Who is this masked woman? Who is The White Bolt? Who is THE MOTORCYCLE SAMURAI? Praised as “whimsical and dramatic” by ComicsAlliance, Chris Sheridan brings us a San Diego Comic-Con Special Release of MOTORCYCLE VARIABLE. In an post-future desert setting, we get the true tale* and origin of the infamous White Bolt, and she never misses! 

I need to admit here that I wasn’t a big fan of this comic book, but I also had a lot of fun reading this book which in the end made me give this comic book 3 stars out of 5 because it pretty good in my opinion. But lets not make this intro longer than it needs to be, so lets get into the review.

The story of this comic book is that we follow the adventure of the enigmatic Motorcycle Samurai in a wild, post-apocalyptic setting. Which I personally found to be intriguing and interesting. But I need to admit that the story often feels disjointed and hard to follow. 

At the same time the plot in a way lacks cohesion, with several threads introduced but not adequately developed or not finished at all. This aspect made it very hard for me personally to engage with the storyline.

When it comes to the characters in this comic book, I gotta admit that at first they were pretty intriguing and interesting. But the deeper I got into this comic book I began to notice that all of the character in this comic book were suffering from a lack of depth or any form of their personalities.

The main character is pretty good character since ease is a strong and charismatic character which I liked a lot. But when it comes to all of the other characters in this comic book, I need to say that they often come across as one-dimensional.

This comic book doesn’t have a lot of character development in it which made it pretty difficult for me to get invested emotionally in their journeys or outcomes.

When it comes to the visuals of this comic book, I need to admit that the the art style is distinctive and visually striking. And they both provide in a way a unique aesthetic that complements the chaotic world of this comic book. 

The illustrations this comic book has are pretty bold and dynamic, capturing the energy of the narrative which this comic book has. But there are times where the the visual storytelling can sometimes contribute to the confusion which I felt at times as I was reading this comic book. Some individual sections of the artwork were pretty hard to interpret and sequences that lack clarity.

But I need to say here that I really liked the themes of this comic book. The themes of justice and survival. But at the same time i feel like the themes of justice and survival weren’t thoroughly explored as they could have been. 

This comic book tries to delve into ideas of identity and morality, but I felt like  these themes were pretty overshadowed by the erratic pacing and narrative confusion

I Give This Book 2 / 5