Jane Porter: The Primordial Peril is a comic with story by Christopher Paul Carey and Mike Wolfer with art by Roy Allan Martinez and colors by Diego Vazquez. Jane Porter is shown impossible discoveries when she returns to a former dig site. This is a science fiction tale that deals with rivalries, beasts, and ethics, while starring a very accomplished woman. The woman in question is Jane Porter, an archaeologist and zoologist who is very frank and intelligent. IN this issue we’ll meet an old acquaintance of hers named Helvig, he likes to throw his money and connections around. The story begins with Jane being accosted after returning to her old dig site and she learns that things have changed dramatically since she was last there. This takes place in 1952 in a world is a bit different than ours due to certain sci-fi elements. The action here is very physical with some blood and rough stuff. The pacing here is slow as there is a lot of talking and situations play out like a movie or show from that time period. The tone is serious and a bit like an Indiana Jones movie but with less hijinks. The dialogue somewhat simple to understand though there can be a quite a bit of technical jargon occasionally. There are more than a few wordy pages but this is a conversation-driven story so it fits. This is a debut issue that allows us to see Jane Porter in her element and gives us an exciting and intriguing story to sink our teeth into.

            The art here has some great detail from the shading to the colors and it may remind you of comics from the 90’s. The coloring here is realistic with a decent range. The scenery is very rocky as this is an archaeological dig. The environment is cold as this takes place near Alaska and it can be seen in the air and by their dress just how frosty it is. There are different facilities on this island and we will get a good look at many rooms with plenty of interesting things to look at. The backgrounds almost always contain scene elements in them which is great in a conversation-heavy comic. The expression level here is about average as the main characters tend to maintain a poker face. The range of emotion isn’t very vast but the different looks add to the dialogue, even the stonier expressions. The faces have good detail but are smoother than what you might normally see. The violence here is primarily physical with the occasional firearm making an appearance. The action scenes tend to be no more than a couple pages each and are spread apart.

“Is this worth reading?”

Yes.

“Would I like this?”

If you like science fiction stories led by women taking place in the past and dealing with rival and scientific ethics with plenty of conversation than this is or you.

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

R. Blood, gore.

“Could I get a quote from the comic?”

“I decided that’s not where I wanted to go.”

 

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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: 5, for 21% 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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.”