Dirty Work At The Crossroads #1 is a comic written by Joshua Metzger with art by Carlos Nieto. On a far off planet crawling with both humans and mutants is a woman named Sunday Childs, and she’s found herself caught up in some mess. The main woman is Sunday Childs, a gun-for-hire who finds herself in a sticky situation. We’ll also meet a couple of leaders with cult vibes and some resourceful fellas. Sunday goes from the frying pan to the fire and is threateningly convinced to do what she’s good at. This story has a dystopian feel blended with futuristic sci-fi advancements. This comic has so much action to point of spilling over. There’s some talking then they get right to it. Shooting, fisticuffs, blades, everything is available here. Aside from a history lesson on the planet itself this comic doesn’t overdo it with the words, and it reads at a good and has a nice helping of wit. This is an intriguing fast-paced story that will hold your attention the entire time.
This is a dystopian type comic so the locations were either gonna be out on the sand/dirt or inside a dilapidated building. And this comic chose the former. They do get near the occasional building but the majority of time they are outside. The main expression in this comic is anger and when they attempt to show another one it doesn’t come off as strongly. There are light hints of face sameness but you might not notice. Characters are dressed like a cross between Mad Max and Star Wars. Some are dressed like its summer, others are decked out in armor like a fight is about to happen. And it probably is, because this comic does not shy away from conflict, it runs towards it. There are fights with all kinds of weapons and the distance between combatants varies. But it’s mostly gunfire. The only character that could be considered oversexualized is one of the leaders with culty vibes, but It’s probably a cult so it fits.
“Is this worth reading?”
Yes.
“Would I like this?”
If you like action-heavy romps taking place in a dystopian world starring no-nonsense women who jump into the fire and not around this might be up your alley.
“What would this comic’s film rating be?”
R. A lot of blood.
“Could I get a quote from the comic?”
“You say that like it’s actually an option.”
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Indiegogo Link: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dirty-work-at-the-crossroads-1/x/26236710#/
***IN-DEPTH COMIC STATS BELOW***
Probably Contains Spoilers
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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 23
Violent Pages: 10, for 44% 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 – 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 – 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 – 2
“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.”
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