Image credit: Lasse Wennerstrand
Ireland’s Conman Curly is running away from the supernatural curse and appears to continue to find herself in increasingly dangerous situations.
With this volume alone he must contest vicious encounters with supernatural creatures with the help of racist cannibalism, unpleasant and curious aliens, and recently widowed military veteran Kazu.
Creator Lasse Wennerstrand’s Carly is not the most likable character, but his malicious antics have certain nasty charms. In my opinion, the real star of the show is Kazu. The Little China-esque vibe has almost a major problem with the adventures she appears, and while Carly believes he is the hero of the story, he is actually the much more capable Kickas Kazu’s sidekick.
The art style suggests a much lighter and comedic tone, but this comic is much darker than it looks. That being said, Carly herself is constantly cracking wisely, with plenty of humorous moments to keep things from getting too harsh.
There were lots of really fun movie references and I especially enjoyed the original silent issue. Here, Curly’s encounter with the night creature (and his interaction with Kaz) is cleverly told through symbols and other iconography that are not fully interactive.
This volume also features fantastically detailed lore, in the style of a grimoire within the universe, between the problems written by Da Holmes. Finally, there are behind the scenes material and concept art, as well as some alternative take on curls by various artists within this packed page of volume.
This first story features world-building, fun, and plenty of mental senses, and when the subject cursed with the cursed con artist himself, it keeps creator Lasse Wennerstrand’s cartoonish art style light enough to sleep well at night. Unlike poor curly hair, definitely!
Check out Curly the Cursed Con Man with Drawmoore photos. Thank you to Lasse Wennerstrand for providing me with a digital copy of Volume 1 of the Cursed Conman for review purposes.
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