Sparrow #1 is a comic written and drawn by Kara Huset. After experiencing a tragedy at a young age, a girl was gifted with superpowers and must make a choice about using them. This comic’s star is a teenager named Alaina who is the daughter of two super parents. She also has a sister named Hannah who seems to be about four years younger than her. The plot here has a good amount of movement to it; this is a debut issue trying to lay a foundation for future issues and it does a good job. There is a lot to take in you might have to reread a couple of pages. This is well-paced issue that starts with a flashback then the story moves to the present. Action here is kinda light, but we’re just getting started. The dialogue is nice and realistic for the most part, you can hear these conversations in real life. A couple pages do get a lil word heavy but it’s not bad. There is also a bonus comic focusing on the past that is alluded to in the main story. All in all this is a good start to a young superhero series.

            The location range here is wide and the backgrounds help set the scene. This comic is pretty expressive, and the facial details help sell the emotion. You won’t find any face sameness here, the variety is high. Now when it comes to the bodies I must admit that they sometimes look out of place, like the anatomy isn’t right or something. And it is noticeable. It won’t ruin your reading but it might catch you off guard. It’s hard for superhero costumes to look unique nowadays but they tried, the outfits don’t really bring any other superheroes to mind on first glance. The action isn’t hard to follow as there isn’t very much of it, but it does stick to the wall. No over-sexualization of characters to be found here.

“Is this worth reading?”

Yes.

“Would I like this?”

If you like comics starring minority women who are still in high school and are about to take their first superheroine steps this is what you’ve been looking for.

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

PG-13.

“Could I get a quote from the comic?”

“Lamer. Alaina, I’m probably concussed but I’m not stupid.”

 

Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kalhuset/sparrow-1/description

Purchase Link: https://ko-fi.com/s/48bc1d5082

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

Probably Contains Spoilers

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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 35

Violent Pages: 7, for 20% 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 – 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.”