Already unmistakably noir, Resident Alien just got a whole lot darker.
Behind another gruesome murder, gritty dialogue and some of Steven Parkhouse’s best work to date, the second issue of Resident Alien’s Suicide Blonde arc continues to satisfy every hard-boiled comic geek in the land.
Now in Seattle, Harry and Asta jump feet first into their suicide blonde case and things get hairy quickly. Possessing abilities he must hide from Asta, Harry is able to start piecing the case together. The clues are sparse, but Harry isn’t your average detective. His reading list, exposed in this issue, gives him a special insight, but his natural abilities transcend humanity. It’s more than ironic that Harry hides his abilities from Asta, who knows who or what he really is, but even she may be hiding something.
Who was she on the phone with towards the end of the issue? Can she be trusted? Is Harry fighting a three-front war? While there was no mention of the authorities in issue two, it’s obvious they are still hot on his trail. Is Asta leading Harry into a trap? Harry’s super foresight has led in the right direction several times, but has also been vacant when he’s needed it most. Is his respect for Asta blinding him from the truth?
So many questions and only one issue to solve them. This could pose a problem for many creative teams, but Peter Hogan and Parkhouse have proven before that they just need a few panels to decide the fate of a character. That being said, it’s safe to say this suicide blonde will go out with another bang.
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.
Already unmistakably noir, Resident Alien just got a whole lot darker.
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