MAYDAY #1

Publisher: Image Comics
Writer: Alex De Campi
Art by Tony Parker, Blond

Mayday is a thriller title about two young soviet agent in the ‘70’s sent the good old USA to kill a defector. The only problem is, they get caught up in the California life style.

Well, that is the only problem with the story in the first issues, but not the only problem with this title in General.

I really didn’t care for this title overall. I didn’t find any part of it to be thrilling, or a thriller, or compelling in any way. I felt the story meander with too many threads and too many characters. There was no focus, little structure and it felt like the story didn’t know what kind of story it is supposed to be.

What I disliked the most was the characters. There is no one in this book that feels like a real person, much less a likeable character. The two young soviet agents seem inept – they go off parting (girl’s idea) rather than doing their job. The two lead FBI Agents from back east seem more like a miss-matched comedy duo and make no sense. The lead LA FBI Agent is a grandiose, refers to himself in the third person idiot.

Nothing about Mayday spoke to me. I found nothing compelling to draw me in and want to read future issues. I felt more like it was pushing me away.

It is a spy thriller? Is it a spoof? It is a surreal LSD Trip? Mostly I found it to be just there, sorta of in the way.

FINAL THOUGHTS:
Didn’t speak to me. Average book at best.

RATING: 4.5