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Creative Team:
Writer- Griffin Sheridan and Ethan S. Parker
Artist- Robert Quinn
Letters- John J. Hill
Cover A- Robert Quinn
Cober B- Robert Quinn and Ryan Stegman
PUBLISHER: IMAGE COMICS
Plot Rundown:
Issue 5 opens up heartbreakingly as this story similarly does so well, giving us a peak behind the curtain deeper into the plot. We see Rose’s mom finding out she is due to have a baby and forced to work a dead-end waitress job. She leaves a message for her father, telling him her heartbreaking disdain for him and how he ruined her life.
One stormy night, she experiences a contraction, which leads her to hit a child by the name of Alex and leave the boy to die. As she settles in on the couch, she watches in horror as the news details the boy’s body being found and his grandmother vowing vengeance upon whomever ruined what life she had left.
The Art:
The story is often told in the words we see on the page. However, in this issue, the story is told by what Robert Quinn shows us. He does a hauntingly beautiful job showing us Rose’s mom’s sad state and the pure pain that Alex’s grandmother feels. My favorite panel is how witch-like and terrifying Robert makes Rachel Forrester look on the final page of this issue. It has so much striking detail within the wrinkles, the colors, and the overall grief-stricken face. The art truly continues to feel so life-like and a knockout.
The Writing:
Griffin and Ethan may have sat passengers in this issue due to Roberts’s outstanding artwork, but that does not mean they did not continue to tell an amazing story.
Much like the art portrays grief, their words carry the weight of a mountain. You can feel how heavy they are when Rose’s mom discusses how her life is ruined; she drops out of school and is barely above water. It lets you put yourself in her shoes and her panic.
Overall:
Kill Your Darlings continues to be a heavyweight for Image Comics. The grief-stricken story weighs on us in a tale of sadness on this particular issue and lets us feel a connection to these characters in a way most comics fail to do.
If there is a crack in the armor, I have yet to see it because I am in love with this story. however, make sure to have a box of tissues handy when reading this.
9.5/10
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