Goshawk and Falconet Volume 2 is a comic written by Martti Kauppinen with art by Daniel Pascal and colors by Javi Laparra. Baron and Sierra are trying to work through relationship issues while battling new and returning villains. This is a science fiction superhero comic with a light mystery elements, strong violence, and a good dose of messy drama. The main man here is Goshawk, real name Baron Gunn. He is a technological genius and crimefighter who has created wings for himself and his wife that give them the ability to fly. The leading lady here is Baron’s wife Sierra, alias Falconet. She hasn’t been crimefighting for as long as Baron and sometimes her inexperience gets her into dangerous situations. Also returning this issue is King Vulture, a villain with an unknown plan who is a thorn in this duo’s side. This story begins with Falconet battling an Egyptian-themed woman in a chariot named Enigmax. As Falconet attempts to unchain herself while she is poetically being mocked by Enigmax the perspective shifts to Goshawk as he does a myriad of tasks from saving people from a fire to stopping a bank robbery. This takes place mainly in Los Angeles in a world where superpowered beings are not out of the ordinary. The violence is hard-hitting and bloody with the occasional gruesome attack. This moves at a steady pace with the tone of a high-stakes superhero movie. There are many dramatic and violently intense moments. The dialogue is aggressive and snappy with a lot of back-and-forth and mid-battle quips. Thick text bubbles are rare but there aren’t any word-heavy pages. This is a thrilling sequel issue that ramps up the drama as this power couple tries to repair their relationship while physically and emotionally battling outside forces.

            The art here is drawn in a smooth-looking modern style with different methods of lighting and shading. The color palette is realistic with a wide range and a good balance of bright and dark tones. Besides the sky, potted plants, and the general terrain there isn’t much in the way of natural scenery here. This story moves all over the place with the primary place being the Gunn Mansion which has the duo’s hidden headquarters called the “Bird’s Nest”. Some of the other locations include rooftops, a funhouse, the dock, other buildings, and the outdoors. The backgrounds are split between showing the actual surroundings and being a fuzzy gradient color. The expression level here is above-average as these characters are constantly reacting to what goes. Emotions are usually aggressive from anger to rage along with happiness, confusion, shock, and annoyance. Faces have a good amount of detail with just about every different expression being easy to decipher. Besides human limbs the main weapons used here are blunt instruments. The violence is bloody with a generous distribution of hard-hits and some gruesome attacks leading to light gore. The action scenes come in quick and lengthier bursts with a focus on big moments and a generally unconfusing flow. Most of the characters wear skintight costumes and there are a number of lewd poses from Falconet along with some suggestive angles. There are some BDSM elements here with a significant focus on the first letter.

“Is this worth reading?”

Yes, if this is up your alley.

“Would I like this?”

If you like science fiction superhero dramas that star a interracial couple with some issues and features mystery elements, bloody violence, and BDSM-vibes then this is for you.

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

R. Blood, violence, gruesomeness, light gore, lewdness, nudity, sexual scenes.

“Could I get a quote from the comic?”

“Falconet, get out of my way. He’s a dead man.”

 

Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/arachnacomic/goshawk-and-falconet-volume-2-flight-of-betrayal/description

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

Probably Contains Spoilers

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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 52

Violent Pages: 26, for 50% of the comic

Sexy Pages: 6, for 12% of the comic

 

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

 

Violence Level – 4

“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 – 4

“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 – 3

“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 – 4

“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.”