Evora Leigh: A New Breed #1 is a comic written by Malcolm McFadden with art by Ariyibi Toluwalase and Success Ikupolati. A woman infiltrates a tech lab in search of her parents. This is a fast-paced, action-filled issue starring a young lady with superpowers. The lady in question is Evora Leigh Smith; she struggles with her anger and has the ability to manipulate energy. The story begins with violence and it rarely lets up. The majority of the story takes place in the present day but we do get some flashbacks. The theme here is one of revenge and the action displayed matches that, with many crushing attacks but with little blood and no gore. This comic moves very fast, like a superheroine John Wick. The tone is very angry and serious with no humor at all. The intensity is high from the get-go and it barely gives the reader a moment to breathe. The dialogue is mostly narration from inside Evora’s head with not much being spoken aloud. She speaks in a succinct way, very straight and to the point. There is only one wordy page. This is a debut comic that starts with a bang and doesn’t let up while ending with a cliffhanger that’ll have you anticipating a sequel.

            The art style here has a slightly rough look to it and handles the various lighting effects with skill. The colors here seem to be aimed towards realism and you can relate some of these locations to places you’ve actually been. Speaking of locations, the majority of this story takes place in a tech facility so everything looks clean and professional. The panel backgrounds are constantly filled with parts of the scene from broken walls to smashed floors. The expression level here is a little below-average as the main look from Evora is that of anger and everyone else is fearful. The faces have well-drawn features so all the looks come across clearly. The energy manipulation done by Evora is a bright electric pink that becomes the highlight of any page it is on. The action scenes here are lengthy and very destructive. Things get lightly bloody but this comic is devoid of gore. Evora wears a suit that is made for dangerous situations but is also stylish.

“Is this worth reading?”

Yes.

“Would I like this?”

If you like superheroine stories starring an aggressive black lead searching for their parents and dealing with an evil company this is for you.

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

PG-13. Violence.

“Could I get a quote from the comic?”

“But I also have a feeling something bad is headed my way.”

 

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

Probably Contains Spoilers

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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 24

Violent Pages: 16, for 66% 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 – 5

“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 – 2

“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.”