Hollowed #4 is a comic written by Casey Bowker with art by Darius Johnson. There are big revelations this issue and the drama gets a little less thick. Vasquez and Gorman have to deal with a woman who might be a suspect and in doing so are introduced to a lawyer with a lot of power named Sylvia Saint. Their interaction with her is the fire starter for the rest of this story. There is some physical action in this story but the majority of the conflict is arguments. You ever watch Law & Order? Remember the part where the defense attorneys argue with the detectives and the DA? That’s what it’s like. And that’s what it reads like, as there are paragraphs aplenty. A bunch of words to read. Dialogue is realistic for the most part though there is a little cheesiness thrown in there. This series reaches a new high with this issue as the stakes are significantly raised.

            Almost the entirety of this story takes place inside of the police station so nothing particularly stands out. The characters are very expressive; they use their whole bodies to talk most of the time. The high details in their faces make them seem more alive and you will see many different looks from everyone in this story. There are some special effects in this issue that I can’t get into due to spoilers but it does drive home the point. Most of the action here is spoken but when it does get down and dirty it is swift and looks painful. Are the women here sexualized? Well there were eight specific shots on women’s butts, and all the ladies are thick.

“Is this worth reading?”

Yes.

“Would I like this?”

If you like detective tales with partners that have trouble seeing eye-to-eye facing a threat they don’t fully understand then this is in your wheelhouse.

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

R.

“Could I get a quote from the comic?”

“Getting my nose broken isn’t my kinda nightcap.”

 

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

Probably Contains Spoilers

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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 22

Violent Pages: 4, for 18% of the comic

Sexy Pages: 1, for 5% of the comic

 

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

 

Violence Level – 2

“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 – 2

“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.”