Suneater #3

Suneater #3

Heavy Metal Comics 2020

Written by Dylan Sprouse & Joe Harris

Illustrated by Diego Yapur

Coloured by DC Alonso

Lettered by Saida Temofonte

In a desperate quest to take his son back from King Harald of Norway, the warrior Kveldulf fully embraces his addiction to the parasite wolf Garm, with terrifying results.

Oh my just when you think this series couldn’t get any stranger, more terrifying and infinitely more interesting these folks certainly prove that wrong. Most folks don’t really know much about the Norse Gods, sure they know Thor and his family but after that how much do they really know? The Bard who travels with Kveldulf for example or who Garm’s sire is, or the father of werewolves. His benefactors who pay him a visit here and do what they must without revealing anything more about themselves, for names have power, are a constant reminder of be careful what you wish for as your wish may just be granted.

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 exceptionally well. I am also a fan of the fact that since some things aren’t mentioned it encourages the reader to do some research on their own into this dark world. The character development remains extraordinary and while this issue is based mostly upon action that doesn’t stop us from seeing how he acts and reacts to the situation and circumstance he finds himself in, which shows us a lot more about Garm than we thought we’d need to know. The pacing is superb and as it takes us through the pages revealing more and more of the story we are swathed in a blanket like a baby too tight to get it off.

I am very much enjoying how this is being structured. With how the layers within the story continue to grow and new ones emerge as they all twist around one another like some bizarre DNA strand we can’t look away and we cannot escape what is happening. The way that everything works together to create the story’s ebb & flow is pretty amazing. I am also impressed with the fact that the issue is basically one huge fight scene and it doesn’t feel like we’re missing anything in the story. If anything it serves to enhance the story in ways I hadn’t thought were possible.

The interiors here are absolutely stunning to behold. How we see the linework with its varying weights and techniques being utilised to create this level and quality in the attention to detail is mindbogglingly brilliant. How we see the backgrounds being utilised and how they are incorporated into the composition within the panels is stupendous stuff. Not only are the moments enhanced but they bring us this great depth perception, sense of scale and that 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 a remarkably talented eye for storytelling. The colour work that we see is divine. How the various hues and tones within the colours are being utilised to create the shading, highlights and shadow work is phenomenal. From all the greens, purples and the way that the bard looks like he’s a living technicolour dreamcoat shows this sensational eye for how colour works and how the hues can be utilised to their fullest.

I am super impressed with this series and each issue just pulls me in further and further into their lives. For someone who is known as child actor and is now grown up it’s nice to see that he has these spectacular ideas and knows how the execute them with some help. Trust me when I say that Heavy Metal has some of the strongest and most intriguing/interesting stories on stands right now and you need too make sure your shop is carrying them or ordering them for you!