Knight #3 is a comic written by Guido Martinez with pencils and inks by Mauricio Campetella and colors by Marcus Odoms. Knight comes face-to-face with the Praetorians and lives to tell the tale. This is an issue that focuses on building trust between our heroes and gives us a closer look at their lives. Our leading man is Knight; a guy who takes to protecting the city when night falls and who currently finds himself going up against an evil group. Our leading lady is Whisper, a woman with many abilities such as going invisible and levitation, who is now partnered up with Knight. The plot picks up right where the last one ended with Knight fighting the Praetorians and their leader Gallows. We get some calmness in the aftermath of this altercation with a deeper look at our leads. The action is bloody and bit nasty but nowhere near as gory as the last issue. This installment starts off hot but slows down immensely. The dialogue is modern with the word “trust” used quite a bit. There are a lot of internal monologues. There are also a bunch of thick, wordy pages that’ll make it seem like you are reading a book. This is an issue that slow cooks the story and gets your anticipation nice and hot before it boils over in the follow up.

            This is still a dark and brooding art style though it is less gritty and a bit smoother this time around. We have a wide range of colors here but we won’t see them used frequently. The centric location of this story is Knight’s apartment which looks like you average living space though it is a bit empty. We have some great background panel persistence when our heroes are on an outdoor trek but the scenery tends to fade out in other scenes. Our heroes don’t give us much in the way of expression; the villains tend to emote slightly better and provide us with more than a stale face or a smirk. But overall I’d say there could be much improvement done in this regard across the board. It could be argued that the looks or lack thereof fit the characters and their personalities. The weapon selection here consists of shurikens, nun chucks, and guns, among other weapons. We do see some mystical effects though they don’t stand out as much. The action is bloody and looks painful with nice flowing action scenes. Most of the outfits here are unremarkable save Gallows’ robe or Whispers’ silver skintight bodysuit. We also have Gravedigger in a bikini top and a miniskirt. The ladies do wear some suggestive outfits but that is the extent of the sexualization.

“Is this worth reading?”

Yes.

“Would I like this?”

If you like dark, noir-like stories starring a male and female with superpowers featuring supernatural happenings and evil groups this is for you.

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

R. A little too much blood and a little too sexy.

“Could I get a quote from the comic?”

“Nice. It would’ve been a shame if you had fallen to your death now.”

 

Digital Link: https://nosleeppress.gumroad.com/l/fuUlw

Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/894914261/knight-3/description

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

Probably Contains Spoilers

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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 20

Violent Pages: 8, for 40% of the comic

Sexy Pages: 2, for 10% 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 – 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 – 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 – 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.”