Political commentary and horror comics Killadelphia converge in Sins of the Father – Danger Room

James Sangster Jr. He doesn’t get along with his father. The family tragedies they went through did not unite them but isolated them from each other. Their respective characters don’t help either. But James Sangster Sr.† Veteran Philadelphia police detective named after him diesand despite these misunderstandings, his son attends the funeral in Baltimore, where he lived for several years.

There is something strange behind his father’s death: When he died, he had been immersed in a missing persons investigation in Philadelphia for decades. Corpses with human bite marks and traces of long-removed disease. James Sangster Junior, along with his father’s forensic partner, is embroiled in a gruesome conspiracy dating back centuries before the United States was founded as a nation for too long.

killadelphiawith this title “plays with wordskill†Murder” in English) and “Philadelphia”, the name of the city, which is considered the cradle of American national identity, was born in the minds of the screenwriters. Rodney Barnes† This is out of some experience in the comic book world (Star Wars: Lando† Secret Empire: Birth of a Patriot† a TV hardened writer and producer† Credits include programs such as: Wu-Tang: An American Epicsetting fugitives marvelitas american gods from Neil Gaman† Watching a satirical play about John AdamsThe first vice president and second president of the United States came up with the idea of ​​creating an epic. taking historical facts as a starting point to add other supposedly hidden and unknown fictional facts of a supernatural nature.† A bit, you know, like that trend best sellers Literary works of the 1990s and early 2000s, such as celebrities eight from Katherine Nevillebut mostly against terrorism. He contacted the illustrator to turn it into vignettes. Jason Shawn Alexandera professional nominated twice for the award Eisner who changed his career in comics (worked with characters like) spawn† hell boy† Batman† Shadow† escape…) by exhibiting in art galleries.

The story between the two plunges the reader into a realistic urban setting, where the misery of the streets and the intrigues of the powerful are as terrifying as the supernatural, or more frightening. From this angle you can imagine super unfaithfulness from Pornsachk Photo Shoot Y Aaron Campbellthough the truth is, political commentary doesn’t coexist with horror comics as exceptionally as in this gem. Perhaps the analysis of the trajectory of so-called political ideals Founding Fathers of North America over time and in its original sins, it remains something more superficial and less important than what it promised at first glance. But the balance between what they’ve managed to hit on that front and the successful handling of the problem of plot, characters, and complexity in father-son relationships is certainly positive.

Barnes’ script has a lot to do with the creative achievements of the business, but the contribution of Shawn Alexander’s graphics is absolutely crucial. The atmosphere and the expressionism used in the most impressive moments are one of the defining features of cinema. killadelphia† Although the cartoonist uses photographic references, there are no traces in his vignettes, but each image has been darkly re-imagined, well suited to the tone of the story being told and ultimately enhanced by the artist’s terrific painting work. Valencian Louis NCT†

killadelphiaA title published in the United States by Picture ComicsIt was well received there and was nominated for the Eisner Award for Best New Series and premiered in 2021. spin off by the same authors entitled Nita Hawes Nightmare Blog† The Spanish edition of Norma combines the first six issues in a softcover volume with 176 full color pages for €20.-. It’s hard to be a fan of the best American indie series in this country, especially if they go beyond the superhero genre, but if you can afford it, it’s worth it.