This was my introduction to Dylan Dog and I’ve gotta say, he’s fantastic. The interactions between Dylan and Bruce immediately showed off the differences in their characters and personalities, giving me a pretty good sense of who Dylan Dog is. Also, Groucho is such a fun character, he plays off of Dylan so well!

And the art! The use of color and shadow was so fun, and every panel was doing something. Also, I didn’t have to deal with the distraction of characters leaping out of the panel bounds every single page like I do for some comics (Looking at you, Batman and Robin).

Now, it was pointed out in some other reviews and commentary that the female characters weren’t treated very well, that they were there to be sexy side dressings, and while I do agree with that, it’s definitely not the worst example I’ve ever seen. Dylan is a little sleazy! He has that film noir-esque vibe to him, but that’s not exactly a negative thing, and while I wouldn’t call the women in the comic to be progressive examples of feminism, I was mostly neutral on the critique. I also thought the plot was a little slim, but I could see all the ways the comic was leading into the next issue, which is great. That’s what a first issue should do!