Leon Files
Leon Files #1
Leon Files #1 © Justin Askham
| Leon Files #1&2 Justin Askham |
Fine little comic from a young manga head: Justin Askham. I say young, but I have little evidence to verify this excepting the apparent charm of youthful exuberance & the fact he's Chris Askham's younger brother.
For youth, he's damn confident &... well, quite good really; a bit swish here & there, even.
A good grasp of 3D on the basic cartoony figure drawing, but backgrounds & space are a bit weak. Knows enough about comics pacing to have a little play with it.
OK - what's it all about? Paranormal detective agency stuff. Granted - nothing spankingly original. Played for laffs for the audience & seemingly for fun by Justin.
As a debut comic by a young creator, this is pleasingly good. It's going to be interesting to see how he develops as he learns more of the intricacies & mechanics of comics.
mooncat
Leon Files #2
Leon Files #2 © Justin Askham
Almost the entire issue is filled with episode
two of a serial in which a young private eye tells the story of his death and
resurrection as a Time Lord complete with police-box type Tardis, a Tom Baker
outfit and four assistants ~ three familiar and one new-being a hologram of his
female business partner. They proceed to do battle with (apparently) the Master
and his "Terror Bots". Drawn in a quasi-Manga style, it rips along at
a fast rate. Inventive and unpredictable, it ends with an enigmatic cliffhanger.
I look forward to the next episode, while wincing at a glaring spelling mistake
on page 21. Still, nothing a good proof-reader can't fix-unless it's deliberate,
that is...hmmm...
Bib Edwards
| Leon Files #1: 16 A5 pages #2: 24 A5 pages |
Recieved at ZUM! HQ: #1 8v00 #2 1v01 |
90p each (+P+P?) | Justin Asham, 35 Sutton Grove, Granby, Nottingham, NG13 9PY |