I'm not as enamored of this issue as I was #1, but it still holds together dramatically. I'm just leery of that last page. Read Full Review

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Casual Fling #2 - A Little Too Close To Home..
Writer: Jason Starr | Artist: Dalibor Talajic

Review ✍

I read Casual Fling #1 a few months ago and while there was a solid premise established it wasn’t exactly must-read material. However, as a person that has had a tumultuous marriage at times, this issue hit a bit close to home.

After the first issues affair, Jennifer is placed in a position as her “fling” has plans that go beyond a one-night stand. Later night calls turn into daytime visits and quickly evolve into threats and extortion.

The situation gets so bad that Jennifer is forced to admit the affair to her husband. I’ve been married several years now and based on personal experience, the scenes between Jennifer and Matthew are very real. Jason Starr is fair to both parties in this marriage and although Jennifer is clearly in the wrong it's hard not to empathize with her situation.

Matthew is also presented as a stronger co-lead than we were originally led to believe in the first issue. In the first installment, Matt was presented as the typical current year beta-husband. This perspective changes on a dime when shit gets real and he has to take the lead on the safety of his family.

I still contend that Casual Fling isn’t the most original story but it moves at a nice pace and the tension surrounding the characters is palpable. This is also a comic that could easily translate to other mediums. This is also a story that I think many professional women and housewives will gravitate towards. I gave my wife a rundown of the premise and she was immediately on board.

I’m a lot more invested in Casual Fling now than after reading the first issue. I don’t believe that the series is decompressed. I do believe that Jason needed to establish the monotony of Jennifer and Matthew’s relationship before tearing their lives apart.

Casual Fling has been collected as a Trade paperback. Although the series probably reads better in the collected format, it’s been a solid story in its original monthly format.

In Short: Mommy does a bad thing and suffers the consequences…

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So Jennifer cheated but for her that's ok and the husband despite being a good father does not have the right to belittle her for her actions??? This is a really stupid reasoning.