Loco Hero #1 is a comic created by Monte Michael Moore. First off, this is large issue. About double the average amount of pages. Second, there is a quite a lot of story here. Our leading lady is an unhoused military veteran named Brina who lives in a very bad part of town called Bridgeton. Not Bridgerton. She helps out at the Hope House which is a place that gives out food and clothes and also offers up a place to stay. One day as she attempts to defend those less fortunate from danger she gets thrown into the fire herself. This is where the story really kicks off. Besides the occasional look behind the curtain at some of the more antagonizing players, someone else who we’ll be following is Detective Graeme Giordano, the man tasked with investigating the case that really sets this story in motion. If you were looking for action you will find it in droves here. Almost every other scene involves someone getting active. The dialogue here moves well though sometimes the placement of the text bubbles make it a bit difficult to gauge the flow of conversation. There are the occasionally wordy pages but since this issue is big it probably won’t bother you as much. This comic has its share of clichés and a few story beats you’ll see coming, but it’s still a good read.

            The art style in this comic reminds me of something you’d see in the 70’s. It looks gritty, and that fits right in with a story of people with less luck than others just trying to make it to the next day. A few frequent locations we’ll visit are the Hope House, the hospital, and the streets. If you’ve ever helped feed the less fortunate then you’ll get the vibe of the Hope House, we’ve all been inside a hospital, but the streets in this comic look a bit different each time but maintain the backdrop of red brick buildings. There isn’t much to say about the outfits in this comic because until our hero dons her garb all the outfits in this here issue look like something you’d see every day. This comic is very expressive. They can be a bit harder to read due to the art style but when combined with page tone and the words they can be very powerful. When it comes to the action scenes the flow is excellent. They almost look like step-by-step directions and don’t have large gaps between action beats that some comics like to do. Some of you might be curious on how much if at all this character is sexualized. And honestly, she really isn’t at all. Except for three pages out of this 48 page comic she’s always fully clothed, and besides men calling her pretty/hot occasionally nothing’s really going on.

“Is this worth reading?”

Yes.

“Would I like this?”

If you like stories where a regular person decides to go against powers greater than themselves for a good cause then you should read this. This also happens to be a comic starring a Latina who is very good at fighting.

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

R. Quite violent.

“Could I get a quote from the comic?”

“Keep this right here, nice and warm.”

Purchase Link: https://www.maverickarts.com/loco-hero?page=3

Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/montemmoore/loco-hero/description

Indiegogo Link: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/loco-hero-1/x/26236710#/