"Any week with an issue of
The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys is a good week. Now at Issue #4, the series is written by
Gerard Way and
Shaun Simon, with art by
Becky Cloonan, colors by
Dan Jackson, and letters once again by the ineffable
Mark Piekos of Blambot. The experience of the comic is dictated by each member of this team in such a pronounced way that it’s hard to think of
Killjoys existing
without the contribution of each. Cloonan’s inks have that slightly
savage quality that melts into a calligraphic grace which works so well
in action as well as dialogue scenes and pops so memorably against
Jackson’s always edgy colors. The ongoing drama between pornbots Red and
Blue keeps up the emotional pitch of the issue, and reminds us that the
comic is as much about big storytelling as being emotionally engaging.
This series more than many is so firmly about characters that it hits
those emotional notes on a regular basis. The girl is now “New Girl”
with a resistance makeover, but she’s up against some crises of
conscience when it comes to Val’s behavior, and this suggests that she’s
going to continue to be the questioning conscience on the book. At what
point does a brutal environment create only brutality rather than
heroism? Unfortunately, “New Girl” has some very tricky and convoluted
claims to sift through that may make or break her future as a resistance
member. Never a dull moment with
Killjoys."
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