For Jack Sterling, life is an unending bore of working for the neighborhood print shop punctuated by the occasional bar fight and the verbal sparring with his ex-girlfriend Becky. When the body of defeated vigilante, Phantom Gazer, is thrown through his window, Jack stumbles into his life-long dream of being a superhero. Taking the helmet that gave Phantom Gazer his powers, Jack also takes up the fallen hero’s quest of defeating his killer, the criminal overlord Lord Dragon.

Let me start this review by saying that this one is just a preview for the entire comic book. And I read it because I wanted to see if the full comic book was worth the money and time I would spend on it. And im gonna give you the answer for that at the end of this review.

There are parts of this preview where it falls flat on multiple fronts and at the same time this preview does leave a lot to be desired from it but where this preview doesn’t give it to us.

As a preview should have entice readers into wanting more, but instead, it feels more like a chore to get through.

The narrative in this preview does lack clarity and depth to it which really didn’t make interested in reading the full comic book.

At the same time the character in this preview are introduced to us without sufficient background or development, making it difficult to connect with their motivations or care about what will face during this preview or the entire version of this comic book.

The dialogue in this preview feel very stilted and unnatural, which detracted me personally from any potential emotional engagement. I was more or less left with awkward exchanges that fail to resonate with readers.

The plot in this preview was interesting and ambitious at first, but the main issue I had it with the plot in this preview is that it suffers from pacing issues. Because the plot jumps from one event to another without giving readers a chance to invest in the storyline. As a result, the stakes never feel as high as they should, and the tension is almost nonexistent

The writing style in this preview is more or less a mixed bag. Because in this preview we get glimpses of creativity, but they are overshadowed by clunky prose and repetitive descriptions.

Reading this preview felt like the creators of this comic book struggle with finding a consistent voice, which further hampers the reading experience.

I Give This Book 1 / 5