danger, Mortimer Hill is in a sticky situation. It’s a good job that he has the annoying Acolyte, Josephine Winters with him: although I don’t know if Hill would agree.
Continuing the Steam Punk murder mystery which began in the first issue, the reader is thrown some serious clues surrounding the social world being developed by writer Frank J. Barbarie. In this issue the reader is invited to delve deeper into the disintegration of the social ties between the Alchemy Academy, almost the religion of the Big City, and the rest of the residents who follow the laws of reason and science. Our two main characters, Hill and Winters, are each from opposite sides of this chasm, and how this will come to play out is something that is certainly keeping my intrigue.
As with the first issue, The Precinct #2, has some seriously impressive Steam Punk characters and creations, and the Big City is looking as beautiful as ever. The artwork throughout this issue is top class and helps to create the world that the writing so beautifully inspires.
The writing is excellent and the dialogue reveals subtle hints and clues to backstories and motives (beautifully supported by the artwork). The storyline is well paced and the reader is never left waiting for the next development for too long.
This issue is the perfect follow up and I am excited for the rest of the series.
Story: Frank J Barbarie Art: Crizam Cristhian Zamora
Story: 9 Art: 9 Overall: 9 Recommendation: Buy
Dynamite Entertainment provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review.
Mystery. Suspense. Monsters. Packed full of drama this first issue lures the reader into a world of steam powered machines and murder. The main character has a duty to protect the city from attacks, but from who? The motives of the attacker are unknown, as is the identity, yet it is Mortimer Hill’s job to answer these questions, and more importantly, prevent an escalation.