Tigress Island #4 // Review
The women reach a beach. They’re being led to a place that seems civilized. And there’s a really good chance that there aren’t any cannibals there or anything like that. Everyone but Bridgett is kind of surprised to see another non-native of the island there. (Bridgett would probably be more impressed if she could see. She didn’t bring her glasses and so she doesn’t know who it is. She’s about to find out in Tigress Island #4. Writer Patrick Kindlon and artist EPHK continue an action adventure series in the style of old 1980s straight-to-video all-woman action films. It’s fun.
The woman in question is Jacqueline Barber. She’s a huge Hollywood star. She’d been in Midnight In Morocco. She’s a big, glamorous start who has been stranded on the island for some time now. She’s managed to make it work, though. (Even without shampoo and skin care.) She’s confident. She’s capable. And she’s got a millionaire locked-up in a bamboo cage. Why is he locked-up there? Because she hasn’t killed him yet. It’s a long story. There’s a good chance that the millionaire in question might mean the difference between life and death for the women.
Kindlon’s wit continues to power a very sharply-paced, action comedy. The danger on the island continues to develop in directions that actually begin to show some serious consequences. There is a real heavy edge to the story that Kindlon is bringing to the page. And there's quite a missed a bit of mystery around the edges. Not just with respect to the island itself, but with respect to the larger ensemble as well. All of the women come across as being very interesting. And they have mysterious backgrounds that could theoretically come to play as the series continues.
EPHK manages to make the visual reality of the world work. This is really strange given the fact that, once again, all of the eyes of all of the characters are completely white. And yet they're all very expressive. The atmosphere of the island feels very well integrated with the drama. And all of the women in the series come across as being beautiful and different ways. In spite of the fact that they don't have any pupils. There is quite a bit of admirable strength going on throughout the issue. And nearly everyone on the page seems heroic in one way or another. That's not an easy thing to do.
EPHK approaches each of the characters in the ensemble with her own distinct personality. The artist is embellishing on basic concepts that have been developed by the writer in a way that feels deeply atmospheric. It's a really nice fusion between writer and artist. The strangely amplified weirdness of the script is brought to the page with strangely amplified weirdness in the visual rendering. It all seems to be making it to the page in a really respectable way. Very sharp and charmingly clever stuff throughout.
