We Are Scarlet Twilight #1 is a comic written and drawn by Benjamin Morse. It follows the adventure of one Captain Lancet in 1938 as he seeks to end the terror of the cult called Scarlet Twilight. Captain Lancet goes on a romp through the underbelly of Manhattan to accomplish his mission and while that may sound clean-cut and straightforward, rest assured this comic has a few surprises up its sleeve. With an air of mystery and interesting characters this comic will keep you paying attention.  It also ends on a cliffhanger that’ll keep you on your toes.

            The tagline for this comic is “A Thrilling Cyberpulp Adventure” and the art is true to that. A quick cursory search of classic pulp comics and it is obvious that homework was done. The slight faded look of the colors and the shadow work really help give it that old-timey feel. The costumes and other attire are quite apt and the backgrounds do a great job in setting the right kind atmosphere for the various scenes.

“Is this worth reading?”

Yes.

“Would I like this?”

If you like classic comics, a good story, or a decent balance of story and action I recommend this. Also for those who like lingering questions and mysterious characters.

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

PG-13.

“Could I get a quote from the comic?”

“My plea earlier was to salve my conscience.”

 

Purchase Link: https://www.red5comics.com/uz-titles/we-are-scarlet-twilight-1

Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/benjaminwmorse/we-are-scarlet-twilight-issue-1

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

Probably Contains Spoilers

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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 23

Violent Pages: 6, for 26% of the comic

Sexy Pages: 1, for 4% 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 – 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.”