Phonogram: A Very Dark Singles Club
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 18, 2009 in Comic Books |
The subject matter of Phonogram reminds me a great deal of the romance genre of comics from the 50s and 60s — except that it has a much harder realistic edge to it. Written by Kieron Gillen this plot of Phonogram 2: Singles Club #5 reminds me a great deal of The Smiths song How Soon is Now? as it opens with our hero visiting a night club and watching everyone else have a great time. And then when you add the Jamie McKelvie’s somber visual style of storytelling you get a very dark vision that you don’t see in most comic books:
Phonogram 2: Singles Club #5 goes on sale today at a fine comic book shop near you.