Tigress Island #2 // Review
They’re trapped. Didn’t know what they were getting into when they got there. And now they are being treated like the slaves that they have become. However, they’ve only been turned into slaves on the outside. They’re determined to get to safety and freedom. In order to do so they’re going to have to learn to trust each other in Tigress Island #2. Writer Patrick Kindlon and artist EPHK continue a particularly appealing or thriller, featuring an emotionally engaging cast trying to get itself out of the hell that it has come to be in l before it’s too late.
One of their problems is the fact that they’re just isn’t anyone who seems to speak English aside from their captors. When they finally find someone who seems to understand English on some level, it’s very difficult to understand her. The good news is that she’s been around for long enough to know with some of the basics of how the island operates. If the rest of the women can break the language barrier for long enough, they might just be able to have a chance of getting out. It’s not going to be easy, though. They’re being watched very closely.
Kindlon is doing an admirable job of juggling a rather large ensemble of characters. There is a sharp sense of execution throughout. Not only is he juggling all of the different characters, but he’s doing so in a way that advances the plot with a sense of urgency. it’s only a matter of time before they are forced to do things which will likely begin to break their spirits. And so they really need to get moving very quickly. There’s a strong sense of that. The dialogue has a complexity to it. And there’s clearly been a lot of thought put into even the intricate poetry of the dialogue of the woman who speaks very little English. It’s all very tightly crafted.
Once again, it takes a while to get used to the Little Orphan Annie eyes of everyone on Tigris Island. It’s not easy to see a bunch of people with a pupils or iris and think that it’s anything other than disturbing and unnatural. However, once the reader gets used to that aspect of the visual drama,EPHK’s work is strikingly, beautiful. The artist framed each shot with a very clever sense of composition. The urgency of the drama is brought forth quite vividly, as are the emotional states of everyone involved.
As everything progresses, it begins to become increasingly apparent that what’s emerging on the island is something special. it’s not totally clear that every member of the ensemble is going to make it out alive. But there’s more than enough emotional connection between character and reader to make it all feel so strikingly well rendered on so many different levels. It’s really apparent that there’s a very definite climax that’s going to hit the page in a few issues. Already it’s feeling like it probably is going to end a little bit sooner than it should. Given the way the first couple of issues have gone. It really feels like a sequel series. They already be in order.
