In The World Among Us is a comic written by Mack Duncan with pencils and ink by Ben Worrell and colors by Fabio Da Silva Bendres. A detective and her partner are chasing a robber who is making impossible getaways. This is a science fiction comic that features superpowers and contains mystery and dramatic elements. The leading lady for this story is Kath Rothschild, she is a straightforward and generally unhappy detective who knows more than she’s letting on. He partner is McGrath, he gives Kath a lot of leeway and trust which isn’t always reciprocated. Throughout the course of this story we’ll meet some interesting and mysterious individuals who play major roles. The story begins with the pair of detectives arriving at a jewelry store where it has been cleaned out without a mess. Later on they visit a bank where the same situation has occurred but they are starting to notice some similarities. While leaving the scene of the crime Kath runs into somebody she’d rather not meet. The action in this story can hit hard but there isn’t any blood or gore. The pacing is steady and the tone is that of a crime drama you’d see on TV with a hard-nosed lead. The intensity ramps up at certain points but overall it’s about average. The dialogue is almost entirely conversational with a few narrated glimpses into Kath’s head. There are no word-heavy pages here. This is an interesting comic that’ll have us following a non-nonsense lead as she deals with mysterious people, covert organizations, and crime.

            The art here is detailed but a bit rough with a nice focus on shading. The color range is wide and realistic with a good variety on each page. Though we do get a glimpse at desert-like environment most of this story takes place in a city where buildings are tall and close together. There are a number of standout locations from a jewelry store and a bank to the police station, with most of the time being spent in an interrogation room. The backgrounds most often show the surroundings from the brick on the buildings to the grey walls of the bank. Other times it’ll be a random gradient color. The expression level here hovers around average as Kath doesn’t show much beyond a hard look. The emotional range is almost all anger with a bit of fear and sadness. The faces are drawn well enough for the looks to be clear but occasionally they can look wonky. The effects here are bright and eye-catching. The violence here is physically hard-hitting but don’t have any blood or gore. The action scenes don’t go too long and they flow smoothly.

“Is this worth reading?”

Yes.

“Would I like this?”

If you like science fiction stories with mystery and drama that stars a woman detective who is chasing a thief then this is for you.

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

PG-13. Violence.

“Could I get a quote from the comic?”

“Do you often have so much sympathy for your prey?”

 

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Indiegogo Link: https://indiegogo.com/projects/among-us-issues-1-2/x/26236710#/

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

Probably Contains Spoilers

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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 44

Violent Pages: 5, for 11% 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 – 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.”