Narco #3 // Review
She had the date marked on her calendar. What’s more:she had it marked on her calendar with a heart. This would’ve been a nice thing for Marcus to know prior to the date. And it would’ve been really nice to help before her death. For murder. Of course, there’s a lot of of information that is unknown to Marcus. And he’s about to find out a little bit more in Narco #3. Writer Doug Wagner and artist Daniel Hillyard reach the midway point of their five parts, mystery thrillers, and an issue that a little bit more light around the edges of the murder question.
Given the fact that her apartment was essentially a crime scene, it wasn’t exactly the best idea to break in. There happen to be a couple of police detectives there at the time. There is some question as to why it was he would have gone to be there. Of course, precisely why it was that they were there at that hour. It is speculation as well. His conversation with the police detectives, Marcus is going to learn a few extra things that might throw a whole lot into question. And perhaps is going to raise more questions than it does answers.
It’s subtle. Wagner is cleverly extending the characterization of the murder victim. He’s doing so in and around a lot of activity with the extended ensemble. It’s just enough to make her more endearing. Midway through the series, Marcus is blacking out quite a bit. There’s a lot of stress going on. As a result, the rhythm of the issue is that much more staccato. Marcus’ condition is going to be an interesting factor in the storytelling moving forward as things are no doubt going to get all the more stressful. And stress makes him pass out.
There’s a breathtaking sense of humanity about the series group the visuals really drive home. The intensity of the emotions without making them seem amplified. And yet they clearly are. Everything is so well rounded in a very firm reality. It’s just apartment. Apartments and rooms. Nothing fantastic or anything like that. And yet the drama makes it all very compelling. It’s all delivered to the page with a breaking and clear line economy. It’ll Estacado, nature of the drama could’ve felt a lot more jarring were enough for the fact that Hillyard has. Done such a good job of making each moment flow across the page with its own kind of brace.
Overall, Wagner has kept the story moving away that feels like it could still have quite a few surprises down the road in the last couple of issues. The question of whether or not Marcus may have, in fact, done it remains somewhere in the background as so much is still so completely unknown about the murder. It’s also not too late for the possibility of the supernatural to start to settle in. Wagner and Company developed a narrative that really feels like it could go anywhere at all.
