Queen #2 is a comic written by Jaime Me with art by Bernard Gita and colors by Sean Callahan. High-ranking politicians receive armed protection after the Nidus group makes another move. This is a political thriller comic that takes place in the UK and has a significant amount of drama and stressful mystery. The leading lady here is Emily Green, she is the Deputy Prime Minister and she has been received random phone calls telling her that plans are in motion to make her the next Prime Minister. She and her husband are going through a rough patch and they have an adopted son named James. This story begins with an emergency meeting held by top government officials who believe their lives are in danger due to the Nidus leak. Emily is very stressed as the discussion progresses as she feels like she’s part of this due to those secret phone calls about her becoming the next Prime Minister. There is some violence(mostly destructive) here but no blood or gore. The pacing is steady overall with one or two slower moments. The tone is like that of a political thriller with multiple dramatically intense moments. The dialogue is mostly conversational with frequent back-and-forth and some thought narration from Emily. There aren’t any word-heavy pages but one gets close. This is an interesting sequel issue that ramps up the tension as these politicians are scared for their jobs and their lives.
The art here is drawn in a detailed, modern style that is reminiscent of older comics. The color palette is realistic with mostly blacks, browns, grays, and greens. There isn’t any natural scenery as this takes place entirely in or around buildings. The location changes frequently from tense offices to private homes to newsrooms. The backgrounds for these different places are split between showing the immediate surroundings and being a gradient color. The expression level here is a tick below average as most of these characters are politicians who try to maintain a certain demeanor. We’ll see some anger, annoyance, shock, and fear. The faces have an overall good amount of detail with the expressions usually coming across clearly. There is one panel of physicality as most of the violence is destructive. The lone action scene is a couple pages in length.
“Is this worth reading?”
Yes, if this is up your alley.
“Would I like this?”
If you like political thriller stories starring a lady Deputy Prime Minister and that feature heavy drama and a bit of 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?”
“Don’t you dare try that with me.”
Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jamieme/queen-a-political-thriller-about-corruption-and-ha/description
***IN-DEPTH COMIC STATS BELOW***
Probably Contains Spoilers
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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 20
Violent Pages: 2, for 10% 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 – 1
“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 – 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.”
