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Newtown P.D. #2

This poor guy was stuck at one of the corner tables at SPACE, so I doubt that many people even got back to talk to him. He’s a cop, and this is a comic about things that have happened to him on the job. He told me that it’s all true, and nothing is really that outrageous to lead me believe otherwise. The art reminds me of early Hepcats stuff, but I think he’s using some kind of computer program for the art (Microsoft Paint is about all I know of, but I’m sure there are plenty of them) because everything looks kind of smudged. Not messy, as everything still looks pretty good if you don’t examine it too closely… you know, like computer generated characters in movies. Anyway, the highlight of this book is definitely the writing. Realistic, funny stories told from a cop’s perspective, along with a rant here and there begging people to make sure that they have an actual problem before they call the police. It’s an engaging book, and also encouraging to know that not all cops are like the ones that pull me over for speeding. Here’s hoping that he keeps this up. Send him a few bucks at: P.O. Box 92 Campbell, OH 44405.

Newtown P.D. #1

I’m actually reviewing this issue after I did the second one (this is 5/12/03). so I already have a pretty good idea in my head of what I think of this concept. Scroll down to the second one if you’re curious. This issue is the first day on the job for Carlos, from his worrying about how he looks in his uniform to wondering what he should say when he’s stuck in the elevator with the Chief. One of the things I like the best about this series is that Carlos never seems to lose sight of the fact that he’s not inherently superior to the people he’s writing about, and that’s something I wonder about a lot of cops. It’s a pretty quiet day in general. He has to deal with somebody running away when the cops chase him and a couple of domestic disputes. My main problem with the series is how messy it looks, but this was his first issue and the second one does look better, if still kind of messy. It’s still fun to read and should be even better when he works the minor bugs out. Check it out if you want to see cops portrayed as human beings, contact info is below…