TIN CAN SOCIETY #2 LOOK FOR CLUES TO WHO MURDERED A HERO

Who murdered Johnny Moore? Who took the suit? Kiki is on the search for answers and it may bring some old friends out of the woodwork.

Creative Team: Peter Warren & Rick Remender (Story), Peter Warren (Writer), Francesco Mobili (Artist), Chris Chuckry (Colors), Jackie Marzan (Letters), Harpen Jaten (Editor / Logo / Design), Erika Schnatz (Design / Production), and Gabe Dinger (Production Assistant)

TIN CAN SOCIETY Published by Image Comics and Giant Generator

THE STORY
The last issue was a tour de force in creating a launching point for a new story with new characters.  Peter Warren and Rick Remender have created a world that feels very lived in and this is just a small part of what’s happening. Warren’s script isn’t heavy on dialogue which is interesting for a new book. There’s a lot to get across to the reader, but Warren doesn’t bog you down with over telling the story.

The interesting part of this series so far is we’re introduced to the friends and ‘oh, by the way’ one of them wears an exosuit and is a super-hero. And he’s the one that gets murdered, not the other friends. Warren doesn’t spend a lot of time on Johnny and Caliburn, and that’s an interesting choice. 

This issue’s main push is whether or not Kiki and Greg can trust each other in the present due to things that happened in the past. You can feel that struggle in their dialogue, and it makes for great reading. The twist in this issue is a bit of a surprise, or it wouldn’t be a twist. I think we’re safe in assuming this is a red herring, but you never know. 

THE ART
Francesco Mobili’s art in this issue just continues to build on what was presented in the first issue. There’s a nice balance of panel work and single panel pages where necessary to make a point in the story. Mobili’s style is incredibly clean and is amazing to look at on every page. Chris Chuckry’s colors then jump in and elevate the art very nicely. There’s a nice color palette that the art team is using and it brings a lot of life to the characters each page. 

FINAL THOUGHTS
Overall this is a solid miniseries in just two issues and I’m really looking forward to reading more of it. Remender’s Giant Generator studio at Image Comics is producing some top notch comics, and well worth sampling if you haven’t already. 

THE RATING
This is a 7 out of 10 talking cars

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