Lost Falls #1

Lost Falls #1

ComiXology Originals 2021

Written by Curt Pires

Illustrated by Antonio Fuso & Pierluigi Minotti

Coloured by Lee Loughridge

Lettered by Micah Myers

Halfway between a dream and a memory.

When Detective Daniel Pynchon Wakes up in Lost Falls, on the shore with no recollection of how he got there, he struggles to piece together the events that lead him there. As he investigates the phenomenon surrounding his memory loss and the town itself, he discovers horrors both human and otherwise.

I was so resistant to reading digital comics when they first started coming out. Sometimes I think it is bad enough to read pdf’s when doing reviews for companies but over time and thanks to ComiXology Originals I’ve come to a place where I think both physical and digital copies have their place in our reading lists. While I do miss the way that we see the artwork on paper the overall effect isn’t lost at all digitally. This story is really rather interesting to me because we’ve got one guy who keeps losing his memory in this town and he’s investigating a mystery, within a mystery, and from what we as the reader see is both human and as far from it as you can possibly get. The combination of everything we see is phenomenal.

I am a huge fan of the way that this is being told. The story & plot development that we see through how the sequence of events unfold as well as how the reader learns information is presented exceedingly well. The character development that we see through the dialogue, the character interaction as well as how they act and react to the situations and circumstances which they encounter fleshes out these characters sensationally well. The pacing is superb and as it takes us through the pages introducing the story, the characters and this world we’re very much pulled into this in such an amazing manner.

I really appreciate how we see this being structured as well as how the layers within the story emerge and grow. The layers within the story contain the characterisation and the plot twists and whether they work with the main arc or swirl around it they all add depth, dimension and complexity to the story. How we see everything working together to create the story’s ebb & flow as well as how it moves the story forward is so beautifully achieved.

The interiors here are really rather spectacular. The linework is great and how we see the varying weights and techniques being utilised to create the detail work we see throughout is extremely well rendered. That we see backgrounds utilised as we do throughout the book makes me a happy camper as they enhance and expand the moments as well as how they work within the composition of the panels to bring out the depth perception, sense of scale and the overall sense of size and scope to the story. The utilisation of the page layouts and how we see the angles and perspective in the panels show some remarkably talented eyes for storytelling. The colour work is utterly gorgeous. The various hues and tones within the colours being utilised to create the shading, highlights and shadow work show a spectacular eye for colour and how it works.

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There are so many strange and unusual things that are happening here and we see the cause of all this, or we think we do, and whether or not this is accurate remains to be seen. The killing, the drug that we see and Daniel’s own experiences all of which seem unconnected and yet part of the steam thing. With some exceptional writing and strong characterisation wrapped up in these amazing interiors take the reader on crazy and creepy unexpected journey through the unknown.