Yum Toast #1 is a comic created by Terrell Culbert. An investigative journalist tracks a serial killer whose next attack might be close by. This is a supernatural superhero comic with strong mystery elements, a decent amount of drama, and violence. The leading lady for this tale is Lisa Irma, she is an investigative journalist who has helped the police solve a number of cases and she is currently on the trail of the serial killer called “Yum Toast”. Detective Blue is the main man on the case and he is not a fan of vigilantes. The story begins with Lisa recounting the case up until this point and giving us a glimpse of what goes on in these apartments. Her night becomes more interesting when the vigilante Rocky Devil shows up. The violence here is physical with some blood but no gore. The pacing is steady with plenty of fast moments. The tone is slightly gritty and mysterious with a couple violently intense moments. There is a good deal of back-and-forth conversation here with narration by Lisa and Detective Blue. There are no word-heavy pages. This is a debut issue that sets up an exciting mystery with an interesting cast and it will leave the reader with more than a few questions.

            The art here is detailed and semi-cartoonish with thick outlines, notable shading, and silhouetting. The color range is realistic but not very wide. This story takes place in and around shabby and rough apartment buildings with practically no natural scenery to speak of. The buildings have cracks in the walls, missing paint, and dirty floors. The backgrounds are split between showing the surroundings or just being a solid color like black or yellow. The expression level here is above-average as these characters can get animated. The frequent emotions here are happiness, anger, fear, and inquisitive looks. The faces have a good amount of detail and the looks come across clearly. The violence here is physical with pooling blood but no gore or gruesome attacks. The action scene has a decent amount of panels with good flow. All the women here have model-like looks with large breasts and butts and there are some interesting “camera” angles.

“Is this worth reading?”

Yes, if this is up your alley.

“Would I like this?”

If you like supernatural superhero stories centered on a mystery that stars a black woman and features drama and violence then this is for you.

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

NC-17. Violence, sexual situations.

“Could I get a quote from the comic?”

“Wow, your place is everything I expected.”

 

Digital Link: https://www.lastsoncomics.com/product-page/yum-toast-issue-1-digital-copy

Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lastsoncomics/yum-toast-issue-1/description

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

Probably Contains Spoilers

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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 32

Violent Pages: 4, for 13% of the comic

Sexy Pages: 4, for 13% 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 – 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 – 5

“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.”