Murphy, Myatt & Dalrymple, Scott – Fade From Blue #7

April 24, 2010

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Fade From Blue #7

The thrill seems to be gone for me. Maybe it’s just that I wasn’t in the mood to read this, but I read it twice to make sure, and it just didn’t do much for me. Nothing much of note happened this issue, and Christa, for whatever reason, is starting to get on my nerves. Love the little advice columns that “Christa” writes in the back of the books though, so figure that out. In this issue Christa bitches about her life, Iya decides that she misses life as a doormat, Marit trains for The Big Moment, and Elisa is just kind of there. I know I’m being too hard on this, but I haven’t read any other issues of this for months and one issue doesn’t seem to hold up well. This’ll probably look stupid when the trade comes out and I give it a glowing review, but I have to work with what’s here. It’s still only $1.50 though, and at that price I don’t mind a so-so issue or two. Contact info is in the heavens!

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Murphy, Myatt & Dalrymple, Scott – Fade From Blue #6

April 24, 2010

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Fade From Blue #6

Was that me complaining about this story not developing quickly enough. Boy, is my face red. What you have in this issue is a whole bunch of things happening at once, some of which are still barely explained at all. The only problem with this issue is that it had too MUCH story at once and it took away from some of the wonderful dialogue we’ve been treated to in the first 5 issues. Looks like there’s no way I’m going to be happy with this series, huh? No, it’s just another example of how wishy-washy I am. I try to find something remotely negative to say about these guys because I feel like I’m being overly nice about them, then find something so minor that it later turns out that I didn’t care about it at all. Welcome to the world of my reviewing logic! Anyway, this is going to be a hit in a few years (assuming there are still comics in a few years), so check it out now while all the back issues are still cover price. Contact info is up there, of course…

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Murphy, Myatt & Dalrymple, Scott – Fade From Blue #5

April 24, 2010

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Fade From Blue #5

Maybe it’s a bit self-indulgent to review the next issue so soon after I reviewed the rest of the series, but I finally found this and was dying to read it, so self-indulgence wins again! My complaint about the story developing slowly was reinforced in this issue, but I’m starting to think that that’s not a bad thing. The art is gorgeous, the writing just feels real and it’s a witty, funny book. As long as they keep putting out an issue every three months or so they could keep dragging the story along until issue #100 or so and I’d still be along for the ride. The issue deals with the continuing problems of basically all of the women. Iya is practically suicidal, Marit is fighting the legal system and Christa has, uh, STD issues to deal with. If and when a big book of this is published, buy it and be amazed. If it’s not, seek out the back issues, as they’re all in print and all cheap at $1.50. Contact info is above, seek them out!

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Murphy, Myatt & Dalrymple, Scott – Fade From Blue #4

April 24, 2010

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Fade From Blue #4

What a great series! Sorry, that probably ruins the suspense of whether or not I liked the book. It's the story of 4 half-sisters, joined together when their 4 mothers all die under mysterious circumstances. I wouldn't even know this if I didn't read the synopsis at the start of the book, as it hasn't been mentioned much at all in the series yet. That's my only complaint about the book, coincidentally enough. I'm all for letting a story build up momentum slowly, but I read the first four issues all at once and it seemed like there's still a LONG way to go until a lot of major things are addressed. Hey, as long as they keep a consistent schedule (and it's looking bi-monthly to me right now), I'll have the patience to trust in their master plan. And did I mention how cheap these are? How many comics do you see with a color cover for $1.50? I'm not sure where a good starting point is... you might be better off waiting for the first collection to come out, whenever that is, and then pick up the issues from there. But what you have here are four distinctly different, vibrant personalities all trying to do their own thing, and the book is enthralling because of it. Check out the website, it's well worth the effort to spend a few books and get caught up with what's going on here.

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