Jody Houser crafts a fun little story that is expertly paced and full of genuinely funny moments that had me laughing out loud. She paints Faith as a sympathetic character that is easy to fall in love with. She peppers the story with references to Doctor Who, Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, and more, giving readers a glimpse into Faith’s pop-culture obsessed mind. This is a girl who didn’t just fall into superheroing, but grew up immersed in comics, science fiction, and tales of heroes that informed her need to one day become like them and save the world.

Faith is written very much like an everyman, living in an apartment with paper thin walls, working a job she only nominally likes, and needing an escape from her everyday doldrums. One can’t live a satisfying life posting listicles and cat videos without an outlet, and her alter-ego as Zephyr is that outlet. Houser’s dialog has a smooth flow to it that just rolls off the lips of her characters, and she knows how to write an exciting yet tense cliffhanger that makes sure you’ll be back next issue. I will definitely be looking for more of her work.

The art by Francis Portela is fantastic, whether sitting at her deskjob or flying high above Los Angeles the panels are filled with detailed linework with a soft edge befitting the character. His facial expressions and body language could tell the story without dialog. The page layouts aren’t anything too fancy, but that’s not a complaint. The fantasy/daydream sequences with art by Marguerite Sauvage are different enough that they set themself apart from the rest of the story, yet similar enough that they don’t take you out of the story. Her pages do have a softer edge, with a dreamlike quality to them.

As good as the art is the coloring by Andrew Dalhouse elevates it to an even higher standard. It has a smooth airbrushed look to it that is easy on the eyes. His hues give the mostly shadow-free linework depth and shape. more