Comic Review: Cyrus Perkins and the Haunted Taxi Cab #1

• Story, Letters, and Colors by Dave Dwonch
• Art and Tones by Anna Lencioni
• Published by Action Lab Comics

Cyrus Perkins and the Haunted Taxi Cab is kind of difficult to talk about. It's not overly complex, since most of the premise is in the title and first page of the story, but it works as an example of a problem that I often have with comics, and it's hard to tell if the problem is me or not. There is a lot that I like here, similar to my reaction to other comics from Action Lab, and without the way that it ends, it would be something that I absolutely love. The way that it ends gives me pause, and I can't tell if it's a failure of the book or of me.

Interesting Comics This Week (10-28-15)

Marvel Comics:

Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1 

This comic gave me a hard time even finding it because, as the cover is glad to point out, this is only their second #1 issue this year. It was only reset because of the Secret Wars nonsense, but if it helps get more people reading this again, then we have a very good thing. I reviewed a few issues of this before, and while it sometimes felt a little too much like Ryan North, it was still a lot of fun to read and follow.

Comic Review: Awake #1

• Story: Susan Beneville
• Art: Brian Hess
• Letters: Jaymes Reed
• Flatting: Darne Lang
• Publisher: Action Lab

Awake is only the second comic I've read from Action Lab (the other being the surprisingly good Princeless: Raven the Pirate Princess), but I'm getting a feel for one thing they do well: All-Ages comics. They're not perfect, but they're so much fun I'm more than willing to overlook the flaws.

Comic Review: Princeless: Raven the Pirate Princess #1

This was originally posted as a review for Word of the Nerd, a site I have just recently started writing for. Reposted here with slight modifications.

•     Writer: Jeremy Whitley
•     Pencils: Rosy Higgins
•     Inks: Ted Brandt
•     Colors: Rosy Higgins
•     Letters: Ted Brandt
•     Publisher: Action Lab Comics

Like with most first issues, I'm going into this blind: I don't know any of the members of the creative team, have read none of the Princeless series this spun out of, and I've never even read an Action Labs comic before. After finishing Princeless: Raven the Pirate Princess, I have a number of little problems with it, but despite those flaws, I liked the issue and want to read more.