The Woman From A.F.R.O. #1 is a comic written by Anthony Jefferson and illustrated by Ednardo Alves with colors by Jermael Lessey. A woman goes undercover at a social event to protect a very important man. This is a stealthy spy story about that gives us just enough of a taste to see if we’ll bite. The leading lady for this tale is Stella, an agent for the All Female Revolutionary Organization. She has a woman on comms assisting her but we don’t know her name yet. She is nerdy though. The story is straightforward; they simply need to protect this man from potential assailants. Be prepared for things to get hairy. The action here is hard hits mixed with just a bit of blood, no gore at all. The pace starts off fast but slows down when we get into the meat of the story. The tone is serious and slightly intense but this is standard fare for a stealth story. The dialogue has a slight humorous tilt and a couple of pages might seem wordy due to the subject matter. This is an interesting debut comic that almost feels like a teaser for whatever comes next.
The art here has as significant focus on how light hits the skin, which is a nice touch considering the fact that most of the characters here are brown. The coloring here seems to have been done with realism in mind as everything shown here you could picture in real life just the way it is. There isn’t much in the way of scenery here due to the fact that this takes place at a ball-like party and most of the backgrounds on close-ups are bold colors and lack any scene-specific objects. The expression level in this comic is higher than average as these characters are sporting a new look nearly every panel. The range here is decent though it seems a serious look is the default. Very rarely will you be confused about what emotion is being conveyed by a character. The faces here are drawn with enough detail and life-filled features that everything comes across strongly. The action is mostly physical with the scene containing a bit of blood. The outfits here are standard for a fancy party.
“Is this worth reading?”
Yes.
“Would I like this?”
If you like lady-led tales starring a black woman and dealing with stealth and spy vibes this is for you.
“What would this comic’s film rating be?”
PG-13. Violence.
“Could I get a quote from the comic?”
“I know, I read it. I just like hearing you nerd out.”
Purchase Link: https://www.frolife.com/products/the-woman-from-a-f-r-o
Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/frolife/the-woman-from-afro/description
Unboxing Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVr5q097IC0
***IN-DEPTH COMIC STATS BELOW***
Probably Contains Spoilers
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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 20
Violent Pages: 3, for 15% 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 – 2
“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 – 2
“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.”
