Advance Review: She Could Fly – The Lost Pilot
The hit series from Berger Books continues with this new mini run which seeks to further extend Luna’s story. After spending a year in a mental institution, Luna is trying to piece her life back together.
Of course, this meandering tale has more facets with a new threat of Russians trying to use secret old technology, a new guru appearing in the sewers of Chicago all having perhaps longer term impacts. There are also personal ramifications in play as Luna’s fragile sanity is threatened by clues about the Flying Woman’s family, which once again inflames her curiosity. For a first issue, there is a lot of plates spinning.
Christopher Cantwell continues to weave a complicated story centered around Luna, encapsulated in the panels of her return to school, with all that entails; from friend, frenemies and the almost over bearing “caring” of the teachers and counsellors. The dialogue is continuity heavy, which may impact in grabbing new readers. That said, for those who have been with Luna from the first series will be intrigued to see how her and some of the regular cast have moved forward or backward depending on there own perspectives. The highlight of the book is the school scenes, which makes sense as Luna remains the focal point; the additional bits are fun, but for me they loses their importance the further removed from Luna the story goes.
The art is provided by Martin Morazzo is also back and again for fans of the previous books, you will know what to expect. The pace of the story seems disjointed in places, maybe due to the jarring disparity in the various aspects of events. The emotional aspects of Luna’s return are well handled in a consistent manner. The violence on show is sporadic but carries an impact. The panel structure is well organised, with nary a nine panel page in sight! Just goes to show, you can eschew modern storytelling quirks and go create your own page designs. Colorist Miroslav Mrva handles the changes in environments with aplomb, with letterer Clem Robins dealing the with level of dialogue well.
Berger books have delivered a series of great books from its inception. With this book however, I am not sure that the Dark Horse model of mini series actually benefits this book, with the complexity of Luna’s story maybe needing a more consistent schedule. Still, She Could Fly The Lost Pilot remains consistent in its quality of storytelling.
Writing – 3.5 Stars
Art – 3.5 Stars
Colors – 4 Stars
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Written by; Christopher Cantwell
Art by; Martin Morazzo
Colors by; Miroslav Mrva
Letters by; Clem Robins
Published by; Berger Books / Dark Horse Comics
In Shops: Apr 10, 2019
SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: FEB190265
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- I am a long time comic book fan, being first introduced to Batman in the mid to late 70's. This led to a appreciation of classic artists like Neal Adams and Jim Aparo. Moving through the decades that followed, I have a working knowledge of a huge raft of characters with a fondness for old school characters like JSA and The Shadow
Currently reading a slew of Bat Books, enjoying a mini Marvel revival, and the host of The Definative Crusade and Outside the Panels whilst also appearing on No-Prize Podcast on the Undercover Capes Podcast Network
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