The Perils of Passion #2 is a comic written by Scott Wilke and illustrated by Carlos Rod Silva with Federico P. Sioc Jr. doing the colors. Passion has many questions and little time to ask as she attempts to free herself from the clutches of a succubus. This is a supernatural noir comic with fantasy and mystery elements along with plenty of violence. The leading lady for this tale is Passion, she is a detective that specializes in the supernatural who is currently investigating a succubus magician and her assistant. A couple of her friends/associates are a goblin antique shop owner named Morg and a Demon Hunter named Dorian. The story begins with a flashback to Passion’s violent youth before showing in the present day where she is suspended upside-down above a tank of water being interrogated. We’ll get a bit more information about Passion’s family and the situations that have made her the way she is. This comic takes place in a modern world with fantasy creatures and supernatural happenings. The action here is physical and bloody with some gore. The pacing is steady to fast and the tone is fearful and dangerous. The intensity is higher than average overall as the stakes are high and the violent moments have deadly potential. The dialogue is split between being conversational with a lot of back-and-forth and narration from Passion in the noir-style. There are no word-heavy pages here. This is an action and revelation-filled sequel issue that expands the cast slightly and gives us a bit more insight into both Passion and the succubus she is investigating.

            The art here is detailed and a bit reminiscent of 90’s/2000’s era comics with a slight gritty look. The color range here is vast and realistic with some good lighting and shading. For scenery we get a quick glance at some mountains bordered by trees but the majority of this story takes place in the inner city or inside buildings. The locations that Passion visits are full of life from a study rife with books to a theater stage with multicolored hardwood floors. The backgrounds usually do a great job at showing these bits and pieces of the scene but on occasion it will be full of action lines and/or color gradients. The expression level here is around average as Passion has a specific face that she likes to maintain. The emotional range features teary eyes and grimaces of pain but rage and anger are the most common looks. The faces are detailed and the expressions come across well but Passion holds this lightly-determined face throughout. The mystical effects are bright and shine on the page. The violence here is physical, hard-hitting with some gore and spilled blood. There are also environmentally destructive moments. The action scenes have good flow with a large number of panels divvying up the moments. Passion spends a decent chunk of this comic in nothing but lingerie.

“Is this worth reading?”

Yes.

“Would I like this?”

If you like supernatural stories starring a woman detective and featuring fantasy creatures and violence with a good dose of drama and mystery then this is for you.

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

R. Violence, gore, nudity.

“Could I get a quote from the comic?”

“Even more unfortunate, we have a history.”

 

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

Probably Contains Spoilers

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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 28

Violent Pages: 16, for 57% of the comic

Sexy Pages: 2, for 7% 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 – 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 – 2

“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.”