The Sentinel #1 is a comic created by Isaac Willbanks and Matteo Meloni. A man falls from the sky into a city that has seen its fill of super folk. This is a story that has shades of Superman and the MCU but it has been blended up nicely. The man on the cover is named Orion and he has super-strength, flight, and memory loss. The person with the most page time is Doctor Valerie Jones, a scientist who discovers Orion as he landed in her yard. The plot is seen from Valerie and Orion’s perspective and from the perspective of a man named Anton who is attempting to make it so that superheroes won’t be needed anymore. The action is very heavy-handed and looks like something out of movie. The dialogue has classic heroic quips scattered about but it should be easy to understand. There aren’t any wordy pages but a couple of them do get a bit thick. Overall this is an interesting debut comic that is clearly influenced by others; here’s hoping it’ll come into its own.

            This is drawn in a smooth style but not in the way most modern comic are. The coloring is realistic and a good job is done at highlighting the important characters against the backdrop. The three main locations this story takes place are on a farm, in a lab, and in downtown Saturn City. Whether or not they persist from panel-to-panel will vary. This comic does an above-average job at showing expressions with the people showing a wide range of emotions. The faces are smoother and have fewer lines when it comes to the women but the men are full of wrinkles, scars, and stress. There is a bit of face sameness but nothing that’ll throw you off. The action scenes are full of big hits and showcase a brawling style. They are easy to follow and have are a decent length. The outfits lean either to modern superhero or classic fantasy.

“Is this worth reading?”

Yes.

“Would I like this?”

If you like stories starring a fish out of water superhero and smart human women with a science vs. savior aspect this is for you.

“What would this comic’s film rating be?”

PG-13. There are some hits here.

“Could I get a quote from the comic?”

“Good news is, I found it. Bad news, it does not work.”

 

Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/devinarscottcomics/the-sentinel-1/description

***IN-DEPTH COMIC STATS BELOW***

Probably Contains Spoilers

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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 32

Violent Pages: 10, for 31% of the comic

Sexy Pages: 0, for 0% of the comic

 

**The levels below aren’t necessarily maintained throughout the whole comic, but they were definitely reached**

 

Violence Level – 3

“Wasn’t no tussling at all.”

“Sometimes you gotta hit somebody.”

“I’m getting charged with how many counts of assault?”

“This was a tournament arc.”

“All my life I had to fight.”

 

Gore Level – 1

“The only thing leaking out your face is tears.”

“Looks like somebody spilled some ketchup.”

“Might need to soak that up with a bath towel.”

“That isn’t supposed to be outside the body.”

“This is a slaughterhouse.”

 

Death Level – 1

“And everybody lived happily ever after.”

“We might have gone to a couple funerals.”

“It just LOOKS like a serial killer was here.”

“Yeah this was a tragedy.”

“Think Gettysburg.”

 

Porn Level – 1

“Everybody kept their clothes on.”

“I guess it was too hot for a bra.”

“Sometimes you got to let everything air out.”

“This is like late night Cinemax in the early 2000’s.”

“Oh. This is porn.”