Chayoma – Curse of the Jangura #1 is a comic written by Peter Chizoba Daniel & Isaiah Ovie Daniel with art by Jimmy King & Ape Ekene Polycap. We follow a very powerful assassin as they go on missions for the good of the empire. This is the tale of a woman who questions the path she was supposedly destined to take. The main lady in this story is Chayoma, a woman born with abilities that shock those around and make her a prime target for the elite force called the Jangura. The story almost plays out like a montage with the Jangura going out and completing mission after mission under the orders of the high priestess. There is a lot of action here with just about every other page featuring violence. Because the story is told montage-like the pacing is pretty fast but we are offered moments of respite. The dialogue here is easy to understand and it is more proper English than casual. There are a few wordy pages especially when they are trying to get some story across. This is an entertaining introduction to a series about someone treated as a human weapon questioning why and how they’re being used.

            This is some very detailed art with a large range of colors. This comic moves from place to place but nearly every scene takes place outside. The expression level here is decent as most of the characters only show anger or shock, but it comes across well. The faces here are full of details and most of the characters have some kind of face paint. Now it will be difficult to differentiate between people but I wouldn’t say it is face sameness; it’s the fact that nearly everyone is bald. We do have some body variety but nearly pretty much everybody is ripped. The violence here is mostly done at the end of a blade but we do have some mystical attacks that stand out. The action scenes are normally done in spurts so they are all easy to follow.

“Is this worth reading?”

Yes.

“Would I like this?”

If you like stories set in Africa starring a woman with lots of fighting and clandestine missions with supernatural elements this is for you.

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

R. Lots of blood and stabbing.

“Could I get a quote from the comic?”

“Never in your existence should you question my orders!”

 

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

Probably Contains Spoilers

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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 15

Violent Pages: 8, for 53% 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 – 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 – 3

“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 – 4

“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.”