Street Sharks #4: The Shocking Secret Inside Fission City’s New Burgers

Fission City’s newest burger joint is here! In Street Sharks #4, we get a look at what happens when the new burger place on the block threatens the gang’s beloved Humongo Burger. Mega Burgers has launched to great success…..so much success it’s suspicious. Something fishy is definitely afoot when the Sharks realize their nemesis, Dr. Paradigm, is involved in this suddenly successful Humongo Burger.

Creative Team:

Writer: Stephanie Williams
Artist: Ariel Medal
Cover Artist: Philip Murphy
Editor-in-Chief: Bobby Curnow
Published by IDW Publishing

Writing

It’s no secret that Stephanie Williams is one of my favorite writers, regardless of medium. This issue of Street Sharks is incredibly well written. Whether intentional or accidental, Williams’ writing gives a callback feeling to the old Good Burger movie. As with pretty much everything Stephanie Williams writes, the characters are front and center. Whether it’s a combination joke of something being fishy and it’s not a combo or whether it’s the Sharks showing genuine care for their friends who own Humongo Burger, the characters really shine.

If the goal of a comic like Street Sharks is to humanize anthropomorphic Sharks, Williams knocks it out of the park. Williams could rely on the nostalgia of the old Street Sharks cartoons, but instead she gives us something fresh and new, showing the characters in a new way.

Art

Ariel Medal….count yourself a new fan! Medal is doing great work with these Street Shark comics. He simultaneously gives us art that feels modern and fresh, yet with tones and shadings that folks familiar with Street Sharks from the 90’s cartoon will instantly recognize. People always say don’t reinvent the wheel, but with the art in Street Sharks #4, it feels like Medal has done that in the best way possible. While keeping characters their familiar colors and shades, he still manages to modernize some of the settings and backdrops with crisp lines and bright contrasting color styles so prominent in the 90s aesthetics. Whether it’s the tape holding the “Jaws Pizza” sign on the car, or the seeds on the Mega Burger burgers, Medal shows a keen attention to detail that comic art fans will appreciate

Overall: 9.5/10

This one packs in excellent writing and great artwork. It feels just familiar enough while still feeling new with each panel. I can’t wait to read the next issue and see how the Sharks handle the predicament they find themselves in at the end of this issue.

Until next time, may your pulls be magical and your multiverse remain stable.

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