FEATURE REVIEW: LUNITA

LUNITA

ISSUES #1, 2

PUBLISHER: Amigo Comics

WRITTEN BY: Xavier Morell

ARTWORK BY: Sergi San Julian

Lunita is a title I have found plagued with some problems. The first and foremost issue is that it feels like the second half of a story, or a sequel to a story we haven’t seen yet.

The second issue is that the story is muddled in explanation of the backstory. What is going on? Not really sure.

The third is a poorly written female DEA Agent who is in Spain on a case.

The story apparently has something to do with drugs (the DEA Agent) and a former Spanish Government Agency that investigated the supernatural that the titular Lunita is the only surviving member (it seems).

The first issue is bogged down in a lot of backstory that doesn’t further anything and slows the pace. By the time one gets to the second issue one wants something to happen, anything to lets us know what is going on.

The backstory that is explained – by shadowy characters who may be crime lords or the government, it isn’t clear – explains what happened, somewhat, to Lunita’s team. It is not well done and makes issue #1 feel more like issue 3 or 4, because we feel like we are missing a part of the story.

The DEA agent doesn’t help. She can be summed up like this: A hot, redheaded, big-busted lesbian.

While DEA is her job, it seems like all she wants to do is get laid. She propositions a female airport guard and Lunita, by offering to give a ‘tour of her hotel room.’

She seems more like someone fantasy then an actual character.

The artwork is passable, if a little cartoony. The characters and setting are well drawn and defined, and it is easy enough to tell what is going on.

However, the structure lacks, the plot is unclear, and the writing is weak.

Rating: 4

Ace Masters