The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of NO ANGEL #1 from Black Mask Studios. Eric Palicki and Adrianne Palicki write, Ari
Syahrazad draws, Jean-Paul Csuka colors, and Jim Campbell letters.
Hannah is an FBI agent and an Iraq war vet, but even that
can’t really prepare you for the murder of your father and brother. She goes “home”
to rural Wisconsin for the funeral only to learn that her father had been having
a long-term affair. Hannah’s upset, naturally, but the seemingly nice woman
hands her a Bible verse referring to the Nephilim. When Hannah tracks her down
again, she learns way more than she could have ever thought possible.
As first issues go, this one is a gem. It does a fantastic
job of showing us the kind of person Hannah is, using character interaction and
a cool flashback to the war. It presents a police procedural that’s just
slightly outside the system, which adds a level of interest. And it jumps us
with a couple of twists along the way that let us learn about some serious
weirdness in this town right alongside Hannah. I also love what the art does
with perspective; the angle shifts add another level to the whole story.
Hannah’s cop sense was tingling at the beginning of this
issue, but by the end she’s intrigued on a bunch of other levels. And honestly,
I am too, and I can’t recommend this one enough.
~Mike ( @MikeyGeek )
