Good morning good morning comic fans! We're back with another comic review from Queer Comics Expo. Today's entry is "The Thief's Tale" by Maia Kobabe, an all ages medieval fantasy adventure. So far, this is only the first issue, so i haven't seen tons of fantasy yet, but the medieval part is DEFINITELY there. The colour scheme (of the front and back cover, at least) really echoes in my mind that kind of wood etching print that design that you so often see associated with medieval art. The insides are all black and white, and I have to say the art is rather inspired. The figure drawings are nice and consistent, we got some great cross hatching used as a shading technique and the panel work is interesting! That's something even I want to work on more.
Since this is an all ages adventure, there isn't a ton of gay shit in here. The two main characters are two boys (which if you read my last review, you'll know is not my absolute favourite), go I GUESS the potential is still there, this IS only the first issue afterall.
The story centers around Owen, our main character who is leaving his home and family to become a apprentice in a bakery up in the capital. He leaves with a little money his mother saved up for him, and one of his late father's treasured possessions, a book, which is promptly stolen by a thief in town. Owen chases the thief down like a badass, and corners him on a raised drawbridge and appeals to his humanity to convince him to return his stolen items.
The thief, a big softy himself, agrees, and introduces himself to Owen as our second main character, Delia. It isn't long before The pair befriend one another, and Owen learns that Delia is in some amount of trouble with OTHER thieves in town...annnddd... DUN DUN DUNNNN that's where our first chapter ends!
All in all a cute little story. I'm kinda interested to see if any of this gets gay at all. If you're interested in finding out with me, check out The Thief's Tale here at this link.
Since this is an all ages adventure, there isn't a ton of gay shit in here. The two main characters are two boys (which if you read my last review, you'll know is not my absolute favourite), go I GUESS the potential is still there, this IS only the first issue afterall.
The story centers around Owen, our main character who is leaving his home and family to become a apprentice in a bakery up in the capital. He leaves with a little money his mother saved up for him, and one of his late father's treasured possessions, a book, which is promptly stolen by a thief in town. Owen chases the thief down like a badass, and corners him on a raised drawbridge and appeals to his humanity to convince him to return his stolen items.
The thief, a big softy himself, agrees, and introduces himself to Owen as our second main character, Delia. It isn't long before The pair befriend one another, and Owen learns that Delia is in some amount of trouble with OTHER thieves in town...annnddd... DUN DUN DUNNNN that's where our first chapter ends!
All in all a cute little story. I'm kinda interested to see if any of this gets gay at all. If you're interested in finding out with me, check out The Thief's Tale here at this link.
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