Rebel Grrrls #1 is a comic written and colored by Danny Harrell with pencils and inks by Robert Ahmad. A new all-woman rock band called the Alien She-Devils is working small gigs and avoiding sinister record deals. This is a supernatural tale focused on an up-and-coming band that is going through growing pains. The guitarist and lead singer of the band is Rena, but we don’t learn the redhead bassist or blonde drummer’s names. All these young ladies either have rough home lives or they embrace the bad opinions others have of them. Despite all this struggle it seems these ladies are destined for something greater. The story begins with this band playing at the Riverton Rose where they are displeased with the turnout. While packing up their equipment they meet a man who says he can make them famous. This takes place in a world where blue ghost people float around but besides that it’s just like ours. The main theme is overcoming the struggle with the struggle aspect being emphasized. The action here is mostly physical but it does get bloody and gory with some dismemberment. The tone is slightly depressing and serious and the plot moves at a slightly slower pace. There are a few high intensity moments that can be rough but there are lighter ones in-between. The dialogue is a mix of narration and conversation which will have you jumping back-and-forth between two different flows, this can occasionally be jarring. There are at least a couple of word-heavy pages and plenty of thick text blocks/bubbles. This is a debut comic about a young band attempting to make it big and the struggles they face in their personal and professional lives.

            The art here is slightly cartoonish like something you’d see on late 90’s early 2000’s Cartoon Network. The shading is well done and the color range is pretty wide. This takes place in northern Alabama in various small towns so we’ll see that rural look and Deep South atmosphere. This story doesn’t really have a primary location but most scenes take place either on or close by the stage. The backgrounds usually always show part of the scene which helps the moments have more impact. The expression level here is average as these ladies aren’t necessarily stoic but they do hold a look. The most common looks are irritation, anger, and disinterest; smiles are rare here. The faces here have a decent amount of detail with some slight face sameness amongst the ladies but the hair and lip colors prevent confusion. The violence here is bloody and gory with some limb separation. The action scenes tend to be short and sweet.

“Is this worth reading?”

Yes.

“Would I like this?”

If you like supernatural stories starring three young women in a band with some violence and slightly heavy storylines then this is for you.

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

R. Gore, subject matter.

“Could I get a quote from the comic?”

“Come on, it wasn’t that bad, for our first show.”

 

Purchase Link: https://keenspotshop.com/products/rebel-grrrls-1-comic-book

 

***** I received this review copy for free. *****

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

Probably Contains Spoilers

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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 21

Violent Pages: 5, for 24% 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 – 4

“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.”