Co-Creators:
Kurtis Wiebe: words
Tyler Jenkins: pictures
The Solicitation
"THE GREAT ESCAPE," Part Two
With Calais in the early stages of occupation, Peter and the boys discover a squad of captured British soldiers. Seeing an opportunity to get a ticket to London by saving them, they engage in a dangerous game of espionage that ends with a deadly showdown.
Preview
The Story
We start out with old man Tootles talking with the shrink, who I begin to suspect is actually Peter in some way. Back in occupied France, Peter and the gang are trying to escape away from the soldiers that are surrounding them. We get some more explosiveness to allow the art a chance to show off. We also get a possible foil to Peter's leadership role from Felix, who seems a bit more eager to kill than Peter.
I get from this issue that Peter is more the let's have fun type and kill only if necessary. Felix seems more soldier like and just wants to kill them all. I like this dynamic and I think it will be interesting to see where this goes in the future.
Just when we think everything is good and Peter and the boys got away, the boat they are on gets hit. End of issue.
One thing I am finding odd is that the voice over from Tootles only comes in the beginning of the book and at the end. It would be nice to have it happen occasionally in the book, or just not to have it at the end.
The Art
More backgrounds in this issue, which I liked. I am a little bit surprised about the choice of not having that much blood in this comic. Flipping through again and seeing how many times people are shot and the only time any blood is shown is when someone has some coming out of their mouth a bit. Weird choice, but interesting to note so far.
There are also some panels where cigarettes seem to come out of nowhere and into people's mouths. Like when Felix kills the soldier. He walks up and there is clearly nothing there, but when he shoots the soldier on the ground then there it appears.
The Cover
Now this looks like the start to a cover that should have been on the first issue. Seriously, this one screams more of a Peter and the Lost Boys kind of look to it. You can easily distinguish who the leader of the group is with Peter because he is the only one without a gun.
Grades
Words: 8/10
Pictures: 7/10
Recommend: Yes, this is getting better for me with each issue and it gains the ground it wants to establish. Highly recommended to give it a try.
Buy Next Issue: Already bought it, so I'm sold!
Previous Issues
Peter Panzerfaust #1
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