Remember Part Two is a comic written by Damien Becton with art by Marcelo Santana Jr.. These detectives perform their duties while we learn more about Karen and her sons’ past. This is a mystery drama comic with heavy violence, fiery rage, and a rural Arkansan family at the center. The lead detectives for this story are Halia Rodriguez and Aimee Johnson, the case they are working is the murder of Alana, who is a Halia’s cousin. Some other members of Halia’s family play a role here from her Grandmother Karen to her angry Uncle Roy. This story begins with a discussion about revenge between Halia and Aimee, Aimee has a strong desire for it whereas Halia believes that vengeance and hatred can turn one into a monster. This talk ends when they arrive at their destination, Grandmother Helen’s house. They are there to notify her of Alana’s death. The violence here is very bloody with gruesome attacks but no gore. The pacing here is steady and the tone is dark and mysterious with some unsettling vibes. The intensity is high almost the whole through due to violence, drama, and imminent danger. The dialogue is mainly conversational with good back-and-forth and a lot of aggression. A few text bubbles can get thick but there are no word-heavy pages. This is an intriguing second issue that dives deeper into the past which leads to us understanding why things are the way they are now; this gets us closer to figuring out who is behind all this.
The art here is drawn in a detailed modern style with strong shading and lighting. The color range here is overall realistic with some moments and characters taking on a certain hue. For scenery we have some lawns and yards with a few trees. Outside of the opening car ride all of the locations are either inside, or in the front yard of a house. We’ll enter bedrooms, living rooms, kitchens, and go upstairs and downstairs. The backgrounds do a good job of always showing the surroundings though that can all be a similar color. The expression level here is high with realistic reactions. The main emotions here are anger, rage, sadness, fear, sadness, confusion, terror, and pain. The faces here have a good amount of detail, especially in the eyes, with all the different expressions coming across clearly and strongly. The main weapons here are firearms and knives. The violence here is very bloody with gruesome attacks leading to unpleasant aftermaths. The action scenes appear in lengthy bursts and they tend to feature a high amount of panels which lead to a smooth, unconfusing flow.
“Is this worth reading?”
Yes.
“Would I like this?”
If you like mystery drama stories with a large cast that are centered around family and that feature heavy violence while taking place Arkansas then this is for you.
“What would this comic’s film rating be?”
R. Violence, blood, gruesomeness.
“Could I get a quote from the comic?”
“…I don’t even recognize them anymore.”
Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/blackcottonuniverse/remember-dont-ever-forget-part-two/description
***IN-DEPTH COMIC STATS BELOW***
Probably Contains Spoilers
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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 29
Violent Pages: 12, for 41% 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 – 4
“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 – 3
“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.”
