The artwork by Ramon Rosanas is also impressive. The way Rosanas captures the mood of each character is fantastic. His style is uniquely expressive, with a mixture of semi-realistic and exaggerated character designs. Read Full Review

Rumpus Room #1
AWA Studios

Writer: Mark Russell
Artist: Ramon Rosanas
Colourist: Ive Svorcina
Letterer: AndWorld Design


Bob Schrunk is rich, mega mega rich and he seems to basically do whatever he wants whenever he wants. After all he is rich, to him people are disposable but they do have one useful quality…

Thoughts…This issue introduces us to the main characters and setting in such a way that even though Bob is beyond a shadow of a doubt a very nasty man you can’t help but like him. Don’t get me wrong you will very much hate him, spoiled, rich and self absorbed but the way he is written sells him to us as a character and he really makes this book special. The set up on the ongoing series is likewise written well, you get lulled into a false sense of security by the initial interactions between the main characters but soon the rug is pulled out from under us and we are thrown into the reality of the situation. Anyone that has seen the previews and solicitation for the series will know that Bob is up to something quite sinister and the reveal of that second half of the story is done really well and we are quickly brought up to speed with how dire the situation is with a few lines of dialogue all of which is completely turned on its head on the last page, leaving things on a great cliff-hanger moment.

The art style is crisp and clear and the colours are bright while we are in Bob’s house while when we go to the Bob’s “guests” the colours are much more muted. There are some great quirky little bits sprinkled in like the art on his wall and his extremely bizarre sculptures in his gardens. Also Bob’s trusted staff are strangely dressed, mascot style costumes, all very unsettling.

I had fun reading this issue, especially Bob’s interactions. He really makes this issue pop which is all down to Mark Russell's excellent writing. All of this and the mystery of what is actually going on makes for a really great comic. Looking forward to seeing what future issue add to the series. I would give this issue a solid 8 out of 10
more