Mutiny: Black Girl Magik #1 is comic written Kristal Adams with art & colors by Asiah Fulmore. A woman who helps people gain emotional intelligence comes across somebody who need a different kind of help. This is a supernatural comic with science fiction elements that stars a black woman. The leading lady for this tale is Moriya, she is 29 years-old, lives in New York, and for work she helps men become more emotionally intelligent. Throughout this story she’ll meet with her client as well as some other important people. The story begins with Moriya walking the subway tunnels and going live to give her followers an update on her day.  While she is chatting with her fans someone creeps up behind her and she is forced to react. The violence in this story is physical with a bit of blood and no gore. The pacing is steady and the tone is realistic and a bit lighthearted. The intensity isn’t high the entire time but it spikes during stressful and dangerous moments. The dialogue is mostly conversational with some narration of Moriya’s thoughts. Moriya likes to frequently make references(usually pop culture) when she speaks which can sometimes come across as corny or cringe. There aren’t any word-heavy pages here. This is a debut comic that puts an interesting lead in an intriguing story that will leave you with questions you’ll want to see answered.

            The art here is soft-looking but detailed with some blur usage. The colors here are realistic-looking when appropriate and this is paired with some good lighting. There isn’t any scenery to speak of here unless you count the subway. The main location for this story is a high-end bar where she goes to meet her client. The backgrounds here always show the scene and its surroundings but they are occasionally blurred a bit to put the focus on the characters. The expression level here is high as the looks can change on a panel-by-panel basis. The emotions are all over the place from happiness and determination to shock and confusion with some fear thrown in. The faces here have well done features with the eyebrows, eyes, and mouths being the most notable. This attention to detail makes every expression come across clearly. The action here starts off physical but does feature firearms and explosions. The action scenes don’t go very long but they flow well.

“Is this worth reading?”

Yes.

“Would I like this?”

If you supernatural stories with science fiction elements that stars a black woman and takes place in New York City with violence and mystery then this is for you.

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

PG-13. Violence.

“Could I get a quote from the comic?”

“Awww, you have been listening to me!”

 

Physical Link: https://fairsquarecomics.com/product/mutiny-black-girl-magik1-cvr-a/

Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1hitwonder/mutiny-black-girl-magik1/description

Unboxing Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbDcLaBFmTE

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

Probably Contains Spoilers

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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 27

Violent Pages: 7, for 26% 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 – 2

“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.”