Egmont's horror offer has increased by another title, which is the Soul Hydraulik album. A position addressed to adult readers who are not afraid of a difficult, dark, violent and sometimes highly ambiguous subject matter. Ready for the 18+ pop culture?
The comic book plot focuses on Edgar Wiggins, a former cleric who is now an employee of a gas station. The new profession does not mean that he abandoned the faith and the dream of saving human souls. This is an extraordinary occasion when during a presentation (made by a highly mysterious group) he discovers a device capable of driving demons out of human bodies. He can't afford to buy it, but it definitely doesn't stop him. When this equipment is finally in his hands, his life changes completely, although not necessarily as he expected.
The comic book's authors have been immersing us here from the very beginning in a layer of darkness, madness, black humor, brutality and a touch of drama. The attention of the reader is particularly drawn to the world presented. It is a reality in which the eternal struggle of good and evil lasts, which has a huge impact on heroes. Each of them has a different personality here, and it certainly cannot be described as average. Initially, they may seem too "extreme", but as the plot develops, we begin to understand their actions and views better, and their development becomes the most important part of the story.
As mentioned in the introduction, under the hard frame of the album there is also a difficult and ambiguous subject that does not belong to easy and pleasant. The theme here is religion/faith and this is given in a very extreme form. The authors' idea was to encourage the audience to reflect more deeply (on the subject of faith). However, they do not always get along well, and at times these content are extremely impervious and strongly oriented to one view. Fortunately, these imperfections disappear under a layer of pretty black humor, which, however, for some moments may be too infantile.
As for the graphic setting, the drawings by John McCrea (Hitman) and PJ Holden (Judge Dredd) look really good. The artists used a specific British style of graphics here, which fits perfectly with the chaotic, dark script and humor contained therein. The drawings are marked with expressive thick lines, which even more strongly affects great character designs with many over-drawings.
Soul plumber so it's a very specific position, which is really hard to recommend to everyone. However, if someone likes strong stories with moments that are quite extremely offensive, it is worth reaching for this album.
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| A difficult and ambiguous subject... | ... which definitely not everyone will have to like. | |
| Great black humor. | At times the content is unnecessarily exaggerated. | |
| An eye-catching graphic setting. |
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Album for review provided the release Egmont. Comics can also be found in the offer Katowice Comic Hall.
