Djinn Hunter #3
Blackbox Comics 2021
Written by Jay Sandlin
Illustrated by Fabrizio Cosentino
Coloured by Ylenia Di Napoli
What happens when Zara and Bennu crash a wedding? A groom's wish to save his bride's life transforms a village of peaceful mortals into walking undead legions. Finding and trapping the rogue Djinn is only the beginning, as Abyss arrives for the reception.
Well this is an interesting issue that’s for sure. I like the idea behind the wish and I can understand the desire to be with someone you love with such a passion. It’s also nice to see the opening here and gain a little more background on Zara and Samira, even if it's only just a brief glance. Because it still manages to show that regardless of her situation she isn’t going to give up the woman she loves and that’s saying a lot about her character. I’m really enjoying the way that Jay is managing to bring the past and present together here to show us the future. I’m sure this is only a four issue run so the next issue should be the climax but something tells me the story isn’t going to end there and I look forward to seeing if it is the end of the arc or the story. I’m pretty sure it’s going to be a hum dinger.
I am very much enjoying the way that this is being told. The story & plot development that we see through how the sequence of events unfolding as well as how the reader learns information is presented exceptionally well. The character development that we see through the dialogue, the character interaction as well as how we see them act and react to the situations and circumstances they encounter really helps to bring their personalities to the forefront. I am pretty impressed with the way that we see the changing personalities throughout the issue. The pacing is excellent and as it takes us through the pages revealing the story makes us want to see and know more.
I like how we see this being structured and how the layers within the story continue to emerge, grow, evolve and strengthen. How we see the layers within the story open up avenues to be explored are extremely nice to see and how they add such great depth, dimension and complexity is greatly achieved. How we see everything working together to create the story’s ebb & flow as well as how it moves the story forward is impeccably rendered.
I really like the interiors here. The linework is strong, clean and crisp and with its varying weights and techniques being utilised to create the detail within the work we see is extremely well rendered. How we see backgrounds being utilised to enhance and expand the moments as well as how we see them work within the composition of the panels to bring out the depth perception, sense of scale and the overall sense of size and scope of the story. The utilisation of the page layouts and how we see the angles and perspective in the panels show a remarkable eye for storytelling. The creativity and imagination that we see throughout the issue is fantastically rendered. The various hues and tones within the colours being utilsied to create the shading, highlights and shadow work shows a superb eye for how colour works.
The premise here is fantastic and I like how we see Zara as the hound going after rogue Djinn as they grant wishes that are twisted and dark, the whole “be careful what you wish for because you just might get it” gist of these wishes really harken back to the way these things were supposed to work. After all actions have consequences and no one is as specific as they need to be when making them. Jay is working this story for all its worth and he’s doing a spectacular job of it too. The writing is sensational and the characterisation is solid while the interiors are handled exceptionally well. This reminds us that Djinn aren’t the good guys and that our watered down Disney versions are misleading at best.
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