Read Brian Bullen's review of the one-shot below!
"The Clock Strikes! Start the Clock!
A: Adam Jakes
L: Spectrashift
Synopsis…Welcome to 1930s New York and the seedy rooms of an illegal gambling den known as the Dead Cert Club. In a tale dripping with murder and mystery we meet the ultimate femme fatale, Honey Black and the most powerful man in the underworld of New York, Marcus Graves. We learn what happened when they met and how it just might have led to the creation of that masked scourge of the criminal classes... The Clock!
Thoughts…I have read some of the adventures of the Clock in Shokwave and they have always had a great tone to them. There is a sense of the time with how it's all put together. The vocabulary used gives it that real pulp 30s vibe. This story has noir feel to it, with a narrator taking us through the story, giving us a glimpse at the big man himself Marcus Graves and his first encounter with The Clock and why he is so eager to keep his presence under wraps.
This was a great story from start to finish. Straight away you get pulled in and it does a great job of carrying us through as the narrator weaves a tale of dames and gangsters. In the previous stories I have read I can’t remember seeing Graves, only recall mentions of him being the scary guy in charge and this really goes a long way to showing just why he is not to be messed with for sure. This one shot also does a great job of adding to the mythos of The Clock, is there really a supernatural edge to it all, yes or no it all makes for some great storytelling.
This story had a real voice to it, as I was reading along I could hear the words running through my head. This was helped in no small part by the use of the likeness to famous people in the illustration. This was used to great effect throughout the issue. Also the black and white really added to that 30s feel of the whole thing.
If you are thinking about backing this on Kickstarter, I would wholeheartedly recommend adding the original book to the pledge as well, or even go the whole hog and add the 6 issues of Shokwave as well as not only will you get further adventure featuring The Clock but also some other really awesome stories from John and other collaborative artist as well.
Kickstater link is here
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