After the events of Resident Alien: Suicide Blonde #0, Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle has a new case on his hands, one that you guessed by the title of this series, is an apparent suicide. It’s also a case that can get personal for the doctor. With a few twist turns and Peter Hogan’s continually stellar writing, the end result is a fun comic that continues to develop Harry’s character in ways you’ll find most enjoyable.
While Harry’s personality is an intriguing one, it’s still developing. Like a child with a curious mind, Harry gets smarter and at the same time, shows more of himself every issue. This is one of the best elements of the comic. Even though he has an ability to retain the planet’s pop culture and is mega intelligent, little things still escape him. His inability to know what the space needle or the iconic TV show “Frasier” are prove he’s still getting accustomed to life on Earth.
Luckily for him, his nurse, Asta, who is aware of Harry’s “abilities,” is along for Harry’s journey to Seattle for answers. Her ability to understand Harry’s penchant for the truth and his purity make them a great duo. With the government’s knowledge of Harry’s whereabouts in the country, Asta’s role is sure to expand as the series continues.
The art of Steve Parkhouse, like Hogan’s writing, is consistently good, but the more gruesome scenes highlight a side of Parkhouse fans of this comic have yet to see. The more “real” and surreal art definitely highlights the voyage Harry is about to undertake.
With Hogan and Parkhouse at the helm, you can bet the ride to Seattle (and the continuing unfolding of Harry’s backstory) is going to be an interesting one.
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.
It looks like the show is headed to Seattle.
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