Justice #1

Justice #1

Wingless Comics 2020

Written by Brian “Bats” J. Lambert

Illustrated by Gleidson Ribiero

Coloured by Nestor Redulla

Lettered by Rune Makerz

Issue #1 sees Justice among the rooftops of Las Sombras, the City of Shadows, where gambling meets the sea. The days grow darker and evils that once hid in the shadows prowl the streets. With his quest weighing heavily on his mind, Justice intervenes when the Children of the Night give into their bloodlust.

I was sold completely here through the opening of this book. Now I’m not sure who the dude on the right was but his reaction to conversation between Mr. King and John McClain was precisely what mine was a lot of eye rolling and full out laughter. It was the first page and by George I knew I was going to love this book. If you can look at the first page and have it connect this solidly with you well then you should know you are in for a heck of a great read and I have to say that while God, heaven and angels are a theme here, not once to feel preached to or tried to be influenced by someone else’s beliefs and feelings. So massive kudos to Brian for being able to write this kind of story and have remain in neutral.

I really am enjoying the way that this is being told. The story & plot development that we see through how the sequence of events unfold as well as how the reader learns information is presented extremely well. The character development is marvellous and I love seeing Justice speak to folks. The dialogue, the character interaction and how they act and react to the situations and circumstances they encounter really do wonders in bringing them to life. The pacing is superb and as it takes us through the pages revealing this world, introducing new characters and setting the stage for what’s next we’re very firmly planted in our seats.

I like how we see this being structured as well and how the layers within the story story emerge, evolve and strengthen. This is where the drama and intrigue happen, not to mention it is also where we learn a few details along the way about the characters. How we see everything working together to create the story’s ebb & flow a well as how it moves the story forward is really well achieved.

I am definitely a fan of the interiors here. The linework is sensational and how we see the varying weights and techniques being utilised to create this level and quality of detail work really blew me away. Super impressed for sure and with the way we see backgrounds as well, the brick walls closing in the alley is great to see. Now if we get only see more of them in use. The composition within the panels allow for us to see this great depth perception, sense of scale and that overall sense of size and scope to the story. The utilisation of the page layouts and how we see the angles and perspective in the panels show such a remarkably talented eye for storytelling. I love the colour work as well. The way the blues float off Justice always pop in just the right ways and the cop cars red light really does wonders for that moment. The various hues and tones within the colours being utilised to create the shading, highlights and shadow work showcases an extraordinary eye for how colour works.

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I love this already. Justice is on a mission, maybe not one from Elohim but that’s okay because the world is too dark a place for heaven to hear the prayers of the innocent and it’s high time someone quieted that noise. Will he survive long enough? Not if the Children of the Night have anything to say about it but then again i’m sure there will be an issue three, the one after the big fight! This is fresh, exciting and interesting and it does a beautiful job in engaging the reader as well. I recommend you head over to their website, check em out and get a copy of the book.

https://www.winglessent.com/