Casual Fling #1
| Writer | Jason Starr |
| Artist | Dalibor Talajic, Marco Lesko |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
Jennifer Ryan has the perfect life. A loving family. A high paying job in corporate law. A luxurious apartment in upper Manhattan. Then one day she steps out of her marriage...and finds that her new lover isn't the one night stand she expected. Stalked and threatened with exposure, Jennifer attempts to unravel the true identity of her tormentor, discovering valuable clues in the trail of destruction left in this mysterious man's wake.
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10
Comic Crusaders - Johnny "The Machine" Hughes
Feb 10, 2021AWA Studios are publishing some excellent books, going from strength to strength. This slice of almost Fatal Attraction offers a look at the things that we lose when we are busy with that thing called life. Read Full Review
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9.0
Multiversity Comics - Kobi Bordoley
Feb 12, 2021An effective and contemporary forbidden romance story that's sure to twist the knife deeper " we've only just begun. Read Full Review
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8.0
AIPT - Ronnie Gorham
Feb 09, 2021What starts as a night of passion soon turns into a regrettable journey of fear in Casual Fling #1 by Jason Starr and Dalibor Talajic. Read Full Review
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7.5
Comics Bookcase - Larry Jorash
Feb 10, 2021An interesting, thought-provoking story that revels in the non-traditional comics space it inhabits. Casual Fling #1 is rich with love, betrayal, and scandal all with a sense of dread mixed with empathetic curiosity. Read Full Review
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7.0
Major Spoilers - Matthew Peterson
Feb 15, 2021I very much like how this book doesn't have any arcane or unusual bits, just a very mundane story that goes very wrong in interesting ways, even if parts of it are quite familiar. Read Full Review
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3.0
ComicBook.com - Chase Magnett
Feb 10, 2021It's hardly for mature readers because there's nothing mature in the content or conception of Casual Fling. Rather, it's half an idea produced before finding a purpose. Read Full Review
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10
So far good story. Really liking it.
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7.0
About 90% of the comics I purchase are within the Superhero or Horror genre. Casual Fling #1 is a bit of an anomaly in that it doesn't fit in with any of the comics that I normally read or review. The book follows Jennifer Ryan, the youngest attorney at an up-and-coming law firm in New York. She has two small children with an active and engaged stay-at-home husband. Based on the dialogue and exchanges between the characters it becomes clear pretty quickly that Jennifer wears the pants in this family. It's also clear that although the marriage is stable there are underlying issues not being addressed between the two. Things become further complicated when Jennifer meets a client, Alex whom she has chemistry and an obvious sexual attr more
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