Sins of the Salton Sea #4
AWA Studios

Writer: Ed Brisson
Artist:C.P Smith
Letterer:Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou

This is the penultimate issue of the series and sets the scene for what will no doubt be an explosive ending to this amazing series. In this issue we learn the true meaning of being a Son of the Salton Sea.

Thoughts…

Another great issue of what has become one of my favourite series this year. The story has really ramped up with each issue and this one throws us a curveball that will have you thinking have we been seeing the Sons in the wrong light this whole time. The morality of the situation could be reasoned away as doing the right thing, the needs of the many way of thinking as the alternative is too horrible to let happen.

The writing of this series has really been great, the story is intriguing and well paced. This issue leaves us with a massive cliffhanger, a real you can’t leave it there moment.

The art has likewise been complementary to the series, though from the start I found the art not quite to my liking for the characters but the backgrounds and the colouring that brings it all together and makes it that much more striking.

I have been really impressed with the lettering throughout the series, little variants in font and text bubble style to show changes in tone and mood. And without spoiling anything, the last page of the issue is a single word but I have never seen a word in a comic resonate and visually echo like it does there, great work

I can not wait to see how this story ends, from the first issue it has had me hooked. This needs to be made into a TV series or film for sure, the whole setting would work so well. I would say this is another 8 out of 10, and definitely a must read.
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