SINS OF THE SALTON SEA #1 (OF 5)
AWA STUDIOS
STORY: Ed Brisson
ART: C.P. Smith
COLORS: C.P. Smith
LETTERS: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
COVER: Tim Bradstreet
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Mike Deodato, Jr. with Lee Loughridge; Chris Ferguson; Mike Deodato, Jr.
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (June 2023)
Rated: “Mature”
Sins of the Salton Sea is a new five-issue comic book miniseries from writer Ed Brisson and artist C.P. Smith. Published by AWA Studios, the series focuses on a professional thief who finds himself with lives on his hand rather than the money promised in his hand. Letterer Steve Wands completes the series creative team.
Sins of the Salton Sea #1 opens somewhere out in the American West. It introduces Wyatt, a professional thief living off the grid. What he doesn't know is that his brother, Jasper, has been keeping tabs on him, and now, he has come asking for help. Jasper has allegedly scored information on one of those proverbial “last big scores.” If Jasper and his team can pull this off, everyone will be set for a long time, maybe even life.
Problem is that Jasper needs a fifth member of his team, and that would be Wyatt, an explosives expert. Wyatt reluctantly agrees, and he is right to be cautious. This heist is not anything like what Jasper and his team expects.
THE LOWDOWN: AWA Studios marketing recently began providing me with PDF review copies of their comic book publications. Sins of the Salton Sea #1 is the latest.
I don't have a lot to say about Sins of the Salton Sea #1, but it is a damn good read. Writer Ed Brisson offers a tale that when it blows up in the reader's face – and it does – it leaves everything changed and the direction of the story totally different from what the reader expected.
Meanwhile, artist-colorist, C.P. Smith, depicts the West in true grand fashion with a clean compositional style and panels that feel wide and cinematic. Smith's colors, however, give the story a deeply intimate feel. Not only the drama, but also the action scenes bring the readers up close and personal. I felt like I was there and in trouble with everyone else.
I highly recommend Sins of the Salton Sea #1. It promises a lot for the rest of this series.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of action thrillers and conspiracies will want to try Sins of the Salton Sea.
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Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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