Nathaniel Fox and the Tomb of Humayun #1 is a comic written by Rodolfo Santullo with art by Manuel Loza and colors by El Santa. A folklore professor goes through trials and tribulations as he searches for a tomb. This is an action-filled adventure comic with an air of mystery and political intrigue. The main man for this story is Nathaniel Fox, he is an American professor who is currently acting as advisor to the rebel leader Shezhad. He has this current occupation in hopes that will help him get to Humayan’s Tomb. He’ll come across many different characters including wealthy people, assassins, English police, and even German. The story begins with Shezhad meeting with a man named Kallman who is representing the German government. The Germans want to assist the Indian rebels as the pact that India has with England is likely to fall apart. Nathaniel tells Shezhad that he thinks this is a setup. This takes place in India in 1932. The violence here is physical for the most part with light gore and a decent amount of blood. The pacing here is steady with a tone similar to Indiana Jones. There are many intense moments brought on by danger and uncertainty. The dialogue here is very conversational with good back-and-forth. There are no word-heavy pages here. This is an adventurous debut issue with an interesting lead and a story that has a few twists and turns.

            The art here is detailed and a bit cartoonish with a style that’ll remind you of European comics. The coloring here is overall very brown with some strong shading. For scenery we get a quick glimpse of grass and the Ganges River as most of this takes place in and around buildings in New Delhi. There isn’t a main location as the events of this story take Nathaniel from the rooftops to a police station and even on rides with people he’d rather not talk to. The backgrounds usually show the surroundings but on occasion it’ll just be white with a splash of color. The expression level is overall below average as most of the characters here are hard men who don’t show how they feel outside of anger. Besides rage-based emotions there are sinister smiles, disgust, and actual happiness, but that is restricted to one person. The faces have strong features, particularly the noses, and every expression comes across clearly. Nathaniel’s red hair always stands out. The violence is physical with rough attacks and features guns as well. Things get bloody and a tad bit gory. The action scenes are lengthy and flow smoothly.

“Is this worth reading?”

Yes.

“Would I like this?”

If you like adventure stories with a lot of action that star an American in India and that features violence, political intrigue, and a bit of mystery then this is for you.

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

R. Violence, light gore.

“Could I get a quote from the comic?”

“For a mere white man, you’re wise, Nathaniel Fox.”

 

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

Probably Contains Spoilers

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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 32

Violent Pages: 9, for 0% 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 – 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.”