Bounty Hunter Solarfunk #1 is a comic written and illustrated by Sam Henze. A young girl hires a bounty hunter to track down the man who killed her father. This is a cyberpunk story with a bit of drama that stars a determined girl. The leading lady for this tale is Tera, she is attempting to find the man who killed her father and she is going around looking for help. Zeta is an older, very cool woman who used to be a bounty hunter. The story begins with Tera walking across a desert-like environment to a domed city and she immediately heads to the police station. There she discovers that the murderer isn’t even being looked for and that the cops just can’t do anything to help her. This takes place in a cyberpunk, high-tech world. There isn’t really any violence here. The pacing is a bit faster than average and there is a slight adventurous tone with some post-apocalyptic vibes. This never gets very intense but it can get stressful. The dialogue has a good amount of back-and-forth and characters normally speak concisely. There are no word-heavy pages here. This is a debut issue that sets the stage for an interesting cyberpunk adventure starring a young girl and a bounty hunter.

            The art style here is a bit cartoonish with thick outlines and interesting lighting. The color palette pulls less from red, blue, and yellow and more from cyan, magenta, and orange. The scenery consists of mountainous spaces with rocky or sandy terrain. There isn’t a central location as Tera goes from place to place for one reason or another. She’ll visit a police station, skate park, and even a parking garage. The backgrounds usually show the immediate and distant surroundings with the occasional solid color. The expression level here is above-average as these characters can give off strong looks. The main emotions are annoyance, anger, shock, bewilderment, and some happiness. The faces have a decent amount of detail but they can get animated so the expressions come across strongly. There isn’t any violence against living things here, but guns are used. The action scene is only one page long.

“Is this worth reading?”

Yes, if this is up your alley.

“Would I like this?”

If you like cyberpunk stories that star a couple of women searching for someone with an adventitious theme and a bit of drama then this is for you.

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

PG.

“Could I get a quote from the comic?”

“Did I mention I have money?”

 

Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/894557411/bounty-hunter-solarfunk/description

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

Probably Contains Spoilers

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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 26

Violent Pages: 1, for 4% 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 – 1

“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.”