From Parts Unknown #2 is a comic written by Adriano Ariganello with art by Daniel Caval and colors by JP Jordan. These wrestling brothers have different plans as the match against Golden Boy draws nearer. This is a supernatural wrestling comic with mysterious drama, grappling, and horror vibes. The main men here are the brothers Bruno and Pietro. Bruno is the older sibling and he is serious, calm, and wary, whereas Pietro is a confident, supposed ladies man who doesn’t like to listen. With them is Cindy, she’s a former waitress from the diner who seems to be important. This story begins with Bruno trying to cover his tracks and attempting to warn his brother about the danger of this promotion/town. His brother refuses to leave, mentioning the crowd size while Cindy also tries to give reasons as to why they should stay. The action here is very bloody with some gore and gruesomeness. The pacing here is a bit faster than steady and there is a “strange town” horror tone mixed with indie pro wrestling vibes. The intensity here is mainly brought about via violence. The dialogue is conversational with a lot of back-and-forth and aggression. There are no word-heavy pages here. This is an interesting sequel issue that raises the stakes and increases the drama all before this long-awaited match is underway.
The art here is drawn in a semi-cartoonish, stylized way with well done lighting and shading. The color palette is realistic but there is a blueish-green tone that will be seen frequently. Aside from a snow-covered exterior shot of the arena and a look at the entrance there aren’t any outdoor scenes. The different areas of the arena that are visited include the locker room, lengthy hallways, the backstage area, and the center of the arena where the main event is taking place. The backgrounds are split between showing immediate and distant surroundings and being a gradient color that tends to match the characters’ feelings. The expression level here is very slightly above average as they can have new looks multiple times per page. Emotions seen include: anger, confusion, shock, menace, happiness, and fear. The faces have a decent amount of detail with tiny eyes and thin mouths so sometimes the expression isn’t very clear but they can get a bit animated. The violence is delivered physically in a pro wrestling kind of way. There is some gruesomeness that leads to a gratuitous amount of blood along with gore. The action scenes come in two-page bursts that flow well.
“Is this worth reading?”
Yes, if this is up your alley.
“Would I like this?”
If you like supernatural pro wrestling stories that star two brothers and a woman and that feature drama, violence, mystery, and horror vibes then this is for you.
“What would this comic’s film rating be?”
R. Violence, blood, gruesomeness, gore.
“Could I get a quote from the comic?”
“There’s more to life than wrestling, brother.”
Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pestocomics/from-parts-unknown-2/description
***IN-DEPTH COMIC STATS BELOW***
Probably Contains Spoilers
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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 24
Violent Pages: 4, for 17% 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 – 3
“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 – 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.”
