The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of MIDNIGHT OF THE SOUL #1 from Image Comics. Howard Chaykin writes and draws, Jesus
Aburtov colors, and Ken Bruzenak letters.
The Second World War is over, but Joel’s problems are really
just beginning. He’s been writing for a few years, but can’t get anything
published. He basically handed over his house to his brother-in-law. And now he
discovers his wife’s secret – she’s been lying about her job in a big way. Joel
is angry and betrayed, and as a former soldier he only knows one way to handle
it.
The war was hard on Joel, invading Europe and getting shot
and getting hooked on morphine. The drinking didn’t seem so bad to him after
all of that. It certainly makes it easy to sympathize with the guy, and it
doesn’t hurt that his narration explains his feelings so well. This is a
well-told story, though it’s a simple one (so far, anyway). And the art has a
certain emotional sense of its own, which really helps to build the drama.
There’s an emotional depth in this story that makes it a bit
hard to read, but also makes it entirely worth reading. Definitely check this
one out.
~Mike ( @MikeyGeek )
