Making Her Real As Can Be

The concept for Brian P. Katz and Anthony Eivers’ independent comic “Neutron Girl” is so intriguing that it demands your attention. Lets be serious here, a sexy heroine, flanked by a cute kitten and fueled by the thoughts of a horny and over-worked comic book writer? This idea is solid enough that it practically writes itself.

That’s not a knock on Katz and Eivers either. The writing on the first issue of “Neutron Girl” is fueled by organic and realistic language that ends up making it incredibly fun and sexy.

However, while the writing itself proves that this comic has room to grow, the art by “Seriffan” doesn’t do the writing of Katz and Eivers justice. As a result, in order for this series to reach its true potential, the overall look of the book needs to be polished more or a new artist must be found.

Throughout the 22-page debut issue, you get the feeling that these characters have enough depth for readers to get attached. The reason why is that you never doubt the fact that in the comic, Neutron Girl is a living, breathing thing and not a manifestation of her creator’s mind. However, with the reality of her own existence unknown to even her creator, she begins to question her purpose and future. Seeing her ask questions and then wonder what her future will be, if her creator decides to change his comic, is one of the most interesting facets of the comic.

Even more so, if this is ultimately the main focus of the series, it would be an interesting one worth checking out.

In the end however, the art doesn’t add anything special to a work that has the ability to be. Aside from a decent-looking cover, the panels are dull and look rushed. The colors as well aren’t consistent throughout and fail to help guide the story in a positive way. Obviously colored on a computer after being penciled, Seriffan has potential, but needs to put more effort into shading and definition before he can be considered a serious comic book artist. As it stands right now, the art in this book almost ruins an otherwise eclectic and fun reading experience.

In comic books, art and writing obviously go hand in hand, with both needing to be at an optimum level in order for a book to hold water. As of right now, “Neutron Girl” is an interesting enough read and worth checking out, but it has a way to go artistically before its true potential can be realized.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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