by Alex Ness
April 18, 2023
THREADS
Writing: Scott O. Brown & Andrew Foley
Pencils & Inks: Russell Hossain pp1-44 Michael Shoykhet pp 45-88
Colors: Stuart Chaifetz
Lettering: Scott O. Brown
Original Story Editor: Lee Nordling
Comic Editor: Warden Foyle
Cover Art & Colors: Michael Shoykhet with Stuart Chaifetz
The Material TM Art, Design & Effects: Stuart Chaifetz
I don't normally find it a pleasure to do kickstarter prematerial or reviews of them, because I think the process is difficult for the creative talents and often end up being find works, but harder to find for the non Kickstarter buyers to find and buy. That isn't a complaint about the product, nor talent, not a complaint about the stores or buyers. It just reflects the world in which we live over in the comic book industry. So by now you might wonder, ok Nessman, you've given us your unsolicited opinion, tell about the book, or whatever it is you are planning to write. I thought a few things.
The dialogue was amazing, it felt authentic and not like a ditzy teenage girl dialogue, but something I might hear someone say. The ear for dialogue was accurate and that means something. So many movie and comics use dialogue as if they have to, because they are supposed to do so, But in this work, you feel like you not only heard from the characters, the story advanced, and you appreciated the notes and accents of what was said and how it was said.
The story telling moves at a pace that feels swift, but it is not unduly swift. It has a note of importance, and clarity, without being over dramatic or forced. In the 1930s to 1950s in serials, short subject chapter based films, to imply importance or action, a character would enter a room running or just short of running. It was the convention of the medium. This actually does the reverse, almost faking out the reader by writing it at a pace that feels normal, and works to frame the events and interactions to feel as if as important as an action scene might feel.
The art was truly unique and interesting throughout. I often have opinions about super heroes, that they live in a fake universe, that they exist in a time and place that would have to be different due to the fact that people with powers exist, and by that fact, the world would have to change. The artist here shows a normal existence, changed by someone possessing something powerful. I think that is a skill few modern artists display, whether they possess it or not. Comic artist of the past Don Heck was roundly disliked or people found his work boring, but, he did the opposite of what I described. His world and backgrounds were perfect for the story, but his characters were a bit less than interestingly drawn. I appreciate him when I see the art by modern artists who create out of nothing, normal, turned abnormal.
THE FINAL PRODUCT The concept is that a child of nudists has a fascination with fashion, and she longs to live in a different world and contribute to it, when she discovers a special sort of advantage in her creations, a kind of fabric that no other creator has access to use. This leads to envy, and makes enemies. It makes enemies of the sort no one would want. The story makes a truly apt commentary about what we do with our lives, to be unique, to be perceived as special and great. The work is easily one of the best for starting in one direction, and ending where no one thought it might go.
If you think this is a comic written just for girls, don't be stupid. It is a story. It has worth, and for me if I were grading it as a teacher in college, it would get an A for concept, for all aspects of the creative process and a special nod to the fact that in world of comics based on the same idea, this is something new.
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